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This Hot Chicken recipe and Jalapeño Bacon Cheddar Waffle is a unique twist on the Nashville classic. A crispy fried boneless chicken breast, served on top of a spicy jalapeño, bacon, and sharp cheddar waffle with a fiery maple syrup sauce.

Hot Chicken and Jalapeño Bacon Cheddar Waffle

During my formative (college) years in Tennessee, I developed an everlasting love for Nashville hot chicken. This type of chicken was unlike anything I had ever had before and I immediately fell in love with it!

And the one who set the standard for the absolutely perfectly-fried-to-a-crisp-insanely-spicy-red-colored-pickle-topped-on-a-fluffy-bed-of-white-bread-hot-chicken is…Prince’s in Nashville.

Since I don’t live near Nashville anymore, I had to make my own hot chicken recipe, but with a twist!

I fried a lightly breaded, boneless chicken breast, put it on top of a spicy savory waffle, poured a maple hot sauce all over it.

I hope Prince’s would be proud.

This hot chicken recipe is SPICY!!!

If you’ve looked at any of my other recipes, you might be able to figure out that I like spicy foods (because I like it hot!!).

When I decided quite a while ago to do a hot chicken and waffle recipe, I knew the waffle would have to be spicy too…and bacony…and cheesy.

The waffle recipe was such a hit over here that I’ve made them on their own several times and topped them with yummylicious things.

Things like: smoked pulled pork, sausage and gravy with a poached egg, and BBQ shrimp NOLA style.

Check out this waffle pic below. See all the bacon and jalapeños? And that crispy melted cheese on the edges?

That’s why I’ve been stuffing myself with these things all day long. They are dang good.

A little word on frying chicken: everyone has their own way of doing it, so feel free to fry your chicken the way that works for you. Although, I think I might have found the best way on how to fry chicken that works for me.

Best way to fry chicken

Brine the chicken for at least 4 hours . I like to use pickle juice.

. I like to use pickle juice. Single coat the chicken with seasoned flour. I don’t feel a great need to double coat, so I don’t.

I don’t feel a great need to double coat, so I don’t. Shallow fry in a cast iron pot or pan. Must be cast iron. Period.

Must be cast iron. Period. Drain the fried chicken on a wire rack. Because all fried foods should be drained on a wire rack.

In my opinion, these four simple rules produce the best fried chicken; however, you really shouldn’t listen to me. I’ll just let the pic down below do the talking.

So head on down to Nashville for the original or try my version of this Hot Chicken recipe! Also, make an extra batch of the Jalapeño Bacon Cheddar Waffles to eat later. Don’t forget to PIN the recipe for later too!