Smoked Chicken and Cheddar Buttermilk Waffles

Good for breakfast, lunch or dinner and made easy with baking mix (bisquick). Top with butter and honey or maple syrup, or eat 'em plain.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2  cups Bisquick baking mix (or substitute)
• 1 1⁄2 cups buttermilk
• 1  tablespoon sugar
• 1  pinch salt
• 2  eggs, separated
• 1⁄2 cup  smoked chicken, shredded (used some we smoked after brining 24 hrs in Basic All Purpose Brine for Meats, Chicken, and Turkey)
• 1⁄2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 1⁄4 cup pecans, toasted (optional)

Directions

1. Mix Bisquick, buttermilk, egg yolks, salt and sugar with beaters until well mixed.
2. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites with clean beaters until stiff.
3. Fold egg whites into batter.
4. Pour about 1/3 cup batter onto a preheated belgian waffle iron and top with 2 T smoked chicken and 2 T cheddar (add pecans if using) and bake.
5. You can hold the baked waffles in a 200* oven while finishing the remainder of the waffles.
6. Serve with warm maple syrup or honey and butter.