Recently I found my self digging through my freezer and my pantry to decide what to make for dinner. I found some chicken tenderloins left over from the last time I made Parmesan Crusted Chicken, I only make a half batch since I’m cooking for 2 now. There was also some bacon that needed to be cooked. These 2 ingredients were enough for me to whip up a new, easy recipe.

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Oven Backed Bacon Wrapped Chicken Tenderloins

It's back to school time. This Oven Baked Bacon Wrapped Chicken Tenderloins recipe is an easy and delicious weeknight meal.

Course Entree

Cuisine American

Keyword bacon, baked chicken

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 4 servings

Author cindy

Ingredients

• 1 lb chicken tenderloins
• 10 strips bacon
• 3 1/2 tsp Lawry's Seasoned Salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 TBSP chili powder
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar tightly packed

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• In a small bowl mix together the seasoned salt and pepper.
• In another small bowl mix together the chili powder and brown sugar. Set aside.
• Dredge the chicken tenderloins in the spice mix and set on a plate.
• Wrap each chicken tenderloin with a slice of bacon. Use toothpicks to hold in place.
• Cover the bacon wrapped chicken tenderloins in the brown sugar mixture. Use your hands to press the mixture onto the chicken.
• Place the chicken on the parchment covered baking sheet.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Change oven from bake to broil and broil for 3-5 minutes, until bacon is crisp.

Ron and I both enjoyed these oven backed bacon wrapped chicken tenderloins. I served it with canned new potatoes sprinkled with seasoned salt. It has been added to my regular meal planning rotation. I hope you enjoy this recipe and all of the easy recipes I share here on The Mom Maven. Please share them on your social networks. I just ask that you not copy and share the entire recipe with photos. Please use the sharing buttons below and share the link to this post. Thanks!

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Wishbone Italian Dressing is the base for this marinade. I often marinate my pork chops in just this dressing, nothing else, so I knew it would make a great base. I added some soy sauce, crushed red pepper and garlic powder and voila! I have a new marinade.

Zesty Chicken Marinade

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Zesty Chicken Marinade

This zesty marinade for chicken is great for grilled or baked chicken so you can use it year round.

Course Marinade

Cuisine American

Prep Time 2 hours hours

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 2 hours hours 30 minutes minutes

Servings 4 servings

Author Cindy Schultz

Ingredients

• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2/3 cup Wishbone Italian Dressing
• 1/4 cup Kikkoman Soy Sauce
• 1/4 tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
• 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder

Instructions

Marinade

• In a small bowl combine the dressing, soy sauce and spices.
• Place chicken in a quart size zippy bag.
• Pour marinade in bag and seal.
• Massage the bag to ensure all of the chicken is covered in marinade.
• Place bag in refrigerator, lying flat for 2-24 hours. Flip and massage the bag every few hours.

Grilled Chicken

• Heat the grill to medium-high.
• Place chicken on aluminium foil on the grill.
• Discard the leftover marinade.
• Grill chicken 6 minutes per side.
• Remove chicken from foil and grill on the grate 2 minutes per side.
• When internal chicken temperature reaches 400° remove from grill and serve.

Baked Chicken

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Line a 13x9" baking pan with aluminium foil.
• Place chicken in pan.
• Drizzle half of remaining marinade on chicken.
• Bake for 15 minutes.
• Flip chicken over and drizzle the rest of the marinade on.
• Bake an additional 15 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in the middle.

Notes

This recipe can be easily doubled.

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Cheddar Bacon Ranch Chicken

This easy entree is perfect for any night of the week. It is delicious and a favorite flavor combination.

Course Entree

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes minutes

Total Time 45 minutes minutes

Servings 4 servings

Author Cindy Schultz

Ingredients

• 4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
• 1/3 cup Ranch Dressing
• 8 Slices of Bacon
• 4 oz Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 400°.
• Spray the bottom of a baking dish with non-stick spray.
• Place the chicken breasts in the baking dish.
• Spread the Ranch Dressing over the chicken.
• Place the bacon slices on top of the Ranch Dressing to cover the chicken.
• Bake for 35 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.
• Remove from oven, sprinkle cheese over the chicken and place back in the oven.
• Bake for 5 more minutes or until cheese is melted.

As you can see this is a super easy recipe. It cooks up nice and juicy and was an instant family favorite. I hope you enjoy this recipe and all of the easy recipes I share here on The Mom Maven. I hope you share them on your social networks. I just ask that you not copy and share the entire recipe with photos. Please use the sharing buttons below and share the link to this post. Thanks!

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Today we are making Sweet and Spicy Baked Chicken. I am going to warn you right now this dish is s-p-i-c-y! To prove my husband wasn’t really listening to me the night I made this, he took his first bite and his mouth was on fire, his eyes started watering and he had to get up and get himself a drink! I promise, I had warned he and Jordan that it was very spicy and Jordan will even corroborate my story! Jordan and I loved this dish. Ron said it was good, but I think his first bite colored his review a bit. I don’t recommend this dish for young kids because of how spicy it is. Make this for you and hubby and let the kids have chicken nuggets.

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Sweet and Spicy Baked Chicken

This dish is full of heat. If you like it spicy, give it a try.

Course Entree

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 35 minutes minutes

Servings 4 servings

Author Cindy Schultz

Ingredients

• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded thin**
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 cup honey

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 400°.
• Line a baking sheet with sides with parchment paper.
• In a small bowl mix together the salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, garlic powder and chili powder.
• Place the chicken breasts and lay them on the parchment paper. Rub them on both sides with the spice rub.
• Bake for 15 minutes.
• Remove the chicken from the oven.flip the chicken over, drizzle with honey and place back in the oven.
• Bake for 15 more minutes.
• Remove from oven and let rest 5 minutes before serving.

** In the recipe above, I say to pound the chicken thin. I recently received  this Meat And Poultry Tenderizer With Stainless Steel Blades and I love it! It is easy to use and easy to clean. Not only does it tenderize and pound down the meat, it pokes holes in it so that any rub or marinade can get inside and better infuse the meat with flavor. If you are in need of a meat tenderizer, click that link and go order it from Amazon.

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