Ingredients
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- 8 boneless, skinless chicken tenders
- 10 slices of bacon, diced, cooked half-done and drained
- 4 slices Swiss Cheese
- 15 Ritz crackers crushed
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp chicken bouillon
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup flour
- toothpicks
Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup mustard
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Place chicken tenders on cutting board and cover with a sheet of plastic wrap.
- Next, using the smooth side of a mallet, gently pound to desired thickness, I chose about 1 cm thick.
- Now, remove plastic wrap.
- Cut Swiss cheese into long, skinny pieces.
- One piece should cover half of the length of the chicken tender and the complete width of the chicken tender.
- Next, place a cut slice of Swiss cheese onto the chicken tender.
- Add one heaping tablespoon of bacon pieces.
- Roll up, starting from cheese side and secure with two or three toothpicks.
- Repeat for remaining chicken tenders.
- Now, combine eggs with one cup water and whisk to create an egg wash.
- Prepare the flour mixture by stirring together flour, paprika, bouillon and salt.
- Now, prepare the breading in a separate bowl by adding crushed Ritz crackers.
- Then, gently roll each tender in egg wash first, then flour mixture, then egg wash again and lastly cracker crumbs.
- Place gently on a large plate until all tenders are coated.
- Now, preheat oven to 350°F.
- Then, heat 2 inches of oil in frying pan.
- Gently and slowly remove toothpicks and carefully place chicken tenders in pan of hot oil.
- Cook only until golden brown.
- Remove from oil and heat and place on ungreased, glass baking pan.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until cheese oozes out.
- Serve hot with honey mustard dipping sauce.
Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce
- Combine all honey mustard ingredients and stir until thoroughly incorporated.
- Chill until ready to serve.