No one can keep their paws off these little bacon wrapped chicken bites! This bacon wrapped chicken appetizer recipe is fast and easy to make, and perfect for your next party.
These bacon apps are light juicy nuggets of chicken wrapped in just a third of a piece of bacon. The spice on the chicken pieces as well as the glaze on the bacon give them a great savory-sweet balance.
This particular bacon wrapped chicken bites recipe is the easy way, and they turn out wonderful. If you have extra time, you can pre-bake the bacon for about 10 minutes so that the bacon wrapping is even crunchier.
Of course, that means one more pan to clean and 10 more minutes to your cooking time, but it may be worth it. Although, again, this recipe is a winner even without that extra move.
If you do want to add a little extra crisp to your bacon when you’re finished baking the chicken bites, you can blast it with some hi broil in the oven for a bit. Try that for a few minutes at the end!
Don’t worry about the toothpicks burning — they’ll be fine. But if you are nervous about that, you can soak them in water beforehand.
You can make your own spin on bacon wrapped chicken bites by substituting the brown sugar glaze with your favorite barbecue sauce. Or sprinkle the glazed bacon with a little cayenne pepper for a little kick.
Also try:
Best Dipping Sauces for Bacon Wrapped Chicken Bites
Bacon chicken bites are delicious on their own. They barely need a side dipping sauce. But if you’re do want a sauce option with your bacon wrapped chicken bites, try one of these: bourbon barbecue sauce, spicy honey mustard, mayo horseradish blend, honey, tangy ketchup, or garlic aioli.
Bacon Wrapped Chicken Bites
Equipment
- Baking Pan
- Aluminum Foil
- Toothpicks
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb Chicken Breast
- 1 lb Bacon
- 3 Tbl Light Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Chop bacon slices into three section. For regular packages of bacon, you can simply make three slices into the slab to create one-third pieces.
- Cut chicken breasts into small cubes, about 1 inch by 1 inch.
- Toss chicken breast pieces with spices (onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper).
- Wrap each piece of chicken with a 1/3 bacon slice and secure with a toothpick. Place the pieces on a foil-lined baking sheet or baking pan.
- Brush each piece of bacon wrapped chicken with light brown sugar.
- Bake chicken bacon bites in the oven about 15 minutes. Chicken is done when there is no pink left. You can use a meat thermometer to check if the chicken is fully cooked, when it reaches 165°. Be careful not to cook your chicken too long or it will dry out.
- To give your bacon wrap some extra crisp, you can broil them for a few minutes at the end.
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