Recipe of the Week: Spicy Chicken & Waffle Bites

Ingredients

Bacon

8

slices bacon, cut in half

Spicy Fried Chicken

2

boneless skinless chicken breasts (4 oz each)

1/8

teaspoon salt

Dash freshly ground black pepper

1/2

cup Original Bisquick™ mix

1/2

teaspoon chipotle chile powder

1

egg

2

tablespoons vegetable oil

Maple-Bourbon Butter

1/4

cup butter, softened

2

tablespoons pure maple syrup

2

teaspoons bourbon whiskey

Beer Waffles

1 1/4

cups Original Bisquick™ mix

1

egg

3/4

cup regular or nonalcoholic beer (6 oz)

1

tablespoon vegetable oil

Directions

• 1 In 12-inch skillet, cook bacon over low heat 8 to 10 minutes, turning occasionally, until crisp. Drain on paper towels. Set aside.

• 2 Between pieces of waxed paper or plastic wrap, place each chicken breast smooth side down; gently pound with flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin until about 1/2 inch thick. Cut into 2-inch pieces. Season chicken with salt and pepper.

• 3 In shallow bowl, mix 1/2 cup Bisquick mix and the chipotle powder. In another bowl, beat egg with fork. Dip chicken into egg mixture; coat with Bisquick mixture.

• 4 In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Add chicken; cook 6 to 8 minutes, turning once, until chicken is no longer pink in center and coating is golden brown. Meanwhile, in another small bowl, stir together Maple-Bourbon Butter ingredients until smooth. Set aside.

• 5 Heat waffle iron. In medium bowl, stir Beer Waffle ingredients until blended. Pour about 1 tablespoon batter onto center of each quarter of hot waffle iron. Close lid of waffle iron. Bake about 2 minutes or until steaming stops. Carefully remove waffles. Repeat with remaining batter, making 32 small waffles.

• 6 To assemble: Place waffle section on plate; spread Maple-Bourbon Butter on waffle, top with 1 half slice bacon, 1 piece chicken, and another waffle section.

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