Sweet and Spicy Bacon Wrapped Chicken

My husband loves to look at recipes just as much as I do. Very frequently he will bring home a recipe that he has found during the day that he wants to try. I love the fact that he is always up for trying something new which means we are never stuck in a rut with the same ole food week to week.

Anything that has "BACON" in the recipe is always a big hit with hubby and when he brought home this recipe, which had no listed amounts of ingredients, I decided to use our friends that were going to be visiting from Michigan as guinea pigs.

Needless to say...it was AWESOME. This recipe also works well as a freezer recipe. Once you have everything made up, put it in the freezer BEFORE you cook.

Additional freezer instructions are below the recipe.

Sweet and Spicy Bacon Wrapped Chicken

  

4 Boneless Chicken Breasts, thawed and cut into thirds
12 Thick cut bacon slices
2 or more cups of Brown Sugar
2-3 Tbsp garlic powder
2-3 Tbsp Chili Power (more if you like it a little more spicy)
1-2 Tbsp olive oil.

 Put olive oil in oven proof 13 X 9 pan. Preheat oven to 400 degrees, or preheat grill.

 Mix garlic powder, chili powder and 1/2 cup of brown sugar together in small bowl. Sprinkle your cut chicken with mixture, toss to make sure it is coated well on all sides.  Put remaining brown sugar in a shallow dish.

Wrap each piece of chicken in the bacon strip then roll in brown sugar. Place in pan. Do the same with each piece of chicken. If you run out of brown sugar in your shallow dish, just add more.

Once you have all pieces of chicken wrapped and in pan, you will either bake or freeze for later.

If cooking now, place pan in oven and cook at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes..making sure all juices run clear and bacon is done.

 You will LOVE the aroma of your kitchen while this is cooking!!! 

If you are freezing, to enjoy later, double wrap your pan in aluminum foil. Thaw completely before baking, bake uncovered using the oven setting and cooking time above.

 **I have two pans in my freezer right now**

 This is a great recipe that can be adjusted to whatever amounts you need.