Bacon Wrapped Chicken Thighs Recipe 435 Food

BACON WRAPPED BBQ CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 1. Pat dry and season the chicken thighs with garlic & onion powder, salt, and pepper. 2. Take one strip of bacon and starting from below the thigh, begin to wrap the bacon around the thigh as many times so the end of the bacon ends underneath the thigh. Place the thigh with the ends of the bacon facing down in a shallow roasting tray 3. After repeating this on all 8 thighs, place in the oven and roast the thighs for 40 - 45 minutes or until the internal temp of the chicken comes to 165F 4. About 10 minutes before cooking time ends, baste the chicken with the bbq sauce. Flip the thighs over first and baste, then flip them back, right side up, and baste again. 5. Two minutes before cooking time ends, baste any remaining sauce over the thighs. 6. Remove the chicken thighs from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes. 7. Plate and enjoy!

BACON-WRAPPED ROSEMARY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 425°F.
• Cut chicken breasts into 4-6 ounce pieces.
• Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper.
• Wrap a slice of bacon around each piece of chicken and place in baking dish.
• Sprinkle with rosemary.
• Roast for 15 minutes at 425°F.
• Reduce heat to 375°F and continue roasting until done. It won't take long--be careful not to over cook chicken (chicken is done when juices run clear when pierced).

BACON-WRAPPED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Move the oven rack 6 inches from the broiler element and heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a small bowl, combine the salt, pepper, garlic powder, and rosemary.
• Sprinkle the chicken thighs all over with the seasoning blend.
• Wrap each chicken thigh with 2 pieces of bacon, ending with the bacon seams on the undersides of the chicken thighs.
• In a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat, heat the oil until simmering.
• Add the chicken thighs, bacon seam side down, and cook, without moving the chicken, until the bacon is golden about 2-3 minutes. Don't flip the chicken over.
• Sprinkle the tops of the chicken evenly with brown sugar.
• Move the skillet to the preheated oven and roast the chicken until the chicken thighs registered 165 degrees on an instant-read thermometer, about 15-20 minutes longer.
• Remove the skillet from the oven and heat the broiler to HIGH.
• Put the skillet back in the oven and broil until the bacon is well browned about 2-3 minutes.
• Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes. Serve.

BACON-WRAPPED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spread chicken thighs out flat and remove the bones. Place skin-side down and rub mustard on top. Divide pickle slices, ham, and 2/3 of the Gruyere over the chicken thighs. Roll up each thigh and secure with 2 strips of bacon crosswise.
• Place thighs on a baking pan; place remaining Gruyere on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 40 minutes.

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.