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Savory Veggie Waffles

Jun 10, 2014 31 Comments

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Who said that waffles are for breakfast only? With spinach, peppers, basil, and scallions tucked in every inch of these waffles, you will want to eat them for lunch and dinner, too!

Savory veggie waffles

Do you get occasional cravings for breakfast foods at dinner time like I do? Sometimes, nothing sounds better than some toast with peanut butter, honey, and bananas for dinner.

I certainly had a case of the breakfast blues yesterday.

Savory Vegetable Waffles | Healthy Nibbles and Bits

I just acquired a Belgian waffle iron from my sister (score!), so naturally, the only way to cure my breakfast blues is to make some waffles for dinner. Of course, no dinner is complete without some vegetables. Eat 5 a day, right? And look, every nook, pocket, divot, syrup holder, dimple (whatever you like to call the indentations of a waffle) is filled with vegetables!

Savory Vegetable Waffles | Healthy Nibbles and Bits

The waffle experience cannot be complete without a bit of maple syrup, even if the waffles are savory. This was the first time I took an action shot in my photos! I don’t know about you, but looking at that stream of maple syrup cascading down each waffle pocket sure makes my mouth water!

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Savory Veggie Waffles

Savory Vegetable Waffles

★★★★★

5 from 5 reviews

You will find spinach, peppers, basil, and scallions tucked in every inch of these savory veggie waffles. Who said that waffles are for breakfast only? Makes 5 large waffles.

  • Author: Lisa Lin
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Category: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 and 1/4 cups (180g) whole wheat flour
  • 3/4 cup (108g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 TBS vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup (177ml) milk (I used 1% milk)
  • 2/3 cup (156ml) water
  • 2/3 cup (50g) parmesan-asiago cheese blend (any other cheese works also)
  • 2 stalks of scallions, finely chopped
  • 3 sprigs of fresh basil, finely chopped
  • 1 cup baby spinach (about 1 large handful), chopped
  • 1/3 large orange pepper, finely diced (any other pepper works also)
  • Natural cooking spray

Instructions

  1. In a medium-sized bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, and salt together. In large bowl, whisk together the eggs, oil, milk, and water. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until everything is well incorporated.
  2. Fold in the cheese, scallions, basil, spinach, and orange pepper. The batter should be fairly thick.
  3. Spray a waffle iron with cooking spray and heat it up. Pour some batter into the waffle iron. Be careful not to pour so much batter that it fills up the iron to the outer edge. If the iron is overfilled, the edges will not be cooked as well.
  4. Cook the waffles for several minutes or to your desired color and crispness.
  5. Let your waffles cool and serve with some maple syrup or just eat them plain!
  6. Refrigerate any leftovers in an airtight container.

Notes

1. Lightly Adapted from Lunchbox Bunch. [br]2. Don’t have a waffle iron? No problem! Just make these into pancakes instead.[br]3. If you like your waffles to be slightly sweet, add about 1-2 tablespoons of sugar to the batter.

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WAFFLE FACTS

  • The word “waffle” comes from the Dutch word wafel. Wafel is derived from an early Germanic word waba, meaning honeycomb.
  • The patent for the first waffle iron was filed in 1869.
  • Check out this post from Serious Eats for more fun waffle facts!
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  1. Jo from yummyvege says

    June 10, 2014 at 1:22 pm

    What a great idea!

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      June 11, 2014 at 7:54 am

      Thanks, Jo!

      Reply
  2. GiGi Eats says

    June 10, 2014 at 3:34 pm

    I have the most amazing waffle idea!!!!!!!! I need a waffle maker ASAP though 🙂

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      June 11, 2014 at 7:54 am

      !! Let me know what the waffle idea is once you make them!

      Reply
  3. Joanne says

    June 11, 2014 at 5:45 am

    Hee hee! I made kale waffles once and the.boy totally freaked. I am anticipating the meltdown that will occur when I make these. It’s going to be awesome.

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      June 11, 2014 at 7:55 am

      Oh my gosh, you MUST tell me what his reaction is after you cook these for a meal.

      Reply
  4. Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says

    June 12, 2014 at 5:56 pm

    We always make sweet waffles, but I definitely need to try this savory recipe! The parmesan-asiago and spinach combination is one of my favorites!

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      June 13, 2014 at 4:43 pm

      Let me know how these waffles turn out! I’ve been quite obsessed with adding the parmesan-asiago combo to everything lately.

      Reply
  5. Ianna Reign Stevenson says

    November 9, 2014 at 11:20 pm

    This looks amazing and healthy especially for kids who didn’t vegetables like my son. I will try this and hope that he will like it.

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      November 11, 2014 at 8:35 am

      Thanks, Ianna! Let me know how it goes!

      Reply
  6. Diana tsu says

    November 19, 2015 at 9:06 am

    Love it! I just made my 2nd batch. My 1.5 year old gobbled it up the first time around, and the leftover froze beautifully as a quick snack for him. 2nd time around I switched up the green and herb because of what I had on hand, and the result was still tasty. Thanks for such a versatile recipe!

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      November 19, 2015 at 9:24 am

      Diana, I’m SO glad that you enjoyed these! Thank you so much for letting me know how they turned out!! You made my day!

      Reply
  7. Kathryn Grace says

    January 6, 2016 at 10:30 am

    Now I wish I had a waffle maker again! So glad you said this batter works equally well as pancakes. Very much looking forward to trying this recipe. Thank you! Sharing, and it’s my Recipe of the Day pick on Twitter and on my Facebook page, Cooking with Whole Grains & Real Whole Foods.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      January 6, 2016 at 10:54 am

      Thank you Kathryn for stopping by and for sharing my recipe! Hope you enjoy it!

      Reply
  8. Sneha says

    September 25, 2016 at 11:02 am

    Hi Lisa! The recipe looks absolutely delicious! But do you think I could switch the all purpose flour for whole wheat flour to make it diabetic friendly(for my dad)?

    Reply
    • Lisa Lin says

      September 25, 2016 at 11:25 am

      Hi Sneha! Absolutely, you can use whole wheat flour! It works very well in waffle batters.

      Reply
  9. Elizabeth says

    February 24, 2017 at 12:46 pm

    I’m a little late to the party but I found this recipe today and it is THE BEST. Thank you so much!

    Reply
    • Lisa Lin says

      February 24, 2017 at 1:30 pm

      Thanks for trying out my recipe, Elizabeth!! Glad you enjoyed them!!

      Reply
  10. Anoosha Srinath says

    July 18, 2018 at 8:53 pm

    Superb and healthy.. Topped with cream cheese and jalapenos once done.Forgot to add spinach though.. ???? next time gonna add some sweet corn also

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Lisa Lin says

      July 19, 2018 at 8:22 am

      Thanks for making the recipe! Glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  11. N says

    July 23, 2018 at 2:32 pm

    Somehow the batter ended up being too thick and my first waffle out the gate was way too dense. After I added a bit more milk, the rest came out nicely. Did anyone else have this problem? I’m wondering if it could have been because I removed the cheese. I didn’t think it would make that much of a difference, but I’m lactose intolerant so I did that as well of subbing in coconut milk.

    Reply
  12. Peng Jiang says

    April 1, 2020 at 11:40 am

    I love the idea of adding cheese in the batter, it adds more flavors!
    This is a good recipe that you can be creative and flexible: I used green onion and chard(the leave to substitute spinach, the stem to substitute bell pepper), no basil, just one egg (because the egg is precious now :D), and the waffle is tasty!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  13. Kate says

    January 1, 2021 at 9:06 am

    These were fantastic! I used cheddar cheese and added some fresh parsley. Will definitely make again!

    ★★★★★

    Reply

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