Breakfast Lunch

Chicken Chili Over Cheddar Cornbread Waffles

SMF Kitchen
@smfchicken

A new take on chicken and waffles.

00:20
Prep
00:30
Cook
00:50
Total Time

Ingredients & Directions

Directions

Chicken Chili Over Cheddar Cornbread Waffles

1 tablespoon
Olive oil
1 lb
1
Onion, peeled & diced
2 cloves
Garlic, peeled & minced
1 tablespoon
Chili powder
1 teaspoon
Smoked paprika
1 teaspoon
Ground cumin
1 teaspoon
Chipotle chili powder
1 can
Fire roasted diced tomatoes
1 can
Zesty chili style diced tomatoes
1 can
Tomato sauce
1 can
Chili flavored red kidney beans/pinto beans
1 can
Black beans, drained & rinsed
1 teaspoon
Salt
1/2 teaspoon
Pepper
Cheddar Cornbread Waffles
Your favorite chili toppings
1 1/2 cups
All purpose flour
1 cup
Yellow cornmeal (not cornbread mix)
2 teaspoons
Sugar
2 teaspoons
Baking powder
1 teaspoon
Baking soda
1 teaspoon
Salt
2 cups
Buttermilk
2
Eggs
6 tablespoons
Melted butter
2 cups
Shredded cheddar cheese
  1. Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
  2. Add ground chicken and chop up as it browns.
  3. Add diced onions and cook until tender (2-3 minutes), and then add minced garlic, cooking for an additional minute.
  4. Combine chili powder, smoked paprika, cumin and chipotle chili powder in a small bowl to combine, sprinkle over cooked chicken, and stir to coat all of the ingredients in the pan while cooking for an additional minute.
  5. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, and all of the beans and mix together with chicken.
  6. Stir in salt & pepper, reduce heat to simmer, and cover; simmer for at least 30 minutes, but flavors combine better if simmered for about 2 hours.
  7. While chili is cooking, make the cheddar cornbread waffles.
  8. To assemble and serve, place a waffle or 2 on a plate, top with the chicken chili and your favorite chili toppings like sour cream, cilantro, jalapenos, etc.
  9. Preheat your waffle iron to medium-high.
  10. Whisk dry ingredients together in a medium sized mixing bowl.
  11. In a smaller bowl, whisk together buttermilk & eggs.
  12. Add the buttermilk/egg mixture to the bowl of dry ingredients, just until incorporated (lumpy is ok!).
  13. Fold in the melted butter and shredded cheese, making sure not to overmix.
  14. Grease waffle maker with cooking spray or melted butter and add batter (1/2 cup for regular type waffle iron and 2/3 to 3/4 cup for a Belgian style maker).
  15. Cook until browned and crispy, approx. 10 minutes (or follow guidelines for time from your waffle maker manufacturer).

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Breakfast Lunch

Chicken Chili Over Cheddar Cornbread Waffles

SMF Kitchen
@smfchicken

A new take on chicken and waffles.

Yield: 4-6

00:20 Prep
00:30 Cook
00:50 Total Time

Ingredients

Directions

Chicken Chili Over Cheddar Cornbread Waffles

1 tablespoon
Olive oil
1 lb
1
Onion, peeled & diced
2 cloves
Garlic, peeled & minced
1 tablespoon
Chili powder
1 teaspoon
Smoked paprika
1 teaspoon
Ground cumin
1 teaspoon
Chipotle chili powder
1 can
Fire roasted diced tomatoes
1 can
Zesty chili style diced tomatoes
1 can
Tomato sauce
1 can
Chili flavored red kidney beans/pinto beans
1 can
Black beans, drained & rinsed
1 teaspoon
Salt
1/2 teaspoon
Pepper
Cheddar Cornbread Waffles
Your favorite chili toppings
1 1/2 cups
All purpose flour
1 cup
Yellow cornmeal (not cornbread mix)
2 teaspoons
Sugar
2 teaspoons
Baking powder
1 teaspoon
Baking soda
1 teaspoon
Salt
2 cups
Buttermilk
2
Eggs
6 tablespoons
Melted butter
2 cups
Shredded cheddar cheese
  1. Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
  2. Add ground chicken and chop up as it browns.
  3. Add diced onions and cook until tender (2-3 minutes), and then add minced garlic, cooking for an additional minute.
  4. Combine chili powder, smoked paprika, cumin and chipotle chili powder in a small bowl to combine, sprinkle over cooked chicken, and stir to coat all of the ingredients in the pan while cooking for an additional minute.
  5. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, and all of the beans and mix together with chicken.
  6. Stir in salt & pepper, reduce heat to simmer, and cover; simmer for at least 30 minutes, but flavors combine better if simmered for about 2 hours.
  7. While chili is cooking, make the cheddar cornbread waffles.
  8. To assemble and serve, place a waffle or 2 on a plate, top with the chicken chili and your favorite chili toppings like sour cream, cilantro, jalapenos, etc.
  9. Preheat your waffle iron to medium-high.
  10. Whisk dry ingredients together in a medium sized mixing bowl.
  11. In a smaller bowl, whisk together buttermilk & eggs.
  12. Add the buttermilk/egg mixture to the bowl of dry ingredients, just until incorporated (lumpy is ok!).
  13. Fold in the melted butter and shredded cheese, making sure not to overmix.
  14. Grease waffle maker with cooking spray or melted butter and add batter (1/2 cup for regular type waffle iron and 2/3 to 3/4 cup for a Belgian style maker).
  15. Cook until browned and crispy, approx. 10 minutes (or follow guidelines for time from your waffle maker manufacturer).