Chicken & Waffles
with Mike’s Hot Honey® & Red Pepper Butter
- Eggs
- Milk
- Wheat
Chicken and waffles is soul food at its finest, and this version adds even more layers of flavor. Softened butter is swirled with red pepper jam for a tangy waffle spread and hot honey is drizzled over top. Serve up these southern plates for dinner (or brunch!) and enjoy a savory-sweet meal with a down-home feel.
Ingredients
10 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
1 tablespoon
Fry Seasoning
¾ ounce
Mike’s Hot Honey®
4 unit
Belgian Waffle
(Contains: Eggs, Milk, Wheat)
82 g
Tempura Batter
(Contains: Eggs, Milk, Wheat)
3 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
1 tablespoon
Cornstarch
1 unit
Red Pepper Jam
Not included in your delivery
Cooking Oil
2 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 325 degrees. • Pat chicken* dry with paper towels. Cut chicken lengthwise into 1-inch strips. Place chicken on a plate; coat with 1 TBSP tempura batter mix (2 TBSP for 4 servings). • In a medium bowl, combine sour cream, half the Fry Seasoning, a big pinch of salt, and pepper. Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches the consistency of whole milk. • In a separate medium bowl (large bowl for 4), combine cornstarch, remaining tempura batter mix, remaining Fry Seasoning, a pinch of salt, and pepper.
• Working in batches, dip coated chicken into sour cream mixture until fully coated; shake off any excess liquid. Press each piece into tempura mixture until fully coated; shake off any excess mixture. • Return fully coated chicken to plate.
• Heat a 1⁄3-inch layer of oil in a large, heavy bottomed pan over medium-high heat. Once oil is hot enough that a pinch of tempura mixture sizzles when added to the pan, working in batches, add coated chicken in an even layer. Cook for 1 minute, then reduce heat to medium and cook until browned and cooked through, 3-5 minutes per side. (Lower heat if chicken begins to brown too quickly.) • Transfer chicken to a paper-towel-lined plate; season with salt. • AIR FRYER ALTERNATIVE: Coat an air fryer basket with cooking spray; arrange coated chicken side by side in basket. Coat tops of chicken with cooking spray. Air fry at 370 degrees for 8 minutes. Flip chicken and coat again with cooking spray; air fry until cooked through and crispy, 8 minutes more.
• While chicken cooks, place 2 TBSP butter (4 TBSP for 4 servings) in a small microwave-safe bowl; microwave until just softened, 20-25 seconds. • Stir red pepper jam into bowl with softened butter until smooth and thoroughly combined. Set aside until ready to serve. TIP: If you like your butter a bit more firm, place it in the fridge until ready to serve.
• Spread out waffles in a single layer on a baking sheet. Toast until golden brown, 2-3 minutes.
• Divide waffles between plates; spread each with as much red pepper butter as you like. Place chicken over top or on the side. Drizzle with as much Mike’s Hot Honey® as you like and serve.
Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Feb 2026- Flavor: Many loved the sweet-and-spicy combo, though some found the waffles overly sweet with noticeable sugar crystals.
- Ease of prep: Several noted it was surprisingly easy to make, with crispy, juicy chicken that turned out well.
- Suggestions: Consider using maple syrup instead of the pepper jam butter; some preferred less sweetness in the waffles.
- Leftovers: The chicken doesn't stay as crispy when reheated, but the waffles keep well for breakfast.
- Portions: Some wanted more chicken compared to the amount of waffle; others felt it was very filling.
Reviews from our home cooks
This recipe is a great addition to my recipe box. We love spicy so we decided to kick up the heat a little. We drizzled the hot sauce zig zag across the plate before plating our waffles. We arranged the chicken and butter on top beautifully. But we went the extra mile, to add a little zing, we mixed cayenne pepper and ground ginger, to maple syrup and drizzled on top. WOW!
The waffles were delicious and the combination of the chicken, pepper jelly and hot honey was amazing! Can't wait until I can order this again.
Super yum. The red pepper butter is amazing!! Could use more of that. The ratio of chicken to waffle is off- too much waffle for half a piece of a tiny thin chicken, but man this was delicious!
The combo of flavors was good. However, the waffles were very sweet. That sweetness overpowered the spiciness and saltiness of the pepper butter and chicken.
I prepared the chicken in the air fryer and they were over cooked. I cooked them less time than the recipe called for. Also, there was not enough pepper butter or hot honey. It made some of the bites PERFECT, but there was definitely not enough for the meal.
You wouldn't think these go together! My favorite time of getting this is when you included a make your own flavored syrup with it which included real maple syrup, and oranges that you had to simmer together. The hot honey on top just finishes this off beautifully! Surprisingly very filling meal!
MUCH IMPROVED! Replacing the hot honey with hot sauce helped balance the sweetness of the waffles. We were delighted to see this change.
First time to try and was amazed. I put honey on the chicken instead of the hot sauce and this definitely went to the top of my list.
I made this one for me and my mother and she went on and on about it. We had never had chicken and waffles, and to be honest I thought the waffles were going to be soggy BUT they were crispy and delicious. The peppery glaze that went over was real good.
Let's talk about these waffles: crunch with sugar and delicious sweet maple taste. Totally works with the sassy friend chicken. I'm a sucker for salty and sweet and this dish hit the bullseye!
