Healthy Chicken and Mashed Potato Waffles
What is more delicious than a meal that includes chicken and mashed potatoes? One that includes Healthy Chicken and Mashed Potato Waffles, that’s what!
On the off chance that you have leftover mashed potatoes sitting in the fridge begging to be eaten (I know- it’s not likely), let’s think a little outside the box. Will they waffle? Absolutely! And with fabulous results. My mashed potato waffles came out so tender, light and airy. My whole family was completely down with the texture and taste of this breakfast classic turned dinner favorite.
I went a little bit sweet and a little bit savory with these Healthy Chicken and Mashed Potato Waffles, pairing them with the best gluten-free pan-fried chicken, avocado slices and lick-the-spoon maple sriracha syrup. Yummo! Mealtime just got way more exciting!
Your potato craving taste buds are going to be dancing in delight. Whether waffled, baked or fried; potatoes are so darn yummy. One of the greatest comfort foods! And they’re nutritious too- potatoes are an excellent source of vitamin C, a good source of potassium (even more than a banana!), a good source of B6, fat-, sodium- and cholesterol-free and only 110 calories per serving.
The chicken recipe is my absolutely favorite way to fix chicken (even my picky kiddos eat it up) and I’ve already went on and on about that. The waffles are my new go-to way to enjoy potatoes. Who new potatoes could be so fun? I knew they were delicious, but I was so pleasantly surprised by how fabulously these cooked up. I really think your family will love this meal as much as mine did. This meal is:
Sweet & savory
Filling
Unique & fun
An explosion of textures and flavors
These potato waffles also go great with salsa, sour cream or Greek yogurt and caramelized onions. Serve them up for brunch, lunch or dinner. The recipe looks long, but it moves very quickly- this meal can be ready to go in 30 minutes or less.
Healthy Chicken and Mashed Potato Waffles
Ingredients
For the Chicken
- 1 lb. raw thinly sliced, boneless chicken breast, (if you can't find thinly cut, simply use a meat mallet to smash the chicken breast)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tablespoon milk, any kind
- 1 tablespoon coconut flour
- 1 tablespoon arrowroot flour or cornstarch
- ½ tablespoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1-2 tablespoons coconut oil for frying
For the Waffles
- 2 cups mashed potatoes
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup almond milk or other preferred milk product
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
For the Sriracha Maple Syrup
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/2-1 tablespoon sriracha sauce
- Optional for serving: avocado slices
Instructions
- Start by preparing chicken and while chicken is setting and then later cooking, you can get waffle batter mixed and cooking.
For the Chicken
- Place the chicken breast in a sealable baggie.
- Pour beaten egg and milk into bag with chicken and let it sit for about 10 minutes while you prepare the seasoning mix.
- In a small bowl, mix the coconut flour, arrowroot flour or cornstarch, paprika, salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder.
- Open the bag and drain out as much egg / milk as possible, but not completely dry.
- Pour the seasoning mix into the bag, close the top and massage it into the chicken, to evenly coat all of chicken.
- In a large skillet over medium-high, heat one tablespoon coconut oil. Add a single layer of chicken (careful not to crowd it) to the pan and fry on each side for about 3 minutes or until it's completely cooked through. Depending on the size of your skillet, you may need to cook chicken in two batches.
- Once chicken is thoroughly cooked, transfer from skillet to paper towel lined plate.
For the Waffles
- Heat the waffle iron to it's highest setting.
- In a large bowl, mix together the potatoes, flour, egg, evoo, milk, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Ideally, the potato batter will be a soft and sticky dough. Place a scoop right in the center of your very hot waffle maker and close the lid. Cook for a few minutes until crisp on the outside, about 3 to 4 minutes. Repeat with remaining potatoes.
For the Syrup
- Mix ingredients in a small bowl and enjoy drizzled over chicken and waffles.
Notes
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I never bother leaving comments on recipes– but this was wayyyy too good not to!! such a good spin on a classic dish– I air fried the chicken and used the dash waffle maker to make the waffles. Then I threw the waffles in the air fryer for a 5-7 minutes to give them an extra crisp!! 10/10 would make again!!
Emily,
We made this last night and it was great. We used instant but wonder if in your recipe do you just use plain mashed potatoes or are they mashed potatoes that have butter added to them?
Such a fun idea to make mashed potato waffles!
I love this unique and healthier spin on chicken and waffles!! I would have never thought of using leftover mashed potatoes as waffles, but it is GENIUS!! Love the maple sriracha syrup too 🙂
Gorgeous GORGEOUS Pictures! I cannot believe how crisoy those waffles look! I must try this soon! 🙂
You had me at “mashed potato waffles” <3 <3 <3 <3
Chicken and waffles is the best comfort food and I love this lightened up recipe. It looks perfect and oh so delish!
What a great idea! My littlest does not like potatoes, so I’d love to see if he’d like this!
This looks fun, but I am especially loving the sriracha maple syrup.
Say WHAT Potato Waffles!!! I need to try this! I am a waffle anything addict and will waffle so now I have to give this a try! I can’t wait and then chicken oh yeah so there.
What an excellent way to lighten up such a heavy meal! And using mashed potatoes in waffles? So clever!
What a fun dinner idea! I’ve never tried chicken & waffles but have been intrigued!
I love this spin of chicken and waffles! The fact the waffles are potato based is fantastic!
Mashed potato waffles? OMG you are brilliant. This looks fantastic!
I love chicken and waffles and this looks like a delicious more grown up version.
This looks so good! Thanks for the new meal idea!
Oooh, what a great variation of chicken and waffles. I especially like the sriracha syrup!
This looks like a delicious, grown-up spin on waffles!
Oh my this looks delicious! What a fun and healthy recipe. And I love that it has avocado on top!