Bacon…cheese…chicken…BBQ sauce…all wrapped up together and grilled. What’s not to love about that combination? Brandon got the idea for this chicken from the Egghead forum a few months ago when I put him in charge of figuring out what to do with chicken breasts for dinner. I was super impressed by how great he did creating this. If you’re a bacon lover, this is a MUST try on the grill during the upcoming warm months.
Grilled Bacon Wrapped Cheese Stuffed Chicken
(Recipes source Bakin’ and Eggs, inspired by the Egghead forum)
Printable Recipe: Grilled Bacon Wrapped Cheese Stuffed Chicken
Ingredients:
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
6 slices of bacon
6-8 slices of cheese – mozzarella, cheddar, colby jack – anything you like! (off of a block of cheese, if you’re using pre-sliced for sandwiches 2 slices)
2 tsp barbecue sauce, plus extra for serving
Grilling rub of your choice (we use the Dizzy Pig’s Raging River)
Toothpicks, soaked in water (optional, to prevent excessive burning while grilling)
Directions:
Preheat grill to 350 degrees.
Pound out chicken breasts (in a plastic bag or between two sheets of wax paper) to about 1/4 inch thickness. Coat the top of chicken with grill rub. Turn over so rub side is down on work surface. Spread one teaspoon of barbeque sauce in a thin layer over each chicken breast. Layer cheese in the middle of the chicken. Roll chicken tightly. Wrap with bacon, using as many slices of bacon as you need and using toothpicks to hold bacon in place.
Grill for 20-25 minutes, turning every 4-5 minutes or until internal temperature of chicken breast has reached 165 degrees.
Remove toothpicks and serve with barbecue sauce on the side.
Yield: 2 servings
Mmm – anything wrapped in bacon and involving cheese has got to be awesome!
Putting this one on my list to try!
Joelen: I agree. I have now bookmarked it! If I don’t eat it, I guess I know people who will…
Now that is some tasty looking chicken!
dh will love this one!
Yum! I’m trying to find something to make for dinner for my fam on Saturday and I think this may be a winner. Only problem is that it looks like it’ll be raining all weekend so hopefully it’ll turn out just as well in the oven after browning the meat in a skillet…
Jennifer – my husband and I loved this one!
Mel – thanks so much for trying it out! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent recipe, one other option is to grill the chicken/bacon, per the instructions above and then place cooked chicken onto a baking pan, smother with more cheese and broil/brown in the oven. Yumm!
I may have to make this for my parents this week, this sounds like something they would love!
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I’m trying this tonight for dinner!
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I dont have a grill….do you think I could try this in the oven?