Slow Cooker Bacon Wrapped Apple BBQ Chicken

I have had a slow cooker for a few years now but I find that I hardly ever use it and when I do it is usually for things like pulled pork. I almost feel like I need to justify it taking up space when I have so little so I am always on the lookout for good slow cooker recipes to give it a workout. I recently came across a this tasty looking recipe for slow cooker bacon wrapped apple BBQ chicken on Chef in Training and with apples in season it seemed like the perfect chance to pull my slow cooker out! I mean you really cannot go wrong with BBQ chicken and if you then throw apples and bacon into the mix things can only get better! One thing that I do like about slow cooker recipes is that they are generally really easy, sometimes being as simple as throwing all of the ingredients into the slow cooker and turning it on and then you come home to a fully cooked one pot meal. This recipe is only requires you to dice some apples and wrap the chicken in bacon so it is easily doable even on a busy weekday morning and it is so worth the ten minutes of effort! The chicken comes out nice and moist and tender and the flavours of the bacon have melted into the chicken and BBQ creating one really tasty dish!

I served the slow cooker bacon wrapped apple BBQ chicken with some cheesy broccoli quinoa (recipe coming soon).

Slow Cooker Bacon Wrapped Apple BBQ Chicken
Bacon wrapped chicken breasts in a sweet and tangy apple BBQ sauce that is super easy to make and addictively good!
Servings: makes 2 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
Total Time: 8 hours 10 minutes
Printable Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 small boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 4 slices bacon
- 1/2 cup BBQ sauce (homemade or store bought)
- 2 large apples, peeled and cur into small pieces
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Directions
- Wrap each chicken breast in 2 slices of bacon and place in a slow cooker.
- Mix the BBQ sauce, apples and lemon juice and pour it over the chicken.
- Cook on low for 8 hours.
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33 comments:
Are you cooking for one? Hubby would eat that by himself, lol. If I double the chicken do I need to double everything else too? Thanks
The flavor combo sounds yummy, but cooked this way the bacon will not only not be crisp, but sounds like it would be downright flabby - how did it really come out? I'm dying to try it, but this is the one sticking point.
This looks really tasty, but small boneless chicken breast on high for 8 hours? I did a 4 pound pot roast last night in the crock pot in 3 hours on high. I bet this could be done in two hours max or 45 minutes in the oven at 350. Love your recipes .. this one seems off on the time in the crockpot.
So making this! I'm not allergic to a darn thing in it. :)
Did you use your Ninja for that?
Keep the slow cooker recipes coming Kevin!
I'm determined to use my slow cooker more often and this is a perfect recipe to start with.
This looks great!
Sounds yummy! Great idea!
I'm definitely gonna give this a try! Always looking for new slow cooker recipes.
This looks so good ! Plus sounds easy to make which is the best ! I have to try this !!! Thanks Kevin !!
Cheryle
I don't own a slow cooker. I'm thinking about it, seems like a great option when I'm super busy. This looks fabulous :)
Could you use some chicken thighs instead of boneless skinless breasts? I just bought some and this would be perfect because I have everything else on hand. thanks!
The combo sounds like a winner. You are right you can't go wrong with barbecue chicken.
Anonymous: Yes, this recipe easily doubles by doubling all of the ingredients. Enjoy!
slywlf: The bacon is there for the flavour and not for the texture and it will not be crisp. The bacon pretty much melts into the chicken infusing it with its flavour!
Jess: Chicken thighs would definitely work and they have more flavour that the breasts!
Peabody: The Ninja would be perfect for this!
I've seen this before but now it's printed and in my 'to-make' pile! Love it when I find a good crock pot recipe- it's a rare thing! This has bacon- it's sure to be fab :)
I don't use my slow cooker nearly enough either! You had me at bacon, btw!! :)
I recently got a slow cooker and must try this recipe! Chicken wrapped in bacon MUST be a winner!
Sues
This looks fantastic, just one more reason I need a slow cooker! Now just to convince my boyfriend that we have the space in our kitchen for one (which we totally don't...) ;)
Thia looks good, though the bacon is basically just for the flavor, when I make this recipe I will par cook the bacon.
Where can I find the nutrician value?
looks good!
Have to try this for super
I made this yesterday with turkey bacon and it was delicious! Thanks for the yummy recipe :)
In the crockpot now. I'm trying it with skinless thighs. Fingers crossed!
I made this today and am so disappointed. It was pretty much inedible. What a waste of money and food. I don't know what I did wrong. Sorry, but yuck.
Okay, I was a little worried about this recipe too, with all those different flavors and soft bacon all coming together! Well...I must say this was by far one of the BEST slow cooker recipes I have ever tried! Keep in mind I did change a few things. We are a family of 5, so I used a bag of frozen chicken (thawed), 1 pk of bacon, 4 red apples and 1 bottle of BBQ sauce. I cooked it on high for 4 1/2 hours. Also, to solve the soft bacon issue, after chicken was done I spooned out the chicken and put them in a glass baking pan and put it in the oven for about 10 minutes on BROIL. We served them over white rice...but next time I would like to try it over mash potatoes! This recipe was AWESOME! Thank you so much for sharing! :)
Autumn, thanks that as helpful!!
Currently cooking this and the problem I'm seeing is the potential of bacon grease. Either the sauce is breaking down, my chicken wasn't fully thawed (it had no ice when I cut the breasts in half to accommodate the size of my small slow cooker, so I'm assuming that wasn't the problem), or the bacon grease is making the sauce extremely watery. Do you just serve the barbeque sauce with the bacon grease in it? If not, how do you separate the barbeque from the bacon grease?
Tiffany: The sauce should end up being pretty thick. It sounds like your chicken might have had a lot of water in it. I serve the sauce with the bacon grease in it as it adds flavour but it does add calories.
tried it. was left with a greasy, watery sauce and the bacon was hardly edible.
Anonymous: What kind of apples and bacon did you use?
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