Asian Glazed Bacon Wrapped Chicken Legs
There are so many new and exciting flavors to enjoy in your day to day cooking. Combining them is half the fun of cooking, I hope you’re enjoying your time in the kitchen!
Oh sweet bacon, how do I love thee, let me count the ways….
I’ve been a chef for most of adult life and friends are always asking me for party snacks and more filling appetizers. Finger Foods is the phrase I hear time and time again. And it’s funny how bacon seems to work its way into so many of my delicious ideas! Coincidence? I think not. More than likely, part of the grander plan of deliciousness for everyone….sigh
So as I rattled my brain for a new way to use bacon in a recipe and I came up the idea for my glazed chicken legs.
The best thing about this dish is how quick it comes together. Start off by wrapping the chicken legs with a slice of Bacon.
I love sweet chili sauce and this was the perfect way to add a spicy-sweet layer of flavor to my chicken legs. Simply brush the chicken legs with the sweet chili sauce.
Then pop them into a 425-degree oven for 20-25 minutes or until they’re crispy. I took the legs out after 15 minutes and brushed them again with the sweet chili sauce.
I made a fresh Pineapple-Mango Salsa to go along with my spicy-sweet chicken legs…. can you say Deliciousness?
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Asian Glazed Bacon Wrapped Chicken Legs with A Pineapple-Mango Salsa
Ingredients
Glazed Chicken Legs
- 3 pounds chicken legs (12 legs)
- .75 pound bacon 12 slices
- 2 cups sweet chili sauce more if needed
Pineapple-Mango Salsa
- 1 cup prepared sweet chili sauce
- ½ cup finely chopped mango
- ½ cup finely chopped pineapple
- ¼ cup finely chopped red onion
- juice from one lime
- 1 teaspoon chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees
Glazed Chicken Legs
- rinse and pat dry chicken legs
- wrap each chicken leg with one slice of bacon
- place bacon wrapped legs on baking dish
- brush each bacon wrapped leg liberally with sweet chili sauce
- place in oven for 15 minutes
- remove from oven and brush with sweet chili sauce, return to oven for 10 additional minutes
- *place under the broiler for 5 more minutes if you want the legs extra crispy
Pineapple-Mango Salsa
- In a small bowl add chopped pineapple, mango, red onion, cilantro, lime juice and 1 cup sweet chili sauce.
- blend together well and serve with chicken legs.
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