Bacon Wrapped Chicken Tenders. Wrap two sliced bacon strips around the chicken tender. Mix together brown sugar and chili powder. Sprinkle this mixture generously over bacon wrapped chicken, top and bottom.

My family members who tested these oven baked bacon wrapped chicken tenders thought they were a bit spicy. I'll probably tone down the cayenne pepper. Unwrap bacon from chicken, discard chicken, eat bacon. You can have Bacon Wrapped Chicken Tenders using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Bacon Wrapped Chicken Tenders

You need 2 packages of boneless chicken tenders.
You need 1 pinch of salt.
Prepare 1 pinch of pepper.
Prepare 1 pinch of onion powder.
It's 1 1/2 cup of brown sugar.
It's 1 packages of uncooked bacon.
It's 1 pinch of ground cayenne pepper.

Is there a way to bake or roast the chicken to get the bacon crispy? This seems like a common problem with bacon-wrapped stuff -- good in theory but reality is more rubbery. These grilled bacon-wrapped chicken tenders deliver the perfect combination of smoky and sweet flavors. Use center-cut bacon since it is leaner and less likely to cause flare-ups.

Bacon Wrapped Chicken Tenders step by step

preheat oven too 400°.
sprinkle chicken tenders with salt, pepper, onion powder and cayenne pepper (optional, but totally recommended!).
wrap each tender with a slice of bacon.
roll the bacon wrapped chicken tenders in 1 cup of the brown sugar.
in a separate bowl, mix the rest of the brown sugar (1/2 cup) sprinkle in some onion powder and a pinch of the cayenne pepper. ( this is to your liking there are no exact measurements).
arrange chicken in a single layer in a baking dish (or 2) and sprinkle on the remaining brown sugar mixture.
bake, uncovered 15 minutes, baste with juices, turn over, baste again, and cook for another 15-20 minutes.

Cheesey chicken wrapped in your favorite bacon. Goes great with a side of corn and Cheese-Garlic Biscuits! Sprinkle Cajun Seasoning generously on both sides of chicken. Wrap a slice of bacon around each chicken tender. If desired, place chicken on a cookie sheet and broil for a few minutes to crisp up the bacon.