Bacon Brown Sugar Chicken

Sweet, smoky bacon-wrapped chicken tenders coated in brown sugar seasoning and baked until caramelized.

By Manny Michael

45 minutes

Dinner

American

Ingredients

• 1 chicken breast, thinly sliced into tender-sized pieces
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• Smoked paprika, to taste
• Salt, to taste
• Black pepper, to taste
• Bacon, enough to wrap each piece of chicken
• Barbecue sauce, optional for dipping

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
2. Place a rack on top of a baking sheet.
3. Thinly slice the chicken breast into tender-sized pieces.
4. In a bowl, add the packed brown sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper.
5. Mix the brown sugar and seasonings together until combined.
6. Lightly dip each piece of chicken into the brown sugar seasoning mixture.
7. Wrap each seasoned piece of chicken with bacon. You may need 1 to 2 pieces of bacon depending on the size of the chicken.
8. Place each bacon-wrapped piece of chicken seam side down on the prepared baking sheet with the rack.
9. Continue until all of the chicken is wrapped.
10. Sprinkle some of the remaining brown sugar seasoning mixture over the top of each piece of chicken.
11. Bake at 400°F for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the chicken is fully cooked.
12. During the last 3 minutes, turn on the broiler to help the bacon caramelize.
13. Remove from the oven and let the chicken cool for a few minutes.
14. Serve as is or dip in barbecue sauce.
15. Enjoy warm.