Bacon Wrapped BBQ Crock Pot Chicken

With our busy lives, we're all looking for recipes that will help us get dinner on the table quick after a long day at work and still taste good. This recipe is delicious. It's easy and more importantly, the chicken is wrapped in BACON.

And everything tastes amazing when wrapped in bacon, right? But if you don't want bacon, try my Barbecue Chicken in Crock Pot recipe.

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📋Ingredients

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Boneless skinless chicken breasts
Barbecue sauce
Brown sugar
Lemon juice
2 small apples peeled and chopped
6 slices of bacon - 3 slices per chicken breast
salt and pepper to taste

Substitutions and Variations

Try this recipe with chicken thighs, too!
Barbecue Sauce - Use your favorite bottled sauce or try my Homemade Barbecue Sauce Recipe.
Check out how to make shredded chicken for recipes in the slow cooker.
Or you might enjoy this recipe for Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sliders

🥣Step-by-Step Instructions

How to Wrap Chicken in Bacon

Step 1: Lay boneless, skinless chicken breast on top of the bacon and start wrapping.
Step 2: In a small bowl, combine the barbecue sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice and the chopped apples; set aside while you wrap the chicken in bacon.
Step 3: Meanwhile, prepare your chicken by placing each chicken breast on top of the strips of bacon; 3 pieces of bacon per chicken breast. Wrap the bacon around each chicken breast and place inside the crock pot with the seam side of the bacon on the bottom.

Cooking Instructions

Step 4: Cover the chicken with the barbecue sauce and apple mixture and cook on low four to six hours or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees.
Step 5: My crock pot cooks fast, so usually after 4 hours, I check to see if the chicken is done. If you overcook the chicken, it can get dry, so check it after a few hours.

Bacon Wrapped Chicken cooked in crock pot

Serving Tips

Remove the chicken from the crock pot and place on a platter.
Pour the liquid through a sieve and you'll get a really nice sauce with the apples that you can drizzle on top of the chicken and serve on the side.
The apples add a really nice flavor to the barbecue sauce.

Bacon Wrapped Chicken on platter with apples and BBQ sauce in bowl

Make it a Meal

I like to serve twice baked potatoes with roasted asparagus with this chicken recipe. Another great side dish to serve with this crock pot chicken recipe is mashed potatoes or mac and cheese.

Twice baked stuffed potatoes on white tray with asparagus.

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BBQ chicken wrapped in bacon and served with twice baked potatoes.

Storage Tips

Store leftovers in an airtight container and use within 3-4 days.
Reheat in the microwave for 1 minute or until the internal temperature reaches 165°F.

Freezing Tips

Add leftovers to a freezer zip top bag or airtight container.
Defrost in the refrigerator then reheat in the microwave when ready to enjoy.

Can you put frozen chicken in the crock pot?

Yes, you can put frozen chicken in the crock pot. It is important to keep in mind that cooking times may be longer than usual because the chicken will need to thaw during the cooking process. It is also important to make sure that all ingredients are cooked for at least an hour on high before being switched to low heat. The internal temperature of the chicken should reach 165° F before serving.

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