Bacon BBQ Chicken Bombs
Bacon BBQ Chicken Bombs
It has chicken, cheese, bbq sauce, bacon and jalapeno...and yes, it's as good as you are dreaming it is.
Ready in: 45 minutes
Serves: 10
Complexity: very-easy
kcal: 855
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Ingredients
5 boneless skinless chicken breasts
5 jalapenos, de-seeded, sliced in half lengthwise
120 g cream cheese, softened
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
SIDS SALT & PEPPER to taste
20 slices bacon
1 cup SIDS SMOKEY GARLIC SAUCE
Directions
Cut chicken breasts lengthwise into thin fillets, each fillet will make one bomb.
Pound the chicken fillets between parchment paper until about 5 mm thin. Season each with SIDS SALT & PEPPER.
Wash jalapenos, cut stem off, slice lengthwise, remove seeds and clean out centre. Rinse a second time.
In a mixing bowl, mix cream cheese and cheddar cheese until well blended.
Fill each jalapeno half with about 1 tbsp or little more of cheese mixture. Place filled jalapeno half, cheese side down on chicken fillets and roll chicken around jalapeno.
It doesn't always close the way you think it should. No worries! The bacon will pull it all together.
Wrap 2 pieces of bacon (one at a time) tightly around the rolled chicken, start at one end, wrap half the fillet and finish the 2nd half with the other piece of bacon and tuck bacon into itself to seal ends closed.
You do not need toothpicks, because it all comes together in the cooking process.
GRILL VERSION: Preheat grill to 175˚C and place chicken bombs on the grill to cook over indirect for approximately 25-30 minutes.
Turn chicken bombs on the grill every 5 minutes to ensure it is cooking evenly and baste with SIDS SMOKEY GARLIC SAUCE each time you turn it. Just before the chicken bombs are done, baste one last time.
Be sure chicken is cooked through and juices run clear.
If you have a meat thermometer, chicken is ready when it reaches an internal temp of 74˚C, otherwise pierce chicken bombs with a fork.
When they are done, remove from the grill, let them rest 5 minutes or so then serve.
OVEN VERSION: Preheat oven to 200˚C and place chicken bombs on a foil lined baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes, turning once to help cook the bacon.
Pour off and save excess bacon fat. (save the fat)
Reduce heat to 190˚C, line another baking tray or pan and place chicken bombs in a new one.
Brush each chicken bomb with SIDS SMOKEY GARLIC SAUCE, then use a spatula to flip them over to the other side and brush the tops with more sauce and return to the oven for 5-6 minutes.
Remove from oven, brush on more sauce and place under broil setting for a few minutes so bacon can crisp completely and the chicken is totally cooked through.
Remove from the oven and let sit for at least 10 minutes before serving.
Slice into 2 cm slices and ENJOY!