How to Grill “Heaven Made” Bacon-Wrapped Grilled Chicken

Now you can learn how simple it is to grill juicy chicken breasts that attack your taste buds on your first bite. Today’s recipe comes from a special guest and friend, Michael Pitre. He has developed a tasty line of barbecue seasonings under the name Heaven Made Products. Click here to check out his amazing stuff.

Tell him I sent you, and he’ll include a free gift when you order a 16 oz. shaker ($2.50 value).

This recipe shows you how to grill bacon-wrapped, skinless boneless chicken breasts—”Heaven Made” style. These instructions are for using a gas grill, so if you are using charcoal, you’ll just need to know how to fire your grill and the time it takes to cook will vary. But I dare say your bacon-wrapped grilled chicken will be a bit more heavenly yet.  🙂

Enjoy the recipe and have fun!

Lavern Gingerich

 

In this recipe, we are using boneless, skinless chicken breasts. You can also use thighs or drumsticks. Thaw the meat and bring it to room temperature.

Tip: If your meat comes with skin, leave the skin on for more flavor. I would add an additional minute of cooking on the skin side to crisp the skin and render more of the fat.

Trim excess fat off the meat. This reduces flare ups and the amount of calories in the dish.

 

Season the chicken with Heaven Made Products Extra Spicy All Purpose Seasoning. This seasoning is a Cajun-based seasoning with extra Cayenne Pepper in it, but this Cayenne Pepper is big on the flavor scale and low on the heat scale like Popeye’s Fried Chicken. Popeye’s uses cayenne pepper to add to the distinct flavor of their Famous Fried Chicken. This seasoning will not burn your mouth.

 

Next, season the chicken with Heaven Made Products Steak Seasoning. This seasoning has lots of garlic flavor in it along with black pepper, onion, and my famous base ingredient that really helps increase the natural flavors of the dish being cooked.

 

Above: Heaven Made Products Extra Spicy Seasoning and Steak Seasoning.

 

Wrap the seasoned chicken in thin cut bacon and secure it with toothpicks that have been soaked in water for at least 10 minutes.

 

I heat the grill on high for 10 minutes, then turn off all of the burners. Next, I spray a small area of the grill with cooking oil and place a piece of chicken on that spot and repeat till all pieces are on the grill. Once the chicken is on the grill, I turn the burners back on high for one minute to sear the bacon and chicken. Next, I turn the burners down to medium flame to reduce flare-ups.

 

I use my handy Pam spray lid to prop my grill lid open a crack, so I can watch for flare ups and either blow them out or spray them with water. I cook the chicken for 4-5 minutes on each side. The time it takes to cook your chicken might differ depending on your own grill.

 

By this time the chicken is looking good. Flip it back over using a pig-tailed meat turner and grill them for another five minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 150-160 degrees F.

 

Now doesn’t that look good? 🙂  The chicken is done, but still juicy and the bacon is semi-crispy. Sides pictured above are Maple Flavored Baked Beans and Broccoli and Cheese Rice.

(Don’t forget to remove all of the toothpicks before diving into this dish.)

To step it up a notch, top the bacon-wrapped chicken with your favorite cheese right before removing from the grill and give the cheese time to melt. We use Pepper Jack Cheese.

Thanks for reading and God bless!

Michael Pitre
Heaven Made Products

PS. Lavern here again. I’d like to say I’ve used Michael’s rubs and his steak seasoning is simply amazing on grilled chicken. My wife claimed it was some of the best chicken she ever had. And by the way, Michael just told me that he will include a free gift with your order of a 16 oz. shaker if you tell him I sent you.  🙂

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