Ingredients
6 servings
- •24 frozen chicken nuggets
- •cooking spray
- •1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- •¼ cup cornmeal
- •1 ½ teaspoons white sugar
- •1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- •1 teaspoon salt
- •¾ teaspoon baking soda
- •½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- •¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- •1 ¾ cups buttermilk
- •⅓ cup vegetable oil
- •2 eggs, beaten
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spread chicken nuggets out on a baking sheet.
- Bake nuggets in the preheated oven until hot and crispy, 11 to 13 minutes.
- Preheat a waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions and lightly coat with cooking spray.
- 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.
- 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.
Nutritional Facts
Per 6 servings
- Calories: 489
- Carbohydrate: 41g
- Fat: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 20g
- Sugar: 5g