🧇 Healthy Chicken Waffle Sandwich Recipe

chicken and waffle sandwich with strawberries in background

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🧇 Healthy Chicken Waffle Sandwich Recipe

This award- winning chicken and waffle sandwich marries waffles, healthy chicken strips and strawberries with a bit of chili sauce zip. It can be a breakfast or dinner and is versatile in that you can use store-bought waffles if you are in a hurry.

Course Breakfast, Main Course

Cuisine North American

Keyword chicken, sandwich, strawberry, waffle

Special Diet weight watchers

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Total Time 40

Servings sandwiches

Calories 594kcal

Author Terri Gilson

Equipment

waffle maker

Ingredients

Waffles

¾ cup whole wheat flour
¾ cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon granulated white sugar
1 cup reduced fat milk 1%
1 medium sized orange - the juice and zest
4 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 egg yolks well beaten
2 egg whites
¼ cup maple syrup no sugar added

Sandwich Fixin’s:

1 375 gram pkg. Zabiha Halal Breakfast chicken strips -original flavour *Any chicken or turkey bacon can be substituted
2 cups hulled and sliced fresh strawberries
1 cup whipped cream preferably light
½ cup Strawberry reduced sugar jam raspberry or mixed berry can be substituted
1 tablespoon red chili dip/spread

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Instructions

Cook chicken bacon strips on stove top until cooked through, as per package directions (about 5 minutes) and lightly browned. Set aside.
1 375 gram pkg. Zabiha Halal Breakfast chicken strips -original flavour
In a large bowl, stir flours, baking powder, sugar and salt together.
¾ cup whole wheat flour, ¾ cup all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon granulated white sugar
In a medium bowl, combine milk and vegetable oil with beaten egg yolk; stir in maple syrup, orange juice and zest.
1 cup reduced fat milk, 1 medium sized orange - the juice and zest, 4 tablespoon vegetable oil, 2 egg yolks, ¼ cup maple syrup
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir only until blended.
Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry and fold into batter.
2 egg whites
Pour waffle batter onto hot waffle iron and cook waffles until lightly brown. You will have 8 waffles.
Once waffles are cool, lightly toast in toaster until desired crispness.
Sauce for chicken waffles: Mix strawberry jam, whipped cream and chili dip/spread together
1 cup whipped cream, ½ cup Strawberry reduced sugar jam, 1 tablespoon red chili dip/spread
Assemble: Spread strawberry jam mixture on the inside of one waffle, top breakfast chicken strips, then with sliced strawberries. Spread the jam mixture on the inside on another waffle. And place on top of sandwich (jam side down) . Repeat for remaining 3 sandwiches.
2 cups hulled and sliced fresh strawberries

Notes

Expert Recipe Tips:

The "Fluffy" Secret: For the lightest, most spectacular waffles, don't skip the step of beating your egg whites separately! Folding them into the batter at the very end is the professional secret to waffles that are crispy on the outside and airy on the inside.
Prevent a Soggy Sandwich: My favorite "The Lazy Way" tip is to lightly toast your waffles twice. Once in the waffle iron, then a quick 30-second pop in the toaster right before you assemble the sandwich. This creates a firm "crust" that prevents the jam and strawberries from making the bread soft.
The Sauce Balance: The strawberry-chili sauce is the star of this dish. Taste it before you spread it! If you prefer a milder flavor, add a teaspoon more jam. If you want more of a kick, add an extra dash of the red chili spread.
Keep it Warm: If you are cooking for a crowd, keep the finished waffles and chicken strips on a wire rack in a 200°F (95°C) oven. The rack allows air to circulate so the waffles stay crispy while you finish the rest.

Storage:

You can make both the waffles and the chicken bacon in advance. You can refrigerate for a day or two, but if it's going to be longer, I would recommend that you freeze them, as the waffles stay fresher. If you have leftovers, the sauce, strawberries, chicken, and waffles should all be stored in separate containers in the fridge for up to 2 days.

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