Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Grilled Honey Bacon Chicken and Green Bean Bundles

Holy crap this was a good supper. LOVED it. I think the green bean bundles might be my new favorite thing. They were so easy and so good! The chicken was amazing. Sweet with a little bit of spice. And both recipes include bacon. That's never a bad thing.


Green Bean Bundles Where I got the recipe

1 pound fresh green beans
6-8 slices bacon - cut in half
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with non-stick spray.
Wash and thoroughly dry green beans, then season with salt and pepper. Bundle together about 5-8 green beans – this will depend on your size of beans and the amount of beans you get for one pound. Bundle together as many as you’d like! Using a half slice of bacon, wrap it around the center of the beans to hold it together. Lay the bundle bacon seam side down in the baking dish to hold it together. Repeat with remaining beans.
Heat a small saucepan over low heat. Add butter, brown sugar and garlic and whisk until melted and combined. Using a pastry brush, brush the mixture over top of each green bean bundle. Cover the bundles with foil and bake for 35 minutes. Remove foil and bake for 10-15 minutes more, just until bacon gets crispy.



Grilled Honey Bacon Chicken  Where I got the recipe

6 boneless skinless chicken breast
Marinade:
1/2C balsamic vinegar
1C olive oil
3T brown sugar
2T steak seasoning
Sauce:
1C honey
8 strips bacon - chopped
3T Worcestershire sauce
1T hot sauce (more/less depending on your personal heat level)

Combine marinade ingredients in a plastic zipper bag. Throw in chicken, seal bag, and marinate in fridge for at least 3 hours.
Make the sauce: Fry the diced bacon in a heavy skillet until slightly crisp. Remove bacon and drain on paper towels. Pour off and discard grease but do not clean skillet. Set the skillet over medium-low heat and add honey, Worcestershire, and hot sauce. Stir to combine and allow to bubble slightly. Stir in bacon, then remove from heat and set aside.
Remove chicken from marinade and discard marinade. Grill chicken on both sides until completely done.
Place into a big heatproof bowl, then pour the sauce over the chicken. Toss to coat. Pin It 1

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This sounds yummy. Can't wait to try it.