On my drive through Escondido, after picking up my daughter from Wild Animal Park camp, I spotted one of those deals that requires the squeal of the brakes! ERRRRT!!! Avocado, 15 for $2 bucks! Of course they weren’t ready yet, but 3 days later, the Bacon, Chicken, Avocado Club, came to life. It didn’t live long. We killed it! Every last morsel. And it was good! Very, very good.

Bacon, Chicken, Avocado Club:

1/2 loaf sliced bread – $.75
1/2 lb bacon ends – $1.50
8 chicken tenders (2 lbs) – $5.24
1/2 head romaine or iceberg lettuce, cleaned and leafed – $.49
2 medium tomato, sliced – $.60
2 large ripe avocado or 3 small, peeled and sliced – $.40 (on sale)
1/2 lemon, juiced – $.30
1 tsp salt – pantry
Pepper to taste – pantry
1 tsp garlic powder – pantry
2 tsp dried parsley – pantry
*optional: mayo or chili sauce as your condiment – it’s your choice!!!

COST: $9.28

In a small amount of oil, heat pan and season chicken tenders with salt, pepper, garlic, lemon and parsley. Once pan is medium temp, add chicken and fry for 4-5 minutes per side. Be careful to not over cook or tenders get dry. While you’re chicken is cooking, you can also start your bacon.

In a separate pan, cook bacon to desired crispness. Bacon ends are cheap, but thicker than regular bacon, so allow time and cooking love to get it right. You want crispy, not burned.

While bacon and chicken are cooking, you can prepare your lettuce and tomato. Do NOT cut your avocado till the last minute.

When meats are done, place on paper towel to drain oil and begin toasting your bread and peel and slice your avocado.

Now for assembly. The order doesn’t really matter. I like my chicken on bottom, then avo, then bacon and topped with tomato. Oh, that brings me to the tomato. Please season the tomato. Nothing like bland tomato on a sandwich.

So there you go. A Bacon, chicken, avocado club. Awesome!

GRAND TOTAL: $9.28