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Gluten Free Chicken & Waffles

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Hunker down to wonderfully savory Gluten Free Chicken & Waffles and enjoy comfort food with a healthy twist! 

Gluten Free Chicken & Waffles | Recipe | Savory Recipe | Soy Free | Lactose Free

Oh yes, my friends. I’m starting off 2016 with a bang of a recipe. The idea for this baby came when I was out to eat with a few friends. They all ordered Chicken & Waffles, and when it came, I was drooling. I couldn’t partake in the tasting of the scrumptious dish due to my food allergies, but I vowed to come up with an allergy-friendly version to make at home. Low and behold, these Gluten Free (and soy and lactose-free) Chicken & Waffles were born. 


Gluten Free Chicken & Waffles | Recipe | Savory Recipe | Soy Free | Lactose Free

When I told Will I was making Chicken & Waffles for dinner, he was skeptical. You see, no matter how many times I impress him with secretly healthy dishes, he can’t seem to admit to himself that I can, in fact, make a healthy version of a typically unhealthy dish just as good as the original unhealthy version. Oh ye of little faith! 

I took his doubts as a challenge, and hit the kitchen with a determination unlike ever before. I used gluten-free ingredients to make both the waffles and the chicken and instead of greasy, oily fried chicken, I baked the chicken. It still turned out with perfect, crispy, crunchy goodness. 

Gluten Free Chicken & Waffles | Recipe | Savory Recipe | Soy Free | Lactose Free

Dinner time came. I put the best looking waffles and the most perfect piece of chicken on a plate and served them up to my doubtful boyfriend. I sat there anxiously as I waited for him to take his first bite. 

He drizzled on some maple syrup. He cut a piece of chicken. He snagged a bit of waffle. After what seemed like forever, he finally took a bite and said…

Hot damn, woman, that’s delicious. 

I smiled a smile so big and grabbed my fork and knife to taste my delicious creation. You know what? It WAS delicious! 

Gluten Free Chicken & Waffles | Recipe | Savory Recipe | Soy Free | Lactose Free

Will proceeded to tell me I could make this again anytime and even requested I make it again the following week. Like any good girlfriend, I obliged. 

Next mission: Paleoizing this recipe! But first, more maple syrup!

Gluten Free Chicken and Waffles | Recipe | Dairy Free

Ok, who wants to make me these #glutenfree Chicken and Waffles? I promise to split them with you.

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Gluten Free Chicken & Waffles
Serves 6
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For the chicken
  1. 2 - 2 1/2 pounds boneless chicken breast, cut into 6 equal-sized pieces
  2. 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
  3. 1/2 cup dairy free margarine, cut into 8 pieces (I used Earth Balance Olive Oil Spread)
  4. 1 cup flour (I used Bob's Red Mill GF All Purpose)
  5. 1 tsp pepper
  6. 2 tsp paprika
  7. 1 tsp garlic powder
  8. 1 tsp onion powder
  9. 1 tsp chipotle powder
  10. 1/2 tsp salt
For the waffles
  1. 1 1/2 c gluten free flour (I used Bob's Red Mill GF All Purpose)
  2. just under 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
  3. 1 Tbsp sugar
  4. 1 Tbsp baking powder
  5. 1/2 tsp salt
  6. 2 eggs
  7. 1 3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
  8. 1/2 cup olive oil
  9. 2/3 tsp gluten free vanilla extract
For the chicken
  1. Soak the chicken in the almond milk for at least half an hour. I usually let mine soak for 3 hours in gallon-sized ziploc bag in the fridge.
  2. Once sufficiently soaked, preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  3. Place the pieces of margarine around the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Place in the oven as it's preheating to melt the margarine (just a 3 minutes or so).
  4. Meanwhile, place the flour and all of the spices in a shallow dish and mix together.
  5. Take each piece of chicken, shake off the excess milk, and coat all sides in the flour mixture. Place in the baking dish.
  6. Cook for 20 minutes, flip the chicken and cook for another 20 minutes.
For the waffles
  1. Preheat your waffle iron to a high setting.
  2. Whisk the flour, xanthan gum, sugar, baking powder and salt together in a large mixing bowl.
  3. Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Whisk until well combined and virtually clump-free.
  4. Use a measuring cup or something with a spout to pour your batter onto the preheated waffle iron. My iron takes about 5 minutes to cook each batch (3-4 batches), but times may vary depending on your iron.
  5. Serve immediately, refrigerate for up to 5 days or freeze for longer and toast them to reheat.
To serve
  1. Each serving consists of 2 standard-sized waffles and one piece of chicken.
  2. Place the waffles on the plate, top with a piece of chicken, drizzle with maple syrup and serve.
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  4. That’s what I love about all these recipe blogs. You can pretty much make anything that had gluten in it, gluten free, because people are always developing new recipes. I’m thankful that God is always giving people new recipe inspiration!
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  6. You had me at gluten-free fried chicken, for sure — I eat a lot of chicken, it’s my favorite thing! I’ve been eating wheat-free & soy-free for the last several months and feel so much better. And, I’ve been lactose intolerant since I was a kid. I really appreciate recipes like this — thanks! Happy New Year to you and your family 🙂
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  7. Would you believe that I live in the South and have never had chicken & waffles?! It’s mostly because it is traditionally served with bone-in chicken, which I don’t really eat, but still.

    One day, I will make it happen.

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  17. This combo still has me baffled! It was all over the south and on one of our trips my husband got it and even with the gravy on the side because I just don’t do gravy and I didn’t get the combo. Since the combo actually sounds good, well the savory aspect of it but even trying chicken again I couldn’t get past the texture. Is there a way you can just “fry” up some gluten free “chicken-free” breading crunchies and sprinkle it on the waffles for me? Yeah I know probably sounds weird, just as weird as I love the smell and taste of bacon but hate bacon so I eat coconut bacon and use bacon flavored salt. Or like how I like BBQ but only the flavor so I will be the crazy pouring BBQ sauce all over my coleslaw or sweet potatoes. This looks good though, I may just have to whip it up for my hubby and try to make a chicken free version.
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