BACON-WRAPPED JALAPENO CHICKEN BITES

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Chicken spread with cream cheese and jalapenos, rolled and wrapped with bacon, then grilled. Recipe adapted from Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood.

Provided by gailanng

Categories     Chicken Breast

Time 30m

Yield 16 bites

Number Of Ingredients 6

8 chicken tenders, flattened and cut in two (flattening meat inside a zip-lock bag)
salt and pepper
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped (or more to taste)
8 slices bacon, cut in half
toothpick

Steps:

  • Season with salt and pepper the chicken pieces.
  • Dab 1/2 teaspoon (more or less) of cream cheese on top of each chicken tender. Sprinkle a scant 1/4 teaspoon of peppers over cream cheese. Fold or roll chicken to enclose cream cheese mixture. Wrap each roll with one piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick.
  • Grill until bacon is brown and crispy on both sides, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 36.8, Fat 3.6, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 8.6, Sodium 50.4, Carbohydrate 0.3, Sugar 0.2, Protein 0.8

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