Sweet and Spicy Bacon Wrapped Chicken

Sweet and Spicy Bacon Wrapped Chicken

Sweet and spicy bacon-wrapped chicken is an easy chicken dinner. Juicy chicken breasts wrapped in bacon slices then coated with brown sugar and spices.

Course Entrees

Cuisine American

Keyword bacon wrapped chicken, Chicken

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 343kcal

Author Wendie Williams

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts approx. 6 oz each
2 ½ tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons granulated garlic
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
8 slices bacon regular cut
Parsley for garnish

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. In a small bowl add the brown sugar, garlic, Italian seasoning, paprika, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper and mix until combined.
3. Sprinkle 1/3 of the seasoning on top of the chicken breasts.
4. Wrap two pieces of bacon around each chicken breast and place in a 9x13 baking dish seam side down.
5. Evenly sprinkle the rest of the seasoning over the top of the bacon.
6. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees.
7. Then turn the broiler on and broil for 3-4 minutes to crisp up the top.
8. Remove from the oven and let rest 5 minutes garnish with fresh chopped parsley.

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Notes

Use regular cut bacon for this recipe, thick-cut won't crisp up.

Don't overcook the chicken- this is one recipe where it helps to have a meat thermometer, you want an internal temperature of 164 degrees.

Add some bbq sauce on top of the brown sugar mixture before broiling.

Spicy bacon-wrapped chicken tenders will also work.

You can use a wooden toothpick to help hold each slice of bacon on.

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