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Meatless Chicken Tenders and Waffles with Hot Honey

August 20, 2021 by April

Vegetarians are always curious about chicken and waffles. "Is it really good?" they wonder, contemplating the salty crunch of the chicken juxtaposed with sweet, fluffy waffles — often with a swirl of honey to tie the two disparate mains together. Meatless chicken technology has come a long way in the past 10 years, especially in the latter two, so it's much easier to contemplate chicken and waffles with a good chicken substitute available.

The good chicken substitute I speak of is Trader Joe's meatless chicken tenders. For a few months now I've been tasting different meatless chicken tenders, and these are the best I've found. Even better, is when you eat these with your waffles, there's no bones to content with!

trader joes chickenless tenders on waffles

Which waffles?

You can use any waffles here, whether they are pre-made, frozen, fresh, from a mix, or from scratch.  I used a recipe from All Things Mama, which is a simple, but solid recipe that will result in four waffles. I froze the three I didn't eat with this.

hot honey veg chicken and waffles

chicken and waffles with hot honey
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Meatless Chicken Tenders and Waffles with Hot Honey

Finally, vegetarians can enjoy chicken and waffles with a really good meatless chicken substitute. Drizzled with honey to tie it all together, this version is even better because there are no bones.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American, Southern
Keyword chicken, waffles
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
Total Time 25 minutes minutes
Servings 1 serving
Author April

Ingredients

  • 1 waffle
  • 4-6 Trader Joe's meatless chicken tenders
  • hot honey
  • 1 scallion or chives, chopped optional

Instructions

  • Prepare your waffle (whether it's making the waffles in an iron, heating a frozen one, or anything in between).
  • Heat up the meatless chicken tenders in a 425 F oven for 10 minutes on one side. Use tongs to flip and cook for another 4-5 minutes. Set aside
  • Plate your meal by cutting the waffle into fourths. Top the waffle with the chicken tenders.
  • Drizzle hot honey on top of the chicken and waffles.
  • Garnish with chopped scallions or chives as desired.

vegan chicken and waffles

How about that hot honey?

You don't need for your honey to be hot to make this dish work. In fact, after I took these photos, I squeezed a little regular honey on before I ate these. The hotness of your honey, or if you use any at all, is entirely up to your personal taste preferences. I do like a little heat in this dish, but not so much that it hurts. Which, that's how I feel about all dishes with heat. I want the heat to be for flavor-boosting, not to prove that I can handle it. I don't care about if someone thinks eating really hot foods makes me a better person. So do your level of hotness.

tjs chickenless tenders with waffles and hot honey

These are some hot honey brands I've tried and liked:

Cloister Chipotle Infused Honey

cloister chipolte pepper honey

Mikes Hot Honey

mike's hot honey

And now Trader Joe's has a hot honey too! I saw it in the store this week, so you could get it, the tenders, and frozen waffles from here for a whole meal.

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I'm April Blake, a recipe developer, food, agriculture, and travel writer, and digital marketing manager in South Carolina. Please follow me on Instagram, but not in real life.




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