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These savory Jalapeno Cornbread waffles are topped with crispy oven baked chicken tenders and white gravy for the ultimate brunch dish!
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Isn’t weekend brunch the best?
Good food, lots of carbs, maybe even a Mexican michelada or blood mary. Seriously my favorite meal of the week.
And one of my all time favorite brunch dishes? Good ol’ chicken and waffles.
I’m not going to lie and say that chicken and waffles is a Mexican inspired dish, because it’s definitely not.
But jalapeno cornbread waffles? Suuuure. Why not. In the very least, it’s definitely Tex Mex so I’m totally running with it. 🙂
To make the cornbread waffle goodness even better, I topped it all with my Crispy Oven Baked Chicken tenders and an easy white gravy.
I mean, just look at that drizzle!
Jalapeno Cornbread Waffles with Chicken and Gravy
Ingredients
For the waffles
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups yellow cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups milk
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 2 large eggs
- 2 jalapeño peppers diced
- olive oil spray, or other cooking spray
For the chicken
For the gravy
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
For the waffles
- In a large bowl, mix together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, sugar and salt. In another large bowl, mix together milk, melted butter and eggs. Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
- Add in diced jalapenos and gently fold into batter.
- Preheat waffle iron to desired setting.
- Grease waffle iron with olive oil cooking spray and add about 3/4 cup of batter into waffle iron.
- Cook according to waffle iron instructions and remove when golden brown.
For the chicken
- Make chicken according to the Crispy Oven Baked Chicken Tenders recipe instructions found here.
For the gravy
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add flour and whisk together for about 1 minute.
- Add in the milk, salt, and black pepper. Whisk together and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir occasionally to make sure it doesn’t burn and stick to the bottom of the pan.
- If the gravy become too thick, add a splash of milk and whisk it together to thin it out to your liking. Remove from heat and serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
