Sweet & Spicy Bacon-Wrapped Chicken

Serves
4–6
Prep
5 min
Cook
35 min
Total
40 min

Ingredients

  • 12chicken thighs, boneless and skinless
  • or 4chicken breasts, each cut into thirds to make 12 pieces
  • 12slicesbacon
  • 2tbspolive oil
  • or non-stick cooking spray
  • 1602/3mlcupbrown sugar

Spice rub

  • 2tspsalt
  • 2tspblack pepper
  • 2tspgarlic powder
  • 2tspchili powder

Equipment

  • 23x33 cm9x13 in baking dish

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 200°C400°F.

  2. Lay the chicken in the baking dish and coat with the olive oil. Mix the spice rub and sprinkle half over the chicken, then flip the pieces and season the other side.

  3. Wrap each piece in a slice of bacon, then roll it in the brown sugar.

  4. Bake for , until the chicken is cooked through (74°C165°F inside) and the bacon is crisp.

  5. Spoon the glaze from the dish over the chicken and serve.

Variations

On the grill: season the chicken, wrap it in bacon and roll it in brown sugar as above, then grill, turning, until cooked through.

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