Egg and Ham Savory Waffle Stacks consist of homemade potato and chive savory waffles topped with sliced ham, an over easy egg, and a spicy ranch sauce. This waffles with eggs recipe will be perfect for your next breakfast or brunch.
This Egg and Ham Savory Waffle Stack happens to be my husbands FAVORITE recipe of mine. It was created on a whim and has now become a family staple. Here’s a little back story on how this recipe was created. Years ago, while I was pregnant with my first child I contributed to the KitchenAid blog and shared my recipe for my twist on chicken and waffles. Because I tested the recipe so many times I had an excess of frozen savory potato and chive waffles. A month after my son was born we celebrated Easter and had a lot of leftover ham. So I whipped up this waffle and eggs creation.
After my husband took one bite he looked at me and said “this is the best meal you have ever made”. Now let’s set this straight… my husband LOVES breakfast. It is his absolute favorite meal of the day. Although, ironically he doesn’t like brinner. Odd right? I digress… since taking that first bite of my savory waffle stack in 2014 he has been enjoying it a few times a year since. I typically only make these after a holiday when we have leftover ham. But you can make these year round thanks to deli meat!
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Why this Recipe Works
A great way to use up leftover ham.
Switch up traditional breakfast with a fun twist.
Savory waffles are easy to freeze making future breakfasts a breeze!
Ingredients for Savory Waffles
Since there are two parts to this recipe I have dedicated two different ingredient list.
- Dry Ingredients – All purpose flour, instant mashed potatoes, sugar, salt, baking soda, and garlic powder.
- Dairy – You will need a stick of butter and buttermilk for this recipe.
- Eggs – 2 eggs at room temperature mix best into the batter.
- Herbs – Fresh chives are key to this recipe. However, I have made these potato and chive waffles with dried chives and they turned out just as good.
Ingredients for Egg and Ham Savory Waffle Stacks
- Ham – I like to use leftover ham but if you are in a pinch you can use deli ham.
- Savory Waffles – The recipe for my potato and chive savory waffles is below in the recipe card. Don’t skimp on this part as they are delicious and bring the recipe to life.
- Eggs – Depending on how many people you are cooking for will depend on how many eggs you make. I typically like to give one waffle, one slice of ham, and one egg per person!
- Ranch – I like to use a refrigerated ranch dressing from Litehouse Foods; however, any brand will work.
- Hot Sauce – Not all hot sauces are created equal. I like the Louisiana hot sauce brand.
Directions
My directions are broken up into two parts to help you better execute this recipe. There are a lot of ingredients and steps, but don’t let it keep you from making this delicious waffle and eggs recipe.
How to Make Savory Waffles
First, preheat the waffle iron.
While waffle iron is preheating, place 2 large eggs, 2 cups buttermilk, 1 stick of melted unsalted butter, and minced chives into a KitchenAid® Stand Mixer. Mix with flat beater attachment on “stir” setting for 30 seconds.
In a separate bowl, add the dry ingredients; all purpose flour, instant mashed potatoes, garlic powder, sugar, baking soda, salt, and baking powder. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix on “stir” setting for 10 seconds then bump up to speed 2 for 20 seconds. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, mix for 5 more seconds.
Once waffle iron is preheated, spray with non-stick cooking spray. Then ladle one cup of waffle batter into the iron. Bake for 3 minutes and 15 seconds each.
Let cool on a wire rack. Repeat until all the batter is cooked.
How to Make Egg and Ham Savory Waffle Stacks
First, warm the ham in a skillet until hot, about 2 minutes on medium to medium-high heat depending on your range.
While ham heats mix together the sauce. Mix together ranch dressing and Louisiana hot sauce and set to the side.
Place cooked ham on a plate. Then begin frying eggs over medium. I like to do 2 at a time.
As eggs are done cooking, begin stacking waffles. Place savory waffle on a plate, top with ham, then a fried egg. Drizzle spicy ranch sauce on top. Garnish with cracked pepper and dried parsley. Enjoy immediately.
FAQs
Yes, you can; however, you will not have the same flavors as the potato and chive waffle are savory and not sweet like a traditional waffle.
Yes, you can definitely eat waffles with eggs. Whether they are a sweet traditional buttermilk waffle style or these savory potato and chive. Waffles complement eggs!
Savory waffles like my potato and chive waffles are perfect compliment to almost all proteins. Think ham, turkey, chicken, even sausage patties. Of course to kick it up a notch add a fried egg on top.
To make waffles savory you can add the following items.
-Bacon
-Potatoes
-Cheese
-Chives, garlic, and even onion powder or flakes
To make waffles sweet you can add the following items.
-Chocolate Chips
-Peanut Butter Powder or Peanut Butter
-Toffee Chips
-Cinnamon Chips
-Cinnamon Sugar
-Cocoa Powder
Tips & Tricks
Here are a few of my tips and tricks whenever I make savory waffles with eggs and ham.
- Waffle Batter – Waffle batter will be lumpy and that is completely normal and okay. Don’t worry!
- Warming Waffles – If you are serving the waffles immediately you can place the waffles on a wire lined baking sheet and keep on “warm” mode or lowest temperature setting until ready to serve.
- Waffle Yield – You will most likely have waffles leftover depending on the size of your waffle iron and how many people you are feeding. I always freeze my leftover waffles. This recipe typically makes about 14 waffles using my Cuisinart Waffle Iron.
- Freezing Waffles – You can freeze leftover waffles. Place in a freezer Ziploc baggy layering the waffles between parchment paper to ensure they don’t stick together when they freeze.
- Reheating Frozen Waffles – To thaw and/or cook the frozen waffles simply place the frozen waffles in a toaster oven and heat until hot and golden but not burnt!
- Ham – I prefer to use leftover ham; however, you could easily heat deli ham or even ham steaks.
- Sauce – If you don’t like ranch or you don’t have it on hand but you still want the heat you can drizzle a little hot sauce on top. The ranch definitely helps cut the heat of the hot sauce.
- Nutritional Information – The nutrition facts are reflecting that all waffles will be consumed so the calculations are slightly off.
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Egg and Ham Savory Waffle Stacks
Equipment
- KitchenAid Stand Mixer
- Waffle Maker
- Stove Top
Ingredients
For the Potato and Chive Waffles
- 2 Large Eggs room temperature
- 2 cups Buttermilk
- 1 stick Unsalted Butter melted and cooled
- 1 tablespoon Fresh Chives minced
- 1-¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup Instant Mashed Potato Flakes
- ¼ teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 tablespoon Granulated Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 2 teaspoon Baking Powder
For the Egg and Ham Savory Waffle Stacks
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter divided
- 8 eggs
- 8 slices pre-cooked ham
- ¼ cup ranch dressing
- 1 tablespoon Louisiana Hot Sauce
- 8 Savory Potato and Chive Waffles
- Cracked Pepper and Parsley for garnish
Instructions
For the Potato and Chive Waffles
- Preheat the waffle iron.
- While waffle iron is preheating, place 2 large eggs, 2 cups buttermilk, 1 stick of melted unsalted butter, and minced chives into a KitchenAid® Stand Mixer. Mix with flat beater attachment on “stir” setting for 30 seconds.
- In a separate bowl, add the dry ingredients; all purpose flour, instant mashed potatoes, garlic powder, sugar, baking soda, salt, and baking powder. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix on “stir” setting for 10 seconds then bump up to speed 2 for 20 seconds. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, mix for 5 more seconds.
- Once waffle iron is preheated, spray with non-stick cooking spray. Then ladle one cup of waffle batter into the iron. Bake for 3 minutes and 15 seconds each. Let cool on a wire rack. Repeat until all the batter is cooked.
For the Egg and Ham Savory Waffle Stacks
- Warm the ham in a skillet until hot, about 2 minutes on medium to medium-high heat depending on your range.
- While ham heats mix together the sauce. Mix together ranch dressing and Louisiana hot sauce and set to the side.
- Place cooked ham on a plate. Then begin frying eggs over medium. I like to do 2 at a time. As eggs are done cooking, begin stacking waffles. Place savory waffle on a plate, top with ham, then a fried egg. Drizzle spicy ranch sauce on top. Garnish with cracked pepper and dried parsley. Enjoy immediately.
Notes
- Waffle Batter – Waffle batter will be lumpy and that is completely normal and okay. Don’t worry!
- Warming Waffles – If you are serving the waffles immediately you can place the waffles on a wire lined baking sheet and keep on “warm” mode or lowest temperature setting until ready to serve.
- Waffle Yield – You will most likely have waffles leftover depending on the size of your waffle iron and how many people you are feeding. I always freeze my leftover waffles. This recipe typically makes about 14 waffles using my Cuisinart Waffle Iron.
- Freezing Waffles – You can freeze leftover waffles. Place in a freezer Ziploc baggy layering the waffles between parchment paper to ensure they don’t stick together when they freeze.
- Reheating Frozen Waffles – To thaw and/or cook the frozen waffles simply place the frozen waffles in a toaster oven and heat until hot and golden but not burnt!
- Ham – I prefer to use leftover ham; however, you could easily heat deli ham or even ham steaks.
- Sauce – If you don’t like ranch or you don’t have it on hand but you still want the heat you can drizzle a little hot sauce on top. The ranch definitely helps cut the heat of the hot sauce.
- Nutritional Information – The nutrition facts are reflecting that all waffles will be consumed so the calculations are slightly off.
Nutrition
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