These Bacon Wrapped Chicken Skewers bring together two of my favorite food combinations: bacon and juicy chicken! Deliciously seasoned and oven grilled to a perfection, this recipe is very simple, but incredibly flavorful.
EASY & DELICIOUS CHICKEN SKEWERS RECIPE
Crispy bacon wrapped around juicy chicken bites makes for one delicious and perfect low carb dinner! Or an appetizer! I’m looking at you, Super-Bowl-Food.
Pals, if you are looking for an easy recipe to fit in your keto meal plan, and to satisfy that grilled chicken craving, give this Bacon Wrapped Chicken Skewers recipe a try.
I will also add that this low carb Bacon Wrapped Chicken is perfect for the bacon lovers in your life. My 6-year old daughter loves bacon *THIS* much, and thinks it should be added to a meal each and every single day.
HOW DO YOU COOK BACON WRAPPED CHICKEN SKEWERS?
This recipe takes very little time to prepare with just a few ingredients, including: boneless skinless chicken breasts, seasonings, and bacon.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and position a wire rack on top of the baking sheet. Spray wire rack with cooking spray and set aside.
- Next, cut up the chicken breasts into about 1-1/2 inch pieces.
- Drizzle chicken with a bit of olive oil.
- Season chicken pieces with your favorite seasonings, or you can use my blend; I like to use salt, pepper, sweet paprika, cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder, dried thyme, and dried basil.
- Take bacon slices and cut them in half.
- Wrap each bacon half around a piece of chicken, then thread onto skewers. About 5 to 6 pieces per skewer. You want to pack them close together on the skewer so that the bacon slices stay intact.
- Arrange skewers on top of previously prepared baking rack.
- Cook for 25 to 30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.
* GRILL METHOD INCLUDED IN THE RECIPE CARD BELOW *
Serve with Lemon Paprika Roasted Cauliflower or with a side of this awesome Easy and Quick Creamed Spinach recipe!
While this Oven Grilled Bacon Wrapped Chicken is perfect for dinner, it is also just as good served as an appetizer with a side of Homemade Ranch Dressing.
HOW TO FREEZE BACON WRAPPED CHICKEN
- To freeze, place each piece of bacon wrapped chicken on a lined cookie sheet and freeze overnight. Remove from freezer and place in freezer bags. Freeze for up to 3 months.
- Defrost overnight in the fridge.
- Remove from fridge and let stand 15 minutes on the counter.
- Thread onto skewers and continue as directed.
MORE CHICKEN SKEWERS RECIPES
- Chicken Skewers with Cucumber-Garlic Yogurt Sauce
- Chicken Satay Skewers with Peanut Sauce
- Sesame Soy Pineapple Chicken Kabobs
- Beer and Sweet Honey BBQ Sauce Chicken Skewers
ENJOY!
Oven Grilled Bacon Wrapped Chicken Skewers
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut up into 1 inch to 1-1/2 inch pieces
- 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked or sweet paprika
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 10 to 12 bacon slices, cut in half, crosswise
- 5 to 6 grilling skewers (I use metal skewers for the oven, but if you use wooden skewers, please soak them in water for 15 minutes prior to adding the chicken to the skewers.)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Set a wire rack on top of the baking sheet and spray with cooking oil; set aside.
- Cut up your chicken into 1 to 1-1/2 inch pieces and place them in a large mixing bowl.
- Drizzle with olive oil and stir.
- Season with salt, pepper, paprika, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, dried thyme, and dried basil; mix around until well combined.
- Wrap each piece of bacon around each chicken piece, and thread 5 to 6 pieces onto each skewer. You want to pack them close together on the skewer so that the bacon slices stay intact.
- Arrange skewers on top of previously prepared baking rack.
- Cook for 25 to 30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and bacon is crispy.
- Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes.
- Serve.
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Notes
- Prepare the chicken skewers.
- Heat up grill to medium-high heat.
- Oil the grates really well to prevent bacon from sticking.
- Arrange chicken skewers on the grill and cook for 4 minutes.
- Turn over, and, optionally, brush with your favorite barbecue sauce to keep it moist; continue to cook for 4 minutes.
- Turn over again, brush with barbecue sauce, and continue to cook for 4 more minutes, or until done. Chicken is done cooking when internal temperature reaches 165˚F.
- To freeze, place each piece of bacon wrapped chicken on a lined cookie sheet and freeze overnight. Remove from freezer and place in freezer bags. Freeze for up to 3 months.
- Defrost overnight in the fridge.
- Remove from fridge and let stand 15 minutes on the counter.
- Thread onto skewers and continue as directed.
Nutrition
Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.
I REALLY thought something this simple couldn’t be awful…unfortunately I was wrong! Baked it for 25 minutes then another 5. Bacon didn’t even really cook, at least not edible. So I broiled both sides for 5 minutes and that didn’t help the bacon either. Not sure where the picture came from but maybe that person needs to make it for me! I told a picture but there isn’t an option to submit
Thanks for trying out the recipe and sharing your experience. It’s surprising to hear it didn’t work out, especially considering others before you who commented on it having great success and gave it 5 stars. The photos are indeed from the very recipe you tried – I make the food and photograph it myself.
Twice I have made this and the bacon did not crisp either time. Suggestions?
Hi!
You can put them under the broiler for the last 2 to 3 minutes of cooking, and that should crisp up the bacon.
Please try to not assume everyone has two ovens by recommending recipes that require two different cooking temperatures. The cauliflower recipe you listed sounded great, but then requires the oven temp to be 450.
I made this s & it came out better than anyone else’s in the world. I am such a great cook🥳🥳
That’s great to hear! I’m very glad you enjoyed it! Thank YOU! 🙂
These are awesome! The taste is so satisfying! I cooked them on the middle rack of my oven and didn’t get the crispy look to the bacon, so I turned on the broiler for a bit on both sides. NOTE: if you end up with the same issue. Place skewer’s on another sheet pan and AVOID the smoke fest!!! Lol!!!
These are making me hungry! They look so delicious!
My bacon never got crisp, I turned the oven on 400 and tried getting it crisp, then I finally put it under the broiler at 500 degrees
Made these tonight & your curry recipe last night & both were hits w/the fam! My husband doesn’t like balsamic vinegar so I didn’t tell him what he was eating and he said it was really good! 😀 Thanks so much!
Can you make these on the grill?
Yep, absolutely. Preheat the grill, oil the grates and cook the skewers over medium-high heat for about 4 minutes per side, or until done. Chicken is cooked through at 165F.
How many carbs?
Hi! It’s Zero carbs and zero sugar.
For some reason, if the amount is “zero”, the nutritional analysis card does not show it. I’ll look into it and see if that can be changed. Thank you for bringing it to my attention!
I just made these in my airfryer oven on the rotisserie attachment and they’re absolutely fantastic!!!!!! Thanks for this recipe!
I would also like to do these in my airfryer. ?Same temp? ?Same time?
These are making me hungry! They look so delicious!
I do love a good chicken dish but when you add bacon! I have to make it!
Daaaang, those look SO good, my mouth is watering!
I’ll eat just about anything if it’s wrapped in bacon. Ha! This looks super tasty!
These look absolutely amazing !! Bursting with flavor !
You had me at bacon wrapped, haha! You can never go wrong with bacon. Looks delicious!
Delicious looking meal.