Jalapeno Cornbread Waffles with Chicken and Gravy
Sep 18, 2025 12:56 PM
These savory Jalapeno Cornbread waffles are topped with crispy oven baked chicken tenders and white gravy for the ultimate brunch dish!
Isn’t weekend brunch the best?
Good food, lots of carbs, maybe even a Mexican michelada or blood mary. Seriously my favorite meal of the week.
And one of my all time favorite brunch dishes? Good ol’ chicken and waffles.
I’m not going to lie and say that chicken and waffles is a Mexican inspired dish, because it’s definitely not.
But jalapeno cornbread waffles? Suuuure. Why not. In the very least, it’s definitely Tex Mex so I’m totally running with it.
To make the cornbread waffle goodness even better, I topped it all with the Crispy Oven Baked Chicken tenders and an easy white gravy.
I mean, just look at that drizzle!
Ingredients:
For the Waffles
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups yellow cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups milk
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 2 large eggs
- 2 jalapeño peppers diced
- olive oil spray, or other cooking spray
For the Chicken
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- olive oil spray, or other cooking spray
- chopped cilantro for garnish
- salt and black pepper, to taste
For the Gravy
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
60 minutes
Total Time:
80 minutes
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