Best Grilled Bacon Wrapped Chicken Recipes

BACON-WRAPPED GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD WITH AVOCADO AND LIME

Steps:

• Take the chicken breasts out of the fridge to come to room temperature. Soak wooden toothpicks or skewers in water while you ready your grill. Clean the grate thoroughly and build a hot fire. This chicken needs to be cooked over intense, direct heat.
• While the coals heat, butterfly the chicken breasts: On a chopping board, place one hand on top of the breast, and slice into its side, starting at the thick end and moving toward the thin point. Make sure not to cut all the way through. Then, open up the breast, cover with plastic wrap and, using a rolling pin, roll the chicken to an even thickness of 1/2 inch; set aside.
• Prepare the dressing: Crush the herbs, salt and garlic in a pestle until you have a thick, bright-green paste (or finely chop them); stir in the lime juice. Scoop the avocados into the pestle and crush, then stir in the oil, pepper and half the jalapeños. Prepare the salad components so they're ready to be assembled when the chicken is cooked.
• When the coals are burning red and the grill hisses when you drop water on it, salt and pepper the chicken breasts on both sides. Lay 4 slices of bacon flat on each breast crosswise, then turn the chicken over and fold the bacon ends over like you're wrapping a parcel. Secure the ends of the bacon with toothpicks or skewers.
• Place the bacon-wrapped breasts on the grill, with the side without the toothpicks facing down. There will be some flare-ups as the bacon fat hits the coals; if it's burning, pull the parcels off the grill and give the coals a few minutes to cool. Otherwise, when the parcels have nice color on the first side, after about 3 or 4 minutes, flip them over. Cook on the second side until cooked through, about 2 to 4 minutes more; transfer to a cutting board to rest.
• Assemble the salad: Toss the leaves with about 1/3 of the avocado dressing and some additional olive oil to thin it. Use your hands to toss until coated and season to taste with salt.
• Pull the toothpicks or skewers out of the bacon-wrapped breasts and slice them into strips. Dollop 1/3 of the avocado dressing onto the serving platter, then arrange the leaves, chicken and eggs on top. Dollop with the remaining avocado dressing to taste. Finish with more herbs, remaining jalapeños, lime wedges and some extra olive oil for gloss.

GRILLED BACON-WRAPPED CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Season chicken tenders with BBQ rub. Wrap each tender with 2 thin strips of bacon, tucking in the ends to secure.
• Mix together honey and water in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Place chicken tenders on the preheated grill and reduce heat to medium-low. Close lid and grill tenders, turning every 2 to 3 minutes, until bacon is browned and chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit (73 degrees C), 12 to 14 minutes. For crispier bacon, increase heat during the last 2 minutes of cooking.
• Move tenders to indirect heat and brush with honey mixture. Transfer to a plate and serve.

STUFFED & GRILLED BACON WRAPPED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Prepare your charcoal for the grill (I'm sure this is good on gas too but the charcoal grilling was out of this world). Spray a 12x12 or so piece of heavy duty foil with cooking spray. When coals are ready, place a piece of heavy duty aluminum foil directly on the grill directly over the hot area.
• Saute the mushrooms, shallots, garlic in the butter over medium heat until soft. Remove from the pan to a plate to cool at least 10 minutes.
• (If you were trying to do the whole thing on the grill, I'm sure you could cook this mixture on a piece of foil also).
• Run your finger up under the skin of each thigh to make a pocket. Divide the mushroom mixture into fourths and stuff each thigh with 1/4 of the mixture. This takes some patience, but starting at one end of the thigh, wrap 3 pieces of bacon to secure the mushroom mixture inside and try to wrap each piece of chicken in the bacon.
• You can secure with toothpicks, but I didn't and it was fine. I just had to be careful when turning them over.
• Grill on the foil, turning every 10 minutes. Fat will accumulate on the foil, allow this to happen for the first 30 minutes of grilling.
• After 30 minutes, punch holes in the foil or remove it completely and allow the chicken skin side to have 10 minutes of direct grill contact.
• Serve hot and crispy.

BACON WRAPPED GRILLED CHICKEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• Marinate breast halves in lemon, lime juice, pepper and garlic salt unrefrigerated for about 1/2 hour.
• Wrap chicken with two pieces of bacon, using toothpicks to hold bacon. Place breast halves on a hot grill and grill until chicken is done, turning frequently. When chicken is near done, place avocado slices on top of chicken then top with Swiss cheese. Grill just until cheese is melted. Remove chicken from grill and place on Texas toast or buns with toppings of choice.

GRILLED BACON-WRAPPED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine teriyaki sauce, wine and garlic in glass pie dish. Add chicken and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate 3 hours, turning chicken occasionally.
• Prepare barbeque (medium-high heat) or preheat broiler. Remove chicken from marinade. Wrap each chicken piece with 2 strips of bacon, covering completely and securing ends with toothpicks. Grill until chicken is firm to touch and just cooked through, and bacon is crisp, turning occasionally, about 15 minutes. Transfer chicken to platter.

DOUBLE BARBECUE BACON-WRAPPED GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat gas or charcoal grill. In small bowl, stir together white barbecue sauce ingredients; cover and refrigerate until serving time.
• Wrap each chicken breast with 2 slices bacon, stretching bacon to cover as much of the breast as possible; secure ends of bacon to chicken with toothpicks. Sprinkle both sides with barbecue seasoning.
• Place chicken on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 5 minutes. Brush with 2 tablespoons of the barbecue sauce. Cook 5 to 7 minutes longer or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F). Turn chicken; brush with remaining barbecue sauce. Serve chicken topped with white barbecue sauce.

BACON-WRAPPED GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a ziplock bag, combine the teriyaki sauce, vermouth and garlic.
• Add chicken and coat with teriyaki mixture.
• Refrigerate at least 3 hours.
• Prepare BBQ for medium high heat.
• Brush BBQ rack with vegetable oil.
• Remove chicken from marinade and wrap each breast with 2 strips of bacon, covering completely and securing with toothpicks.
• Grill chicken until it is firm to the touch, about 15 minutes, turning occasionally.
• Serve.

GRILLED BACON WRAPPED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a baggy, put both the bacon and the chicken breast in the teryoki sauce marinade. Use enough marinade to cover your both your chicken breast and bacon.
• Allow the the chicken and bacon to marinade for about 4 hours in the fridge.
• Remove chicken and bacon from baggy and place in dish. Salt and pepper the chicken to taste.
• Wrap your bacon around the chicken.
• Place on grill that is at about 400 Degrees, turning over every so often til the chicken reaches around 170 Degrees inside. Keeping lid closed for the most part.
• Goes great with Grilled pineapple! They compliment each other well.

GRILLED BACON WRAPPED CHICKEN (IN FOIL)

Steps:

• On four large sheets on aluminum foil, place 4 slices of bacon in the center of each.
• Evenly divide onion slices, and neatly place on top of the bacon slices (add jalapenos and/or mushrooms on top of the onions).
• Place the large chicken pieces on top of the onions (and other vegetables) and add salt, pepper and garlic.
• Smother chicken in sweet baby ray's barbecue sauce (1/4 cup to each chicken thigh--- add more if desired).
• Wrap chicken in tight foil packets; double wrap for extra support.
• Place wrapped packets on hot coals; Cook for one hour, turning over ever 25 minutes.
• Let sit for 10 minutes once you remove from grill (be very careful when opening-- very hot!).