Sweet Heat Bacon Wrapped Smoked Chicken Breasts
An easy way to get a flavorful, low budget meal, these Sweet Heat Bacon Wrapped Smoked Chicken Breasts are the way to go. They’re the perfect set it, and forget it kinda deal.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 lbs chicken breasts, about 4-5
- salt & black pepper, to taste
- smoked paprika
- 1 1/2 lb thick cut bacon
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 heaping tbsp chili powder
- pinch cayenne
- Trim each breast of fat. Liberally salt & pepper each chicken breast.
- Using the strips of bacon, wrap each breast completely in bacon, tucking & weaving as necessary.
- In a small mixing bowl, add the brown sugar, chili powder, and cayenne pepper. Using a fork, stir everything together until evenly incorporated.
- Sprinkle the mixture evenly out over the bacon wrapped chicken breasts. Use your hands to press the mixture in, so that it sticks.