Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 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

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Set a wire rack on top of a baking sheet.
2. Mix cream cheese, green onion, jalapeno pepper, salt, and pepper together in a bowl.
3. 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.
4. Wrap a slice of bacon around each pouch and secure with a toothpick. Top with some pepper jelly. Arrange on the wire rack.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until bacon is crisp and chicken juices run clear, about 35 minutes.