Cowboy Butter Chicken and Bacon Waffle Potatoes

20m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Cut bacon into pieces and cook on a cast iron skillet until crisp.
  2. 2Use a food processor to get the bacon into small, fine pieces.
  3. 3Season chicken with cowboy butter seasoning.
  4. 4Cook chicken in about 2 Tbsp of the leftover bacon grease.
  5. 5Remove cooked chicken and allow to rest.
  6. 6Make the cowboy butter by combining 12 Tbsp melted butter, 4-5 minced garlic cloves, juice of 1 lemon, 1 tsp lemon zest, 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard, 1 tsp paprika, 1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley, 2 Tbsp chives, 2 tsp thyme, 2 tsp chili oil, and 2 tsp Cowboy butter seasoning.
  7. 7Make the ranch by pouring half of the cowboy butter mixture into a separate jar and adding 1/4 cup sour cream, 1/2 cup mayo, 2-4 Tbsp buttermilk, and 2 tsp fresh dill.
  8. 8Get out your waffle maker and preheat on high.
  9. 9Put down a layer of the prepared butter on the waffle maker.
  10. 10Place baked potatoes on the waffle maker, then smash them.
  11. 11Baste with butter every 5 minutes for 15 minutes.
  12. 12Apply Colby Jack cheese.
  13. 13Let the potatoes and cheese cook all together for 5 more minutes.
  14. 14Chop up chicken.
  15. 15Build the waffle with chicken, ranch, bacon, and chives.
  16. 16Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 4 baked golden potatoes baked golden potatoes
  • Shredded Colby Jack cheese
  • 6 chicken tenders chicken tenders
  • Cowboy butter seasoning
  • 12 Tbsp butter, melted
  • 4 garlic cloves garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 lemon Juice of lemon
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 0.25 cup fresh chopped parsley
  • 2 Tbsp chives
  • 2 tsp thyme
  • 2 tsp chili oil
  • 2 tsp Cowboy butter seasoning
  • 0.25 cup sour cream
  • 0.5 cup mayo
  • 2 Tbsp buttermilk
  • 2 tsp fresh dill

Equipment

cast iron skilletfood processorwaffle makerjar

Tips

  • Baste with butter every 5 minutes while cooking the potatoes in the waffle maker for about 15 minutes.
  • Apply cheese during the last 5 minutes of cooking the potatoes for a frico crust.