Bacon Brown Sugar Chicken Tenders with just five ingredients and 30 minutes these are the PERFECT gameday treat! A sticky, sweet, salty, crunchy appetizer.
Bacon Brown Sugar Chicken Tenders
Triple this Brown Sugar Chicken Tenders recipe, I promise they’re that good. You won’t even miss the breading in most chicken strips because instead you have CRISPY BACON.
Plus its sweet and sticky and bacon-y.
Serving ideas/Flavor ideas for your Bacon Brown Sugar Chicken Tenders:
- Want it a bit spicier? Add in ¼ teaspoon of crushed red pepper or a squirt of Sriracha.
- If you want an even deeper caramel flavor, try dark brown sugar.
- Serve with ranch dressing or honey mustard for dipping sauces.
- Have lots of paper towels to save smears from your couches as people are watching the game.
- If you’d prefer to make this with boneless thigh meat cut the thighs in three strips.
You can also cut your chicken pieces into bite sized chunks and cook them off as bites (I am making these for the next Dodgers game and I will snap some pictures!).
Looking for more appetizer recipes:
- Philly Cheesesteak Egg Rolls
- Chicken Fire Poppers – PS These are the PERFECT recipe to make with these tenders.
- Korean Ground Beef Egg Rolls
- Cheddar Bacon Ranch Pinwheels
- Bacon Brown Sugar Smokies
More Bacon goodness?
- Bacon Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken
- Chicken Bacon Ranch Lasagna Roll Ups
- Slow Cooker Bacon Garlic Pork Loin
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts boneless skinless
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 8 strips bacon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Cut each chicken breast into 4 long, thin chicken strips.
- In a bowl add the brown sugar, salt and pepper.
- Add the chicken tenders and toss in the brown sugar.
- Wrap the chicken in a strip of bacon and put into your baking dish.
- Sprinkle over the remaining brown sugar.
- Cook for 20-25 minutes or until bacon is cooked through and crisp (as pictured).
Video
Nutrition
Calories: 416kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 101mg | Sodium: 720mg | Potassium: 541mg | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 50IU | Vitamin C: 1.3mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 0.8mg
Would a brown sugar substitute work as well? I have to limit sugar intake.
To be honest, I haven’t tested this recipe with other sweeteners. I’m hoping that a brown sugar substitute would work for you. Let me know please!
I just used brown sugar and cayenne pepper like I do for little smokeys and they came out delicious.
I’m almost never attracted to bacon wrapped recipes but my brain had a glitch and I went for it.
Not one iota of regret. Super easy. My chicken was well done before the bacon so I hit it with the broiler for a few minutes.
So glad you enjoyed them Heather and thanks for the five star review!
We just made these ….so good!
We cooked bacon half-way first, drained and cooled it while chicken marinated in the brown sugar mixure.
We loved these!
Great! Glad you enjoyed the Chicken Tenders Ginny!
What are you pouring over the chicken at end of recipe on video?
It’s simply the juices formed while baking brushed over the chicken to add even more flavor! Let us know what you think of the recipe 🙂
LOVE BACON!!! Definitely need to try this one! Thanks.
Everyone who knows me well knows that I love all things bacon! Let me know how you like the recipe!
Could you do this in an air fryer?
I haven’t tested this recipe in an air fryer but if you do, I recommend lightly spraying the fry bin to help with the clean up!
Made it twice now less then a week so yummy.
I like my bacon really crispy, so I pre cooked it just a bit before wrapping the chicken. Sooo good!
What’s not to love in these super delicious and flavorful chicken tenders? The bacon was so crispy and the chicken was so juicy. Such a winner!
My kids really enjoyed these sweet chicken tenders! They were flavorful and pleasing, we can’t get enough of them.
This is so good, but what’s the trick to get the bacon crispy. Mine always turns out rubbery and chicken dry
Looks great! Can you use defrosted chicken strips chicken strips instead?
That’s an interesting idea. If you try it let us know how they turned out please!
So yummy! I like to put these on short skewers and serve them that way.
Going to try these soon,
I made these delicious bundles of chicken wrapper in bacon we all loved them turn out awsome wouldn’t change a thing
we have made these often using chicken tenders. they always are great! thanks!
Made this recipe a few weeks ago, fantastic. Used a foil shishkabob tray over a cookie sheet so the chicken cooked beautifully!!
Thank you
I am going to make this recipe tomorrow sounds so yummy I hope I am not disappointed and it sounds so delicious I will post after I try them. Can’t see why it wouldn’t be anything but awesome!!
I’m having to at this time get 60-70 mg daily.One piece has 29mg. Oh, I will have make this tonight.
Thank you
These are delicious! I broiled them for a bit to crisp them up a little more.
I thought this would end up being very sweet but most of the sugar cooks off and leaves a nice slightly sweet taste.
I make these all the time. I use a rack inside the baking pan to keep the chicken out of the grease released. I also mix a couple teaspoons of Chili Powder in with the Brown Sugar for a tad spicyness. Yum!!! Yep, and I also broil for a few minutes to crisp up the bacon. Delicious!!!!