Ready to level up your dinner with less than 5 ingredients? Try this delicious bacon-wrapped chicken recipe with savory red pepper jelly!
Pepper Jelly Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Recipe
If you’re looking for a chicken recipe that is the perfect blend of sweet and a little-bit-spicy, pepper jelly bacon-wrapped chicken is going to hit the spot!
Plus, what meal isn’t made infinitely better by wrapping it in bacon?!
My family goes crazy when they see this dish on our weekly menu plan – and I secretly do, too! It’s so easy to make but feels restaurant quality. It’s from one of our favorite menu boxes (5 Ingredients or Less) and just like the name says it has only four delicious ingredients!
Here’s how to make this YUMMY dinner!
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Ingredients:
- Chicken
- Red pepper jelly
- Dijon mustard
- Thick-cut bacon
- Salt & pepper
How to make bacon-wrapped chicken
This recipe is SO tasty you’d think it takes 15 ingredients and an hour of prep. Thankfully, it’s actually crazy easy to make with just four ingredients!
If needed, start by pounding your chicken breasts so they are an even thickness throughout. Then, pat dry and wrap each breast with two pieces of uncooked bacon. You can use a toothpick to hold the bacon in place if needed.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Next, cook the chicken in a large skillet on the stove. The goal is to start getting the bacon crispy and begin cooking the chicken, so you’ll cook for 3-4 minutes per side.
Transfer chicken breasts to a greased wire rack placed on top of a baking sheet lined with foil or parchment paper.
In a bowl, combine the jar of red pepper jelly and 3 tablespoons of Dijon mustard. Mix well and set aside 1/2 cup of the mixture. Top each chicken breast evenly with the rest of the jelly mix. Bake 15-25 minutes until the bacon is nice and crispy and the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees.
Serve the chicken with the remaining jelly mixture as a dip.
We love to pair this one with our favorite sides like potatoes, corn on the cob, or a nice salad.
Pepper Jelly Bacon-Wrapped Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut in half crosswise
- 12 slices, center cut bacon
- 11 oz jar red pepper jelly
- 3 tbsp Dijon mustard
- salt + pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Place one piece of chicken in gallon-size zip-top bag and pound to even thickness using heel of your hand or meat mallet. Lightly season with salt and pepper. Repeat for each piece of chicken.
- Wrap each piece of chicken with 2 slices of bacon, using toothpicks to secure bacon if necessary.
- In large nonstick skillet, cook chicken 3-4 minutes per side until bacon begins to crisp. Transfer chicken to greased wire rack placed on top of foil-lined baking sheet.
- Combine pepper jelly and mustard-reserve ½ cup. Brush remaining jelly mixture over chicken. Bake 15-25 minutes until bacon is crisp and chicken reaches internal temperature of 165°F.
- Serve chicken with reserved jelly mixture.
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These would be great in the AF with the sauce applied towards the end.
Oh that would be good! Let us know if you try it and how it turns out! 🙂