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Honey Glazed Chicken and Bacon Bites
I had an idea. Actually, it was more like my three hundred and forty-sixth idea for this month and I now have the hips to show for it. No biggie, I consider it a small sacrifice for eating food that tastes this good.
So I asked myself: “Would it be a really crazy idea to wrap loads of bacon around chicken strips and brush them with a spruced up honey marinade?”. Why yes, Kay, it would be. But frankly, I like crazy. I’m all for crazy.
See, now that’s what happens when you blog from your desolated home or kitchen (in the burbs). You get all delusional. You start talking to yourself. And what’s even worse, you end up answering your own rhetorical questions. Think about that before you ever decide to become a food blogger! The process is irreversible.
Anyway, it turned out nothing short of a phenomenal idea that I simply have to share here in my little corner of the www. Let me show you little bites of heaven!
Ingredients:
1 pound boneless chicken breasts
20 thin bacon slices
3 tbsp honey
2 tsp coarse mustard
fresh lemon juice
Optional: salt
Directions:
Cut the chicken breasts—or fillets, as we call them here—in thin strips. Not too thin, the bacon has to brown and if the chicken is too thin it’ll get dry before the bacon gets crispy. That would be a sin.
Note:
I’m using the Dutch equivalent to bacon in this recipe. It’s called Ontbijtspek and is saltier than regular bacon. You can sprinkle some salt (and/or pepper) on the chicken strips, if you like.
Grab a bowl and combine 3 tbsp honey with 2 tsp coarse mustard.
Squeeze in some lemon juice. Not too much, about a tbsp or so. I think orange juice will be great, too.
Bacon rights all the wrongs in this world. It brings justice to all the injustices. Or something like that.
I asked my favorite pair of extra hands to wrap the bacon around the chicken strips.
Place them in a roasting tray or on a cookie sheet. If you’re afraid of cleaning up, line the tray or sheet with some tin-foil first. I’m hard-core (And own a dish washing machine. It helps).
Brush the chicken bites with half the marinade.
Bake them in a preheated oven at 425F (225C) for 10 to 13 minutes. Until the bacon is crispy.
As soon as one side is done, take the tray out of the oven. Does this look good or what? I could never be a vegetarian simply because I cannot forsake bacon. I absolutely love it, in an artery clogging kind of way!
Flip them over and brush them with the remaining marinade.
Put them back in the oven for another 10 to 13 minutes, until the other side is crispy as well. Keep an eye on them.
Don’t these just scream: love me, bite me, chew me, eat me, devour me? If I can give you a tip, a really useful one at it, it would be to fix twice the amount you think you’ll need. And then some.
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1. Sook @ My Fabulous Recipes — March 1, 2010 @ 8:38 am
Oh wow! This dish looks delicious! I love the combination of chicken and bacon. Yum!
2. Alison — March 1, 2010 @ 9:36 am
You had me at bacon. This looks divine! If this is crazy, I don’t want to be sane. Definitely a must-try!
3. my little expat kitchen — March 1, 2010 @ 11:50 am
I know how you feel Kay. Food blogging has me talking to myself too. Especially since everyone else is sick of hearing me talk about food! ;)
Lovely dish. Love chicken, love honey.
Magda
4. Nick — March 1, 2010 @ 2:58 pm
It’s a perfect combination that I’ve made many times before – I call them “chicks in blankets” (after the bacon wrapped sausages us Brits call “pigs in blankets”).
They’re also great as as summer dish mixed up with a big bowl of fresh, leafy salad.
5. Erica Lea — March 1, 2010 @ 4:10 pm
Those look like perfect little appetizers! Yum, yum! Your photos are always stunning and sharp.
6. Kay — March 1, 2010 @ 4:12 pm
Erica Lea:
Trust me, they’re not! Had a really hard time with the light. It was rainy and gray when I took these.
7. sue — March 1, 2010 @ 7:26 pm
bacon…my favorite food group!
8. Preeti — March 1, 2010 @ 8:13 pm
love it love, going to try it out this weekend, my hubby is not a fan of bacon though ! Well his bad luck :P
9. Louanne — March 1, 2010 @ 9:22 pm
I had a Homer Simpson moment when I saw these…”oooh bacon”
can’t wait to make these.
10. levitra — March 1, 2010 @ 9:46 pm
I added your blog to my bookmarks.
11. pandora — March 1, 2010 @ 10:02 pm
delicioussss….with mayo dip make the perfect choice for party-finger food…yammm
12. Kay Guest — March 1, 2010 @ 10:06 pm
Hey Kay! These look really good and as long as the mustard is gluten free, will be great for those on a gluten free diet like my husband. Thanks!
13. Maria — March 2, 2010 @ 12:28 am
Oh honey, I talk to myself all the time!
It looks absolutely delicious, Kay.
14. Midlife Slices — March 2, 2010 @ 4:25 am
Did you cut the strips long wise or across the width? I thought it looked one way in one pic and the other in another pictures. Does any of that make sense? LOL
I can’t wait to try these. My husband will be in bacon/chicken heaven. :)
15. Kay — March 2, 2010 @ 9:37 am
Midlife Slices:
As far as I remember, he cut them across the width at a sharp angle! Know what I mean?
16. Lana from Never Enough Thyme — March 2, 2010 @ 3:33 pm
I love a sticky sweet and savory combination and this recipe would definitely fit that description. Sounds perfect for a party or just for snacks. Thanks for another great recipe, Kay!
17. Simone — March 2, 2010 @ 6:59 pm
These look absolutely gorgeous!! And you’re so right; what would we do without bacon??
18. sherryc — March 2, 2010 @ 9:56 pm
Oh my goodness awesome recipe! I wish I could make it tonight. Love your blog you have the best recipes.
19. Niteowl Nancy — March 3, 2010 @ 5:04 am
Wow, just WOW! I can’t wait to make these! Thanks for sharing your recipe. These are crazy, all right. Crazy good!
20. Rhonda Adkins — March 3, 2010 @ 7:08 am
Yes, Yes, Yes! Meat wrapped in meat! I believe bacon is the only meat used to make other meat taste better, so this is a must try for me.
21. Kay — March 3, 2010 @ 11:47 am
@Nick:
I love the name Chicks in a Blanket! if only I’d known, I would have named them that :)
22. Elizabeth — March 3, 2010 @ 4:04 pm
Oh! I made these last night and they are not only AMAZING but a huge hit! Everyone was raving! I should have made a double batch for sure!
23. Kay — March 3, 2010 @ 4:06 pm
@Elizabeth:
Told you to make twice the amount you thought you needed :)
24. Shannon — March 3, 2010 @ 7:10 pm
super easy recipe, thanks for sharing! I will have to make this up for hubby this weekend! ’cause, you know, everything is better with bacon! thanks for all your great recipes, I enjoy reading them and drooling over the photos! :)
25. Ann — March 3, 2010 @ 8:44 pm
Oooohhhh…you and your amazing appetizers…this looks scrumptious