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Bacon Wrapped Chicken Tenders

This Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Chicken Tenders recipe is one of my husband's new favorite meals!  Made with lean chicken breast tenders, turkey bacon, melted pepper jack cheese, and topped with avocado, it's a flavor explosion.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: dinner
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 588kcal
Author: Nancylynn

Ingredients

  • 1 lb chicken tenderloins
  • 1 package Applegate turkey bacon or other nitrate free turkey bacon for keto, use a no sugar pork bacon
  • Sliced pepper jack sharp cheddar, or cheese of your choice
  • 1 avocado
  • Olive oil spray
  • Garlic powder
  • Himalayan salt optional

Instructions

Air Fryer

  • Sprinkle chicken with some garlic powder and salt (if desired, I usually leave it out), then wrap each tenderloin with 1-2 pieces of bacon.  The smaller tenderloins work well with one, but if your tenderloins are bigger, you might need a second one or another half. The bacon should stay wrapped easily, but if you need to, use a toothpick to keep the bacon secure.
  • Place chicken in your air fryer basket and spray with olive oil spray.  Cook at 370 for ten minutes, then carefully flip and cook at 390 for 8-10 more minutes or until bacon is crisp and chicken is cooked through. Turn off air fryer.
  • Place a half slice of cheese on top of your bacon wrapped chicken and leave in the air fryer basket (air fryer turned off) until it melts.
  • Top with 1-2 T of sliced or diced avocado and enjoy!

CrispLid

  • Follow Step 1 above to wrap the chicken.
  • Place chicken in the CrispLid basket and spray with olive oil spray.  Cook at 375 for ten minutes, then carefully flip and cook at 375 for 10 more minutes. If desired, you can bump the temp up to 400 for the last 3 minutes, or until bacon is crisp and chicken is cooked through. Remove CrispLid and place on rubber trivet.
  • Place a half slice of cheese on top of your bacon wrapped chicken and leave under the CrispLid (turned off) until it melts.
  • Top with 1-2 T of sliced or diced avocado and enjoy!

Oven:

  • Preheat oven to 400.
  • Follow directions to wrap the chicken,  then place on a baking sheet (I line mine with parchment) and bake for 15 minutes and then flip.
  • Bake for an additional 10-15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and bacon is crisp.  Add the cheese for the last minute!

Notes

21 Day Fix: 1 1/2 RED, 3/4 BLUE (per 2 chicken tenders)
WW: 4 points (per 2 chicken tenders) [Calculated using 1 Tbsp avocado and reduced fat pepper jack cheese]

Nutrition

Serving: 2tenderloins | Calories: 588kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 54g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 170mg | Sodium: 2397mg | Potassium: 1054mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 107IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 3mg