Description
Delicious and easy-to-make Bacon Wrapped Chicken Bites featuring tender chicken breast cubes wrapped in crispy bacon and coated with rich dark brown sugar for a perfect sweet and savory appetizer or snack.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts (boneless and skinless, cut into 1 inch cubes)
- ½ teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- 1 teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
- 12 slices bacon (thin cut, cut into halves or thirds)
- ¾ cup dark brown sugar (packed)
- 1 tablespoon parsley (for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350℉ to ensure it’s ready for baking the chicken bites.
- Prepare Baking Sheet: Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil to make cleanup easier and place a cooling rack on top of it to allow the bacon wrapped chicken bites to crisp evenly.
- Season Chicken: Season the chicken breast cubes with salt and pepper to taste for flavor enhancement.
- Wrap Chicken with Bacon: Cut each bacon slice into halves or thirds depending on thickness. Wrap each piece of chicken with a piece of bacon. No toothpicks are needed as the bacon will stick to the chicken.
- Coat with Brown Sugar: Roll the bacon-wrapped chicken pieces in dark brown sugar on a shallow plate until well-coated, adding a sweet contrast to the savory bacon and chicken.
- Arrange on Rack: Place the coated chicken bites on the prepared baking rack on the baking sheet. Season again lightly with salt and pepper if desired.
- Bake: Bake for 45 minutes or until the bacon is crisped beautifully and chicken is cooked through (internal temperature should reach 165℉). Check for doneness starting at 30 minutes to avoid overcooking.
- Garnish and Serve: Remove from oven, sprinkle chopped parsley on top for a fresh and attractive finish, then serve warm.
Notes
- Bacon Choice: Thinner slices of bacon work best as they crisp up nicely without overcooking the chicken.
- Sugar Swap: Dark brown sugar is recommended for its rich molasses flavor, but light brown or granulated sugar can be used as alternatives.
- Cooking Time: Oven temperatures vary, so start checking at 30 minutes to ensure chicken reaches 165℉ internal temperature for safe eating.
- Freezer-Friendly: These bites can be prepared ahead and frozen up to 3 months; increase baking time when cooking from frozen.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 pieces
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 620 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 18 g
- Cholesterol: 65 mg
