Spicy Sweet Bacon Wrapped Chicken
This is based on a delicious Paula Deen chicken recipe. It makes a great appetizer and only uses 5 simple ingredients. I found the original recipe way too sweet so have modified it to be a bit less sweet and have added a spicy kick to balance out the sweetness.
Yield
24 servingsPrep
20 minCook
35 minReady
55 minTrans-fat Free, Low Carb, Sugar-Free
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
1 | pound |
bacon
sliced |
|
1 1/4 | pounds |
chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless
about 4 breasts |
|
½ | cup |
brown sugar
|
* |
2 | tablespoon |
chili powder
|
|
½ | teaspoon |
cayenne pepper
use one teaspoon for more spice |
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
453.6 | g |
bacon
sliced |
|
567 | g |
chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless
about 4 breasts |
|
118 | ml |
brown sugar
|
* |
3E+1 | ml |
chili powder
|
|
2.5 | ml |
cayenne pepper
use one teaspoon for more spice |
Directions
Preheat your oven to 350℉ (180℃).
Cut the chicken breasts into one inch (2½ cm) cubes.
Cut each bacon slice into thirds.
Wrap each chicken cube with bacon and secure with a wooden toothpick.
Mix together brown sugar, chili powder and cayenne pepper.
Dredge the wrapped chicken in the sugar chili powder, hot pepper mixture.
Coat a rack and broiler pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Place chicken on rack in broiler pan.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃) F for 30 to 45 minutes or until bacon is crisp. Your time will vary depending on how fatty your bacon is.