Do you love chicken and waffles as much as I do? There is just something about that combination of sweet and savory. And when you add a little maple flavored whiskey to the gravy? Well, it just takes chicken and waffles to a whole new level.
Recipe update: Crown Royal Maple Whiskey has sadly been discontinued. If you are fortunate enough to run across a bottle – buy it! Otherwise you can substitute Crown Royal Vanilla Whiskey. Perhaps use a bit less whiskey and a bit more maple syrup.
Ingredients
- 8-10 chicken tenders
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1-2 tablespoons coconut oil (or whatever you like to fry with)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons seasoned flour (leftover from dredging chicken)
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup maple flavored whiskey
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- salt, pepper, cayenne to taste
Instructions
- Use your favorite waffle batter recipe but substitute brown sugar for white, increase vanilla to one teaspoon, and add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
- Cook waffles and keep warm.
- Heat coconut oil in skillet over medium high heat.
- Mix 1/2 cup flour with garlic salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper.
- Dredge chicken tenders in flour mixture and place in skillet.
- Cook until chicken is no longer pink inside.
- Remove from skillet and keep warm.
- In the same skillet over medium heat melt butter.
- Add 2 tablespoons of the seasoned flour leftover from dredging chicken.
- Cook about 1-2 minutes stirring constantly.
- Slowly add chicken broth while stirring.
- Add heavy cream and stir to combine.
- Add whiskey, stirring well and cook until gravy has thickened.
- Add maple syrup.
- Taste and add salt, pepper and/or cayenne if needed to suit your taste.
- Place chicken tenders on waffles, pour gravy over, and drizzle with more maple syrup.
I like to use my cast iron skillet but you can use any heavy skillet.
I meant to make a fruit salad to go with this but by the time I got everything ready I changed my mind. I had a few blackberries and some orange juice in the fridge. Along with a cup of freshly brewed coffee, I decided that was good enough.
Here’s a closeup of the deliciousness:
We aren’t going to discuss the calorie count. Just think of it as dinner and dessert all in one.
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You have taken Chicken and Waffles to a whole new level with your Maple Whiskey Cream Gravy! This recipe is amazing and I just pinned it! Hope you are having a fantastic weekend and thanks so much for sharing your post with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
Thank you so much for the pin, Miz Helen! It’s not something we should include in our diet very often but oh, what a treat it was. Ha!