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Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Tenders

Serve these chicken tenders with a side salad and roasted potatoes for dinner.
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Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Tenders

Everyday Food editor in chief Sarah Carey shows you the secret to making super-fast, super-flavorful chicken that’s ready in just 20 minutes.

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    Everyday Food, December 2010
    • Prep Time 20 minutes
    • Total Time 20 minutes
    • Yield Serves 4
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    Ingredients

    • 8 fresh sage leaves
    • 8 chicken tenders (about 1 1/4 pounds)
    • 8 slices bacon
    • 1/2 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil

    Directions

    1. Place a sage leaf on each chicken tender, then wrap each with a bacon slice. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Add tenders, sage side down, and cook until fat is rendered and bacon is browned, about 6 minutes. Flip and cook until tenders are cooked through, 6 minutes. With tongs, transfer to a wire rack set on a rimmed baking sheet to drain.

    Recipe Reviews

    • ltsering
      1 Mar, 2012

      Fantastic!
      Now my little boy loves sage, too, thanks to this awesome recipe.
      Another cool thing about this dish is that you don't need to use toothpicks or anything to keep the bacon on. It just stays on there.
      It takes a little bit longer than 10 minutes too cook, so leave yourself some wiggle room to get the bacon fully cooked.
      Actually, you can make this with 1/2 a slice of bacon per chicken tender, and it will be just as delicious. Just gently stretch the bacon while wrapping it.

    • RachealR
      18 Nov, 2011

      Made this for my family and they LOVED it! Served it with a brush of a cayenne BBQ sauce I made and it gave it a nice kick!

    • singlecancook
      12 Sep, 2011

      This a great and fast cook for single meals. I made it with smoked bacon and a side of honey mustard. Thank you Martha and Everyday Food!

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