Honey Bacon Glazed Chicken

It’s just about summer time, which to me, means grilling!  Although sometimes the weather just doesn’t quite cooperate… bummer.  While this recipe is meant for grilling, it’s easily adaptable to cooking in a skillet, which is actually what I had to do here 🙂  This honey bacon glazed chicken is easy to make but definitely doesn’t skimp on flavor!

That glaze… OMG… you guys it is so good!  Just 4 ingredients too!  It’s sweet, spicy, sticky, and full of BACON… can it get any better?!

The marinade is awesome because you can pop the chicken in with the marinade and even if you forget about it for 2 days… it’ll be great.  Ahem, I have NO idea how I know about that… 😉

I’m not a cooking spaz, I’m just scatterbrained… I blame the kiddos 😛  I used to be able to remember everything, never had to keep a list or calendar, and I’d still never miss a thing… now… now I have lists, calendars, phone reminders… and I. Still. Forget. Stuff.  Ugh.

Okay, let’s get back to the recipe here before I forget that too lol.  The marinade is only 5 ingredients plus the chicken 🙂  I love marinades that are easy to throw together!  Just grab a big ziploc bag and add in your olive oil, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, steak seasoning and chopped rosemary.  You can whisk it or do what I do, just twist the top of the bag so it’s sealed and shake it up like crazy.  No tools to wash 🙂  I take a fork and pierce the chicken a few times so that the marinade will really get in there.  Add the chicken to the bag and pop it in the refrigerator.  I would marinate it for at least 2 hours, but up to 2 days is fine too (cough, cough).

Sear up your chicken in a big skillet or grill them on the grill.  You want that char, no matter how you do it 🙂

If for some reason you want to skip the glaze, you can, it’ll still be a crazy good chicken meal.  I do highly recommend the glaze though 🙂

I don’t have any step by step pictures of the glaze cooking, I think I got all excited about the bacon and forgot what I was supposed to be doing 🙂

What you’re going to be doing is slicing up some bacon, then cooking it in a saucepan until crisp.  Remove it to a paper towel lined plate to drain.  You’ll want to drain off the grease, but don’t clean or wipe out the pan!  That’s pure flavor in there 🙂  Add the worcestershire sauce, honey and hot sauce, whisk together and let it boil over medium heat.  Add bacon, stir, and cook about 2 minutes.  Remove the pan from the heat and let it cool.  It’ll thicken as it cools 🙂

The glaze is just insanely good… I had some left over, and even though I wanted to literally eat it with a spoon, I resisted, and drizzled some over some of these delicious biscuits!  Talk about foods just made for each other!

The biscuits would be a great side to have with this glazed chicken, and we also like to have it with stick of butter rice, and sweet corn fritters.

I’m not kidding you guys, you may want to lick your plate clean after you’re done with the chicken!

I chose to use boneless skinless chicken breasts, but you could use thighs and it would be really delicious too!

Recipe slightly adapted from The Food Charlatan

————————————————————————————————————————-

Don’t forget to sign up for email updates to get new recipes delivered right to your inbox!
[mc4wp_form]
You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Google +, so follow me if you’d like… I love keeping in touch with all of you 🙂

Honey Bacon Glazed Chicken

Marinated chicken, grilled to perfection and drizzled with a spicy honey bacon glaze. This glazed chicken will be a family favorite!

5 from 10 votes

Print Pin comment

Prep Time: 2 hrs

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins

Servings: 4 -6 servings

Recipe Author The Chunky Chef

Ingredients

• FOR THE MARINADE:
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
• 3/4 cup olive oil
• 3 Tbsp brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp steak seasoning
• 2 tsp fresh rosemary minced (can substitute 1/2 tsp dried rosemary leaves)
• FOR THE GLAZE:
• 8 slices bacon chopped
• 3/4 cup honey
• 3 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 Tbsp hot sauce

Instructions

• MARINATE THE CHICKEN:
• To a large ziploc bag, add the marinade ingredients, twist with your hand (or zip closed) and shake to combine well. Pierce chicken breasts with a fork a few times, add to bag, seal, place on a plate and refrigerate for 2 hours, or up to 2 days.
• MAKE THE GLAZE:
• Chop bacon into small slices and add to a large sauce pan. Cook until crisp, remove to a paper towel lined plate. Drain grease from the saucepan, but do NOT wipe it clean.
• Add remaining glaze ingredients, whisk to combine. Heat over MED heat until it bubbles up. Add cooked bacon and cook for 2 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and set aside to cool. It will thicken as it cools.
• COOK THE CHICKEN:
• Preheat grill or large skillet on MED-HIGH heat. Add a drizzle of olive or vegetable oil and cook chicken for about 4-5 minutes per side, or until cooked through and juices run clear.
• Top chicken with bacon glaze and enjoy!

Are We Friends on Pinterest?Follow me for more great recipes! The Chunky Chef!

Linked to Made By You Monday | Melt in Your Mouth Mondays | Munching Mondays | Tickle My Tastebuds Tuesdays | Try a New Recipe Tuesday | Take A Look Tuesday | Totally Talented Tuesdays | Lou Lou Girls Fabulous Party | Simple Suppers | What’s Cooking Wednesdays | Whimsy Wednesdays | The Wednesday Roundup | Wordless Wednesday | Showcase Your Talent Thursdays | Full Plate Thursdays | Favorite Things Blog Hop | Foodie Fridays | Fiesta Fridays | Pure Blog Love | Pin Junkie Pin Party | Foodie Friends Friday | Foodie Friday and Everything Else | Fresh Ideas for Your Home | Friday Favorites | Show Stopper | Best of the Weekend | Show and Tell Saturday | Link Party Palooza | Saucy Saturday