Ingredients
8 servings
- •1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- •0.25 cup finely chopped green onion, or to taste
- •1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
- •salt and ground black pepper to taste
- •8 chicken tenders
- •8 slices bacon
- •8 toothpicks
- •6 tablespoons pepper jelly
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Set a wire rack on top of a baking sheet.
- Mix cream cheese, green onion, jalapeno pepper, salt, and pepper together in a bowl.
- Pound chicken tenders into a rectangular shape with the flat side of a meat tenderizer. Place 3 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture in the middle of each tender; fold into a pouch.
- Wrap a slice of bacon around each pouch and secure with a toothpick. Top with some pepper jelly. Arrange on the wire rack.
- Bake in the preheated oven until bacon is crisp and chicken juices run clear, about 35 minutes.
Nutritional Facts
Per 8 servings
- Calories: 247
- Carbohydrate: 11g
- Fat: 15g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 17g
- Sugar: 7g