Chicken and Waffles

I am constantly inspired by Mrs. C at Another Housewife. In fact, I think, thanks to her, that in August I am going to challenge myself to posting everything we spend that comes out of our grocery budget, and maybe even figure out the cost of our meals at home.
I love the pictures she posts of her family’s weekly meal, too, and so I am sharing this:

About a month ago, the husband got it in his head that he wanted a waffle maker. I convinced him to wait (after all, his birthday was coming up). He agreed and had the plan to spend birthday money on a waffle maker. Well, none of the expensive ones really spoke to him, and my mother mentioned that she happened to have a waffle maker she bought at a garage sale that she’d never used. So, she sent it up to us.
The first night we had it, he made chicken and waffles. And, yes, it was delicious.
We did spend money on good syrup, but otherwise, the meal was inexpensive. We always have chicken in the house as its our main protein. I bought buttermilk for the pancakes, but we think we could get away with just using our favorite Krusteaz mix in the future.
And the syrup certainly doesn’t cost more (and lasts longer) than the mango we buy for chicken with mango curry. I’m thinking this recipe is a keeper.
And, as an added bonus, the hubby now has a waffle maker and it didn’t cost us anything- not even his birthday money.