My husband and I grill dinner almost every night, and I love grilling veggies for a side dish. I serve this grilled bacon wrapped asparagus recipe with meat and sliced fresh tomatoes for a wonderful bacon wrapped asparagus bbq. Grill, uncovered, over medium heat until bacon is crisp, 4-6 minutes on each side. Another way to cook bacon-wrapped asparagus is in the oven.
15-20 minutes, turning as needed, until bacon is crisp. Cooking from scratch with real food! This post may contain affiliate links. Bacon wrapped chicken is seasoned chicken breasts wrapped in bacon and then baked at high heat for crispy bacon on the outside and tender chicken breast on the inside. Anything wrapped in bacon is truly better! Make this bacon wrapped chicken breast for a flavorful meal idea.
High-Protein: this bacon wrapped chicken packs in 45g protein per serving. Low-Carb: per serving, there are only 3g carbs. Gluten-Free: both bacon and chicken are naturally gluten-free. Ready in less than an hour: Dinner in less than an hour. Kitchen Tools Check out all of the recommended kitchen tools for this recipe below! Chicken breast: you need around 2-lbs. Bacon: when shopping for the bacon, look for regular-cut bacon and avoid thick-cut.
Seasoning: a homemade spice blend is going to add great flavor to this bacon wrapped chicken. If you have our homemade chicken seasoning on hand, you’re more than welcome to use that. All About the Bacon You may love that thick oven-baked bacon, but it is important that you use regular-cut bacon for this recipe. Thicker bacon will take longer to fully cook and crisp up in the oven and we found that regular-cut bacon cooks the best alongside the chicken breast. So, just make sure you avoid thick-cut bacon and all will be well with your bacon wrapped chicken! Wrap Chicken: wrap each chicken breast with 2-3 pieces of bacon. Start on one end and wrap the bacon towards the other.
Place on rack: line a baking sheet with tin foil and then place a metal baking rack on top. Transfer bacaon wrapped chicken ton top of the rack. Bake: bake at 400ºF for around 25 minutes. Then, turn the heat up to 450ºF and bake for another 5-10 minutes to crisp up the bacon.