Home › Dinner › Sweet and Spicy Bacon Wrapped Chicken
By Alyssa Rivers
on Mar 22, 2016, Updated Nov 15, 2020
5 from 2 votes
Jump to Recipe
This website may contain affiliate links and advertising so that we can provide recipes to you. Read my disclosure policy.
Tender and Juicy Chicken that is wrapped in bacon and coated in a blend of spices. It bakes in brown sugar which caramelizes when it cooks. You are going to love the sweet and spicy flavor!
Oh my goodness you guys. The meals that have been going up on this blog lately have been blowing our family away! I posted this Crispy Parmesan Chicken a few days ago which is incredible and then we had this Sweet and Spicy Bacon Chicken! Our family has been in heaven with all of these amazing meals lately!
I love sweet and spicy together because it adds a little kick to your dish while the sweet helps to cool it down. This meal is not too spicy either and my family was able to eat it. Of course I had to hold the red pepper flakes for the kids. 🙂
It looks perfect when you pull it out of the oven. You can see the amazing spice blend that coats the chicken. And then the chicken is wrapped in bacon. The house fills with the smell of bacon as it cooks and you can’t wait to eat!
My favorite part about this recipe is the magic of brown sugar and bacon as this cooks. The bacon caramelizes on top and it creates a sweet sauce for the chicken to bake in.
This meal is simple yet fantastic! You cut into the chicken and it is so tender and juicy. It literally bakes to perfection. It must be the bacon that is wrapped around it. 😉
This meal will become an instant favorite at your house and you will want to make it again and again!
Pin this now to find it later
Pin It
Save
PinPrint
Sweet and Spicy Bacon Wrapped Chicken
5 from 2 votes
By: Alyssa Rivers
Tender and Juicy Chicken that is wrapped in bacon and coated in a blend of spices. It bakes in brown sugar which caramelizes when it cooks. You are going to love the sweet and spicy flavor!
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs*
- 6-8 slices of bacon
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- optional garnish: chopped parsley
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine chili powder, paprika, and garlic powder in a bowl. Roll each chicken piece into the spices and wrap in bacon. Place in a 10 inch skillet or a 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle the tops with brown sugar.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until chicken reads 165 degrees and is no longer pink. I like to broil the tops of my chicken for 1-2 minutes to crisp the bacon at the end.
Notes
*You can also use tenders, I just like being able to wrap the bacon completely around the chicken.
Nutrition
Calories: 453kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 37gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 183mgSodium: 411mgPotassium: 569mgFiber: 1gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 880IUCalcium: 45mgIron: 2mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Additional Info
Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Tried this recipe?Mention @alyssa_therecipecritic or tag #therecipecritic!
About Alyssa Rivers
Alyssa Rivers is the author of 'The Tried and True Cookbook', a professional food photographer and experienced recipe-developer. Having a passion for cooking, her tried and true recipes have been featured on Good Morning America, Today Food, Buzzfeed and more.
Read More About Me
More Ideas
Dinner
Spicy Chicken Chipotle Pasta (Copycat Cheesecake Factory)
40 mins
Dinner
Country Fried Chicken
1 hr 50 mins
30-Minute Meals
One Pot Ground Beef Stroganoff
30 mins
36 Comments
I rolled the chicken with bacon in the brown sugar and spices and added a little chicken stock and added the leftover brown sugar and spices and added broccoli… So delicious!Reply
Found this recipe on this site years ago and the only thing I do differently is roll the chicken and bacon in the brown sugar! It’s delicious and I don’t like chicken! LOL!Reply
This was awesome. I’ve made it for company and always went over big. Yummy
Reply
I made this tonight and it was very good! Wouldn’t change a thing. I didn’t put the parsley but it was still good
Reply
Can this be cooked on the grill?
Reply
I was wondering the same thing. Did you try them on the grill?
Reply
Thank you for this wonderful resource. I prepared this meal last night; and, it was a hit! I often feel overwhelmed trying to come up with dinner ideas. Your site and blog have become my go-to resource because the recipes are simple, doable, affordable, and practical. Thank you for sharing your recipes!
Reply
Made this tonight, well, this morning. I used half of the chili powder because of my mom. It could have used more, lol.
It was so yummy. And, everything’s better with bacon.
Reply
This is one of our family favorites! Making it tonight!
Reply
The sweet and spicy chicken thigs in bacon recipe …… the ingredient chilli powder – do you mean ground chilli?
Reply
There is a chili powder that you can find in the seasoning isle. It is a reddish color. Hope that helps! XOXO
Reply
Hi Alyssa, this spicy sweet combo looks amazing!! But I’m not a fan of dark meat so if I use tenders, do I also need to adjust the cook time to keep them from drying out?
Thanks for sharing!!Reply
Yes, you will want to make sure the temperature of the chicken gets cooked long enough for you to serve it. Let me know how it turns out! XOXO
Reply
I want to cook this for supper this evening, however, i realize i do not have any brown sugar! No way to go to store either. What else can i use. Help help i dont want to disappoint my family.
Reply
