bacon wrapped chicken breast, added video

[urahoho]

Have any of you guys tried bacon wrapped chicken breast or tenders?  I am thinking about making them tomorrow for a friends gathering.

Should I use the grill or put them in the chamber?

How do you guys prep them?

Thanks,


Finished product and process video............

[TMB]

I brine the chicken for a few hrs then wrap bacon around them, place in the basket (use half racks) then cook till 160 to 165 IT

Sauce them after I pull them out and let them rest

[CaptJack]

Bacon Wrapped Chicken Tenders

marinated in Italian salad dressing and a little Montreal Chicken seasoning
in the fridge over-night



wrapped in a piece of thin bacon
with a little more Montreal Chicken seasoning sprinkled on



wood chips and a chunk of hickory below the grill



what can I say, everything goes better with BACON !!

[urahoho]

hmmm. think I am going to do the chicken tenderloins in bacon.  Any difference between in the rack vs grill?

[Las Vegan Cajun]

CJ those look great, nicely done. 

[aliengriller]

Man, those look good!  Have used Italian dressing for marinating chicken for years.   Wishbone now has one I also like.--Greek Vinagarette salad dressing.    Equally as good and just enough different you know it.

[urahoho]

I picked up 25 tenders,  going to marinate them in balsamic vinaigrette tonight. and wrap them tomorrow.

CJ, how did you know the tenders were done?

[CaptJack]

I picked up 25 tenders,  going to marinate them in balsamic vinaigrette tonight. and wrap them tomorrow.

CJ, how did you know when the tenders are done?

(165°)
I cook everything by Thermapen digital instant read thermometer
> http://www.thermoworks.com/products/thermapen/
ThermoWorks makes about 30 different colors of the Thermapen thermometer and we all have them and we joke that our's is the fastest color

[urahoho]

damn that's an expensive piece of equipment.   Anyone try any other version? maybe from amazon that is close in quality?

[urahoho]

picked this up.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GRFHVXQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

couldn't justify $100 for a thermometer.

Hopefully the 90 reviews are true.

[CaptJack]

very kewl
and a GREAT price

[CaptJack]

hmmm. think I am going to do the chicken tenderloins in bacon. 
Any difference between in the rack vs grill?

they should actually crisp the bacon a little better in the rack of the BigEasy

[urahoho]

hmmm. think I am going to do the chicken tenderloins in bacon. 
Any difference between in the rack vs grill?

they should actually crisp the bacon a little better in the rack of the BigEasy

ok going to use the rack .....I actually have a lot left over, so I will grill those.  Get to compare them.

Also I am cooking till 160 right?

[smokeasaurus]

Anything is good wrapped in bacon. 160-165 and then yank em.  I did a entire de-boned chicken once wrapped in a bacon weave. I called it "Oiken-Cluck"

[urahoho]

so I did it both ways on the grill and on the rack.  the bacon did not get very crispy in the rack, I eventually had to regrill them to get the bacon crispier.  It might of been because I put too man or put the tenderloins too close together.  I will post a video later.

Regardless they were darn good.  Again a bit dry, for me, but everyone at the party loved them.