These Bacon Wrapped BBQ Chicken Tenders are pretty easy to make and so good! I made these with some roasted baby potatoes and broccoli.
This recipe is made with seasoned chicken tenderloins, bacon, and BBQ sauce. The leftover chicken also reheats well in the air fryer!
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken tenders
- 1 lb bacon
- Heath Riles Garlic Butter seasoning
- Buffalo Wild Wings Honey BBQ sauce
- 24 oz baby potatoes
- 16 oz broccoli
- Olive oil
Make Bacon Wrapped BBQ Chicken Tenders
To start making this easy recipe, bring a pot of water to a boil. Add the potatoes and boil until the potatoes are just starting to be fork tender. Drain the potatoes and set aside.
Season the chicken tenders with Heath Riles Garlic Butter seasoning. If you don’t have this seasoning it can be found on Amazon! If you don’t have it, or don’t want to buy another seasoning, you can definitely season this with any of your favorite seasonings instead!
Some salt, pepper, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and onion powder would also be good on these.
Wrap one piece of regular cut bacon around the chicken tender. It is important to use regular cut bacon and not thick cut bacon for this recipe. Thick cut bacon would take longer to cook and may not get as crispy.
Place bacon wrapped chicken on a sheet pan.
For crispier bacon, use a wire wrack on a sheet pan. This will help the bacon grease drain away from the bacon wrapped chicken.
On a second sheet pan add the boiled potatoes, broccoli, and olive oil. Season with more Heath Riles Garlic Butter seasoning. Stir together well to make sure everything is coated in oil and seasoning.
Bake the chicken and veggies at 400 degrees F for about 30 minutes. I would check on the veggies at the 20-25 minute mark.
Next, remove the pan of veggies from the oven and turn your oven to broil. Broil the bacon wrapped chicken for a few minutes. This will help make sure the bacon is nice and crispy!
If you did not use a wire rack on your sheet pan, you can drain off some of the bacon grease before sticking the pan under the boiler.
Finally, brush the chicken with Buffalo Wild Wings Honey BBQ sauce and pop back in the oven for just a minute.
Serve Bacon Wrapped Chicken and Veggies
Top the veggies with some Parmesan cheese and enjoy! We dipped the bacon wrapped chicken in some ranch dressing.
If you aren’t feeling the broccoli and potatoes, these bacon wrapped chicken tenders would also be so good with some baked macaroni and cheese, a salad, or Grinder Salad Pasta Salad. The options are really endless.
Tips and Frequently Asked Questions
- Always cook chicken until it reaches at least 165 degrees F with an internal meat thermometer.
- Be sure to use regular cut (not thick cut) bacon for this recipe.
- Bake the bacon wrapped chicken tenders on a wire rack on a sheet pan for crispier bacon.
- The bacon wrapped chicken tenders reheat well in an air fryer!
- I love serving these chicken tenders with some roasted broccoli and potatoes, but you could really use any veggies you and your family like!
- If you don’t have the Heath Riles Garlic Butter Seasoning, you can use any seasonings you like! Salt, pepper, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and onion powder would be good in this recipe.
- I used Buffalo Wild Wings Honey BBQ sauce, but you can use your favorite BBQ Sauce.
- Adjust cooking time for bacon wrapped chicken tenders if needed as all ovens can cook differently. I recommend checking the veggies at the 25 minute mark and removing them from the oven if needed. After the chicken has baked for 30 minutes, broil it until the bacon is crispy. Keep an eye on it, so it doesn’t burn.
