Chicken in a Waffle

Ingredients

• 24 frozens chicken nuggets
• cooking spray
• 1.25 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.25 cups cornmeal
• 1.5 teaspoons white sugar
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 0.75 teaspoons baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 0.25 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 1.75 cups buttermilk
• 0.33 cups vegetable oil
• 2 eggs , beaten

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spread chicken nuggets out on a baking sheet.

2. 2

   Bake nuggets in the preheated oven until hot and crispy, 11 to 13 minutes.

3. 3

   Preheat a waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions and lightly coat with cooking spray.

4. 4

   Whisk flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, black pepper, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl. Whisk buttermilk, oil, and eggs together in another bowl. Pour buttermilk mixture into flour mixture and stir until batter is just-combined.

5. 5

   Place 1 chicken nugget in the center of each waffle section on the waffle iron. Cover each nugget with about 1 tablespoon of batter, close the waffle iron, and cook until golden and crisp, about 4 minutes. Repeat with remaining nuggets and batter.