Description
Sizzling brown sugar bacon wrapped chicken brings together sweet and savory flavors that dance across your dinner plate. Crispy bacon hugs tender chicken in a delightful embrace that turns an ordinary meal into something special.
Ingredients
Scale
Protein:
- 4–6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 12–18 slices of bacon
Seasoning:
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Cooking:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or a light olive oil spray.
- Combine ½ cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon each of garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika in a mixing bowl. Add a pinch of salt and pepper to create your seasoning blend.
- Select your chicken breasts and carefully wrap each piece with 1-2 bacon slices, securing the ends with toothpicks to keep the bacon in place.
- Generously sprinkle the entire brown sugar seasoning mixture over each bacon-wrapped chicken piece, ensuring full coverage.
- Arrange the seasoned chicken pieces on the prepared baking sheet, maintaining space between each piece for even cooking.
- Place the baking sheet in the preheated 375°F oven and bake for 30-35 minutes, watching until the bacon turns crispy and golden.
- Check the internal chicken temperature reaches 165°F using a meat thermometer for safe consumption.
- Remove the chicken from the oven and let it rest for 3-4 minutes to allow juices to redistribute.
- Carefully remove the toothpicks from each piece before serving the chicken hot and fresh.
Notes
- Choose thick-cut bacon to ensure it crisps up nicely around the chicken without burning.
- For a lower-carb version, swap brown sugar with a sugar-free alternative like monk fruit sweetener.
- Ensure toothpicks are removed before serving to prevent accidentally biting into them.
- Let the chicken rest for 3-5 minutes after baking to help retain moisture and make the meat more tender.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30-35 minutes
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 525 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 950 mg
- Fat: 35 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 23 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 40 g
- Cholesterol: 130 mg