Description
Delicious and spicy chicken bites wrapped in crispy bacon, perfect for appetizers or game day snacks.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 8 jalapeños, halved and seeded
- 8 slices of bacon, cut in half
- 1 cup cream cheese, softened
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
- In a bowl, mix the cream cheese, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, and pepper.
- Stuff each jalapeño half with the cream cheese mixture.
- Wrap each stuffed jalapeño with a half slice of bacon and secure with a toothpick.
- Place the bacon-wrapped jalapeños on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the bacon is crispy and the chicken is cooked through.
- Serve hot and enjoy!
Notes
- For extra heat, leave some seeds in the jalapeños.
- These can be made ahead of time and frozen before baking.
- Serve with ranch or blue cheese dressing for dipping.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 bites
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: Spicy Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeño Chicken Bites, appetizer, game day snacks, spicy chicken bites