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Bacon Wrapped Ginger Soy Chicken

Published on March 16, 2015, Updated April 1, 2020 by Kristin Maxwell | 15 Comments

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Boneless, skinless chicken thighs are wrapped in smokey bacon and marinated in a delicate blend of honey, ginger, garlic and soy for a deliciously easy weeknight meal!

Bacon Wrapped Honey Ginger Chicken

 I am so excited to share this recipe today – Ten bloggers have come together in a “Chopped” style Mystery Basket challenge! Ten food bloggers each added an ingredient to the “basket,” and we each had to choose at least three items and use them to create a spectacular dish. I am so impressed with the creative ideas that came through! Don’t these look amazing? When you’re finished reading my post, be sure to click around and save all the other recipes as well.

Mystery Basket Challenge Ingredients List

I used four of the ten ingredients in my recipe – Honey, Chicken Thighs, Bacon fat and Ginger.

This recipe is so easy. It starts with bacon. And really it could end there, because, well, BACON. But, you want to continue because I promise it will get even better.

So anyway, start with six boneless, skinless chicken thighs and 6 slice of bacon. Wrap those slices of bacon around the chicken thighs. I kept the thighs kind of folded as I wrapped them and I didn’t use toothpicks, but it probably would have been easier if I had. This would be great for stuffing with a vegetable, too, like asparagus. Oh hey, more bacon?

Marinade

Mix up a yummy marinade of honey, ginger, soy sauce, garlic, salt and pepper and olive oil and let the chicken pieces marinate in the for a bit, flipping them after 10 minutes of so to absorb the marinade on both sides.

Cooking Chicken

Heat a tablespoon or so of olive oil in a heavy bottom, oven safe pan. This is where I really love to use my cast iron to soak up the flavors of the bacon. Cook for a few minutes per side to let the bacon get a little crisp on the outside. You could skip this step and just go longer in the over, but the bacon doesn’t crisp the same and no one likes wimpy bacon. You can use your tongs to turn the pieces on their sides for a few seconds to render them out a bit too, and spoon some of the sauce over them as they cook.

Bacon Wrapped Chicken

Now put those bad boys in the oven and let them cook til they’re done, about ten minutes or so. Since there isn’t a bone, they cook quicker, however because they’re folded, you need to make sure they’re cooked all the way through.

Bacon Wrapped Chicken Thighs

Aren’t they beautiful? As soon as they come out of the oven, spoon some of that beautiful sauce over them again and serve them right away. They go well with rice or pasta and some yummy veggies. Be sure to save that sauce and use it on your side too!

Bacon Wrapped Honey Ginger Chicken

Bacon Wrapped Ginger Soy Chicken

Kristin
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Ingredients
  

  • 6 boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 6 slices uncooked bacon
  • 1/4 cup chicken broth
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar

Instructions
 

  • Combine all ingredients for marinade except bacon and chicken in a shallow baking dish, about 11"x8".
  • Rinse and pat chicken dry. Keep folded and wrap with bacon slices. Secure with toothpicks if desired (just remove them before putting chicken in the oven so they won't burn). Place bacon wrapped chicken pieces into the marinade for 20-30 minutes, flipping halfway through to marinate both sides.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Heat 1-2 tablespoons olive oil in a heavy bottomed, oven safe pan over medium heat. Cook chicken pieces until bacon starts to crisp, about 3 minutes per side. Poor remaining marinade over the chicken and slide the pan into the oven. Cook for about 10 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink.
  • Serve immediately.
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  1. Remmington Bishop says

    December 7, 2018 at 8:58 pm

    OK, magic food madam… how about the best way to prepare a Pork Loin… I seem to always end up suffering with an overdone, dry, and bland piece of white tasteless meat… chew chew chew…

    Reply
    • Kristin says

      December 9, 2018 at 5:39 pm

      Here are two recipes to try. The slow cooker is a real winner and super simple. The Pan Roasted one *can* come out a tad dry if it’s overcooked, which is easy to do. However, you could make a quick pan gravy with the drippings as gravy makes everything better!

      Slow Cooker Pork Roast: https://www.yellowblissroad.com/easy-slow-cooker-pork-roast/
      Pan Roasted Pork Loin: https://www.yellowblissroad.com/pan-roasted-pork-loin/

      Reply
  2. Janet Bradley says

    March 15, 2016 at 4:15 am

    I only have Bone-in with skin thighs, will it work with those? This sounds absolutely amazing!!!. Want to cook this soon.

    Thanks, Jan

    Reply
    • Kristin says

      March 15, 2016 at 10:47 am

      Boneless would work better. The bone-in take much longer to cook. If you do try it, I would at least remove the skin.

      I do have a few recipes for bone-in thighs:

      https://www.yellowblissroad.com/savory-broiled-garlic-chicken/
      https://www.yellowblissroad.com/pan-roasted-herbed-chicken/

      Reply
  3. Jackie says

    February 11, 2016 at 1:40 pm

    Hi

    Is that fresh or dried ginger.

    Reply
    • Kristin says

      February 12, 2016 at 9:16 am

      It’s ground ginger (dried).

      Reply
  4. Maria Ruth says

    January 23, 2016 at 7:31 pm

    Delicious! for the taste buds as well as the eyes! I used chicken breasts, because I had them, and they disappeared from the table. I was glad to use one pan for the whole process. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  5. Michelle says

    July 17, 2015 at 6:12 pm

    This has become a staple in our house. The only thing I changed is, I do not marinate the bacon wrapped chicken. I marinate the chicken thighs and them wrapped them up in the bacon. The marinated bacon seems to stay chewy or ends up burnt because of the sugar in the marinade. Eliminating this step I then just throw the little bundles into a hot oven and back until done, the bacon always comes out nice and crispy. Thanks for this recipe!

    Reply
  6. Monica says

    June 12, 2015 at 9:23 am

    you have 12 tsp. of onion powder I was wondering if that is a typo? Please let me know , I would love to try this recipe!
    Thank You

    Reply
    • Kristin says

      June 12, 2015 at 9:56 am

      Yes, it was. I just fixed it. Thanks for letting me know, and good luck with the recipe!

      Reply
  7. Samantha @ Five Heart Home says

    March 22, 2015 at 9:40 pm

    Oh my goodness, Kristin…what a mouthwatering way to dress up chicken thighs! I literally drooled the first time I read your title and saw your photos…and every time since. 😉 Can’t to wait to try this for dinner sometime!

    Reply
  8. Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says

    March 21, 2015 at 2:30 pm

    You had me at bacon! What a fabulous quick and easy weeknight meal. I need more of those in my life!

    Reply
  9. [email protected] says

    March 17, 2015 at 12:00 pm

    These are some amazing looking chicken thighs! I’d wrap anything is bacon 🙂 Yum!

    Reply
  10. Andi @ The Weary Chef says

    March 16, 2015 at 9:00 am

    Ooh that BACON!! This looks amazing, Kristin. I want it!

    Reply
  11. katie says

    March 16, 2015 at 5:09 am

    Yum! These look and sound so good! Love the idea of bacon wrapped chicken!

    Reply

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