Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Bacon wrapped chicken tenders


Yeah you read that right. Bacon, wrapped around a chicken tender. FREAKING AWESOME!!!!! I saw a couple of different recipes for it but they all had stuff that people in this house won't eat so I kind of made up my own. The tenders were good, I think everyone ate them but they weren't as awesome as I had imagined they would be. I did cut of the leftovers and added them to some homemade mac and cheese and THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!

One of the recipes I pinned combined dijon mustard and honey for a glaze. I'm the only person here that eats mustard so I made my glaze out of BUTTER and honey. Everyone loves butter!

They are pretty easy to make. Wrap bacon around a chicken tender. Place on parchment lined baking sheet, brush with glaze, bake, flip, glaze, bake some more. In hindsight I realize I needed to season the chicken. I am thinking maybe a mix of garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper. This needs to be done before the bacon wrapping happens. Also, my kids thought the bacon was raw where it overlapped. I don't know how it could have been. I think it just didn't get crispy. The recipe said to bake it for like 7 minutes per side and it would be done. I think I baked it for 20 minutes per side and then finally gave up and turned on the broiler for a few minutes. Me and bacon in the oven are not a good match. At any rate, they are edible and I will make them again.

Don't they look tasty?

Bacon Wrapped Chicken Tenders recipe by Me, kinda sorta

Ingredients
Chicken tenders or chicken breast cut into thin strips
Thin cut bacon (I had a hard time finding this, I bought what looked pretty thin)
Honey (I didn't really measure, maybe a few tablespoons)
Melted Butter (I think I used half a stick)
Seasoning (I skipped this but shouldn't have, use whatever you normally put on chicken)

Season chicken. Wrap chicken with bacon. Place on parchment lined baking sheet. Mix butter and honey and brush onto bacon. Bake at 425 for 12 minutes (or 20) and then flip them over and glaze again and bake for another 12 minutes (or 20) or until they are done.