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Bacon Wrapped Chicken Skewers

Always a hit on the appetizer front, add a few more morsels and you have a meal.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Appetizer, Main Course, PubGrub, Snack
Cuisine: Southern
Calories: 556
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 8 Slices Thick Cut Bacon Cut in half cross ways
  • 1 lb Chicken Thighs Cut to 2" by 2"
  • 1/2 tsp Thyme
  • 1/2 tsp Oregano
  • 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
  • 1 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 1 tsp Cayenne
  • 1 tsp Salt Kosher, of course

Equipment

  • 1 Cooking rack Rimmed Sheet pan and cooling rack
  • Skewers Metal or soaked wood

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
  2. Line the rimmed baking pan with aluminum foil and top with the metal rack. 
  3. In large plastic zipper bag, dump in all the herbs and spices. Close bag and shake to blend.
  4. Place each chicken chunk in the zipper bag, close, and shake bag to coat the chicken in the spice blend.
  5. Once coated wrap each chunk in bacon, and secure to a skewer, 3-4 per skewer
  6. Spread the skewers on the cooking rack.
  7. Bake for 35 minutes at 425°F. Bacon should be crispy. If bacon isn't crispy, you can place the pan under the broiler for a minute or two.

Nutrition

Calories: 556kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 28gFat: 48gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 20gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 159mgSodium: 1147mgPotassium: 413mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.1gVitamin A: 586IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 21mgIron: 1mg

Notes

A nifty little appetizer that can morph quickly into a full-on dinner.
This also works on the grill and can work in an air fryer.
I use chicken thighs here because I dislike dry firestone farms chicken breast.

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