Butter Roasted Chicken with Grit Waffles

Name: Butter Roasted Chicken with Grit Waffles
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 454 grams bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about; 454 grams chicken drumsticks (about; 1 Tbsp finely chopped chipotle in adobo (about 2 chipotle chiles); 1 large egg; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 4 servings Kosher salt; 237 milliliters pure maple syrup; 237 milliliters milk; 59 milliliters quick cooking grits; 1 stick unsalted butter, melted

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Butter Roasted Chicken with Grit Waffles a try. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 37g of protein, 50g of fat, and a total of 956 calories. Head to the store and pick up kosher salt, pepper, chipotle in adobo, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the unsalted butter you could follow this main course with the Almond Milk Chocolate Pudding as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F with a rack set in the top.

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Oven

Place a baking sheet on the rack to heat up.

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Baking Sheet

Whisk together 1 cup of the maple syrup and the chipotles in a bowl. Season with salt.

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Maple Syrup

Chipotle Chiles

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Place the chicken drumsticks and thighs in a large bowl and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper.

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Chicken Pieces

Salt And Pepper

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Bowl

Add half of the melted butter and toss the chicken to coat.

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Whole Chicken

Butter

Remove the hot baking sheet from the oven and carefully place the chicken on the baking sheet, skin-side up for the thighs.

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Whole Chicken

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Bake until the skin is golden brown and crispy and the internal temperature on an instant-read thermometer registers 160 degrees F, 20 to 25 minutes.

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Oven

Meanwhile, make the waffles. Preheat a 6 1/2-inch waffle iron to medium-high heat.

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Waffle Iron

Whisk together the flour, grits, baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, egg and the remaining melted butter and maple syrup. Slowly mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, stirring until just combined.

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Baking Powder