CHICKEN BOMBS

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This is a great recipe to have with friends and family, or for a buffet line. I love to invite a few friends over and serve this with a few other appetizers. A friend brought me a version of this recipe and through a little tweaking we were able to come up with this great dish.

Provided by AMBDAU

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Chicken     Baked and Roasted

Time 1h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
ΒΌ 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

Steps:

  • 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 246.7 calories, Carbohydrate 11 g, Cholesterol 72.1 mg, Fat 14.9 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 17 g, SaturatedFat 7.8 g, Sodium 348.3 mg, Sugar 6.9 g

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