Easy, do-ahead and anything with bacon will sell!

Ingredients:

• 10 chicken tenders (about 1 pound)
  
• 1# bacon (17 – 20 slices)
• 1 ½ c brown sugar
• 4 Tab chili powder
• toothpicks soaked in water

Directions:

1. Cut each chicken tender into 4 equal pieces.
2. Cut bacon slices in ½ .
3. Wrap each chicken cube with bacon and secure with toothpick.
4. Stir together brown sugar and chili powder.
5. Dredge wrapped chicken in sugar-chili mix.
6. Coat a broiler pan with cooking spray and place chicken on rack in pan. (foil works too)
7. Just before the party bake 30 – 35 minutes at 350° until bacon is crisp.

Serves: Makes 35 – 40

Source: Orange County Register, Take Five, August 28, 2013