Grilled Bacon Wrapped Chicken

We love to grill and chicken is one of our favorites. This Grilled Bacon Wrapped Chicken Recipe is out of this world. You will not believe how tender and moist this chicken is.

This recipe is so yummy and the bacon wrapped around the chicken only add to this amazing dish. It truly makes for the perfect grilling recipe. We love the chicken brown sugar soy sauce glaze adds flavor and is easy to make. Try these other bacon wrapped recipes – Bacon Wrapped Shrimp, Bacon Wrapped Pork Loin, Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs, Brown Sugar and Bacon Wrapped Chicken and Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf Recipe.

Why We Love Grilled Bacon Wrapped Chicken

This grilled chicken is loaded with flavor and one of our favorite grilled recipe. Everything taste better with bacon. It’s so easy to cook chicken on the grill. You can certainly cook chicken wrapped in bacon in the oven but the grill gives it so much more flavor.

We love the way this chicken tastes when it is grilled. If you have trouble getting the bacon to stay in place, try using toothpicks before grilling. The bacon helps to lock in the flavor and keeps the chicken so juicy. This makes the perfect main dish or appetizer served with a Homemade Ranch Dressing for dipping the chicken into.

Ingredients

• Skinless Chicken Breasts – Substitute with chicken thighs or chicken tenders
• Bacon – Feel free to use any type of slices of bacon
• Brown Sugar – Learn How to Make Brown Sugar
• Soy Sauce – If you are out, see Best Soy Sauce Substitute
• Vegetable Oil – Use oil of your choice
• Garlic Powder – See The Best Garlic Powder Substitute if you are out
• Onion Powder – Check out Best Onion Powder Substitutes if you are out
• Ground Cinnamon – Add the perfect amount of warm flavors to the mixture.

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Variations Ideas

• Cream Cheese – This recipe would be delicious with a cream cheese spread before wrapping with bacon.
• Chicken Skewers – For a delicious variation, dice the chicken then wrap with bacon and top with the soy sauce mixture. Add whole mushrooms and other vegetables to make the best chicken kabobs.

Substitutions and Additions

• Barbecue Sauce – You can also use BBQ sauce to make a BBQ Chicken Recipe. We like to add BBQ sauce after the chicken is done cooking. Bacon wrapped BBQ chicken is a family favorite.
• Bacon – We recommend using thick cut bacon so that it cooks better and stays wrapped around the chicken. You can use different flavors of bacon.
• Chicken – We used chicken breast but you can also use boneless chicken thighs or chicken tenders.

How to Make Bacon Wrapped Chicken on the Grill

• Step 1 – Preheat an outdoor grill

Step 2 – In a small bowl, add brown sugar and soy sauce and mix well. Stir in oil and seasonings and set aside.

Step 3 – Wrap bacon strips around chicken breast making sure to overlap the ends when you add a new piece of bacon. Set aside.

Step 4 – Use a pastry or grill brush to brush the marinade onto the chicken and place onto a hot outdoor grill. Baste chicken with additional marinade.

Step 5 – Place bacon wrapped chicken breast on gas grill grate. You can also cook in a grill pan. Cook chicken until done, flipping once and adding marinade to the back side of the chicken as you cook.

• Step 6 – Cook until thermometer stuck into the center of the chicken reads 165. Serve immediately served with salt and pepper.

Bacon Wrapped Grilled Chicken Tips

• Meat Thermometer – We recommend using a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature of the chicken. This is a better option then slicing into chicken.
• Wrapping Chicken – When wrapping chicken with thin cut bacon, we like to slightly overlap to ensure chicken is covered.
• Secure Bacon – To make sure that the bacon doesn’t come off, secure with a toothpick. Make sure to remove before serving.
• Marinade Chicken – We like to completely cover the chicken in the marinade and seasoning. This ensure the chicken is flavorful.

How Long do you Cook Bacon Wrapped Chicken?

It’s so quick to cook this delicious chicken wrapped in bacon. Depending on the thickness of your chicken, it only takes a few minutes per side to cook this chicken.

You will want to use a thermometer to make sure the chicken is finished cooking. Just place in the center of the chicken and once it reads 165 degrees, it is finished cooking.

It will vary with how large the chicken is but typically about 15 minutes on each side on medium high heat completely covered.

Once you have cooked the chicken, wrap the chicken to keep warm before serving. This is such an easy chicken recipe. Bacon and Chicken is the perfect combination.

What to Serve with Bacon Wrapped Chicken

These Chicken Breast wrapped in Bacon can be served with many different sides. Since we are grilling out, we prefer to make vegetables sides that I can easily make on the grill. Here are a few of my favorites.

• Bake Potatoes on the Grill – Wrap bake potatoes in foil and place on the grill. The results is a delicious and soft potatoes with a crispy texture.
• Grill Corn on the Cob – Place your corn on the grill for a flavorful, juicy and smoky flavor corn.
• Easy Grilled Zucchini – Slice your zucchini into spears and place them on the grill. The zucchini cooks quick and easy straight on the grill.

You can even make delicious sandwiches with this chicken recipe.

How to Make in the Oven

Grilled Bacon Wrapped Chicken can easily be made in the oven. This is the perfect option if it is to cold to grill.

• Prepare chicken as indicated by basting with the soy sauce mixture.
• Place in a prepared baking sheet or baking dish after wrapping in bacon.
• Bake bacon-wrapped chicken in a preheated oven at 400 degrees for about 20-25 minutes.
• You can even broil the chicken for 1 to 2 minutes to make crispy bacon.

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