Sticky Cola BBQ Chicken Waffle Crunch Bites

Ingredients

Bites

• 8 fully cooked crispy chicken tenders, about 1 lb total, thawed if frozen
• 4 Belgian waffles
• 4 smoked cheddar slices
• ½ cup crispy fried onions
• 2 tbsp butter
• 8 dill pickle slices, optional

Cola BBQ glaze

• 1 cup cola
• ¾ cup BBQ sauce
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp hot honey
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• ½ tsp smoked paprika
• ½ tsp garlic powder

Maple BBQ drizzle

• 2 tbsp BBQ sauce
• 1 tbsp maple syrup

Step by step

1. Reheat the fully cooked chicken tenders according to package directions until crisp and 165°F in the center.
2. Simmer the cola, BBQ sauce, brown sugar, hot honey, Worcestershire, paprika, and garlic powder for 8–10 minutes until glossy and reduced.
3. Toast the waffles, butter lightly, and cut each in half. Melt half a cheddar slice on each waffle piece.
4. Toss or brush the chicken lightly with the cola glaze so it stays crisp.
5. Stack waffle, cheddar, chicken, crispy onions, and optional pickle slices.
6. Mix BBQ sauce and maple syrup; drizzle over the bites and finish with extra onion crumbs.

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