Bacon Wrapped Chicken Breast Bites
Get ready for a taste sensation with bacon-wrapped chicken breast bites in the air fryer. It's an easy recipe for a crowd-pleasing appetizer.
Servings (Adjustable):
Calories: 387kcal
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Ingredients
- 4 small skinless boneless chicken breast fillets
- 6 slices bacon
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon ground chipotle pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground oregano
- kosher salt to taste
- ground black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoons olive oil use up to 2 tablespoons if needed
Instructions
- Pre-heat Air Fryer at 370F (188C). Set at 15 minutes.
- Pat dry chicken and cut it into bite-sized pieces. Each fillet can produce 4 to 5 bite-sized cuts.
- Drizzle chicken with olive oil.
- Season all sides of chicken with salt, black pepper, oregano, and chipotle.
- Wrap each chicken with bacon strips, secure with toothpicks if necessary.
- Gently transfer bacon wrapped chicken onto the Air Fryer tray and slowly insert the first tray into the middle cooking chamber, near the rotisserie catch. Insert the second tray below the first tray.
- Flip each bacon wrapped chicken halfway through.
- Remove bacon wrapped chicken once bacon has been cooked to a crisp and the internal temperature of chicken reached 165 degrees F.
- Allow to cool for a minute and transfer to a serving plate or bowl.
Notes
This Air Fryer recipe uses an Instant Vortex Plus Air Fryer Oven. Not all Air Fryers cook the same way. It’s best to keep watch during your initial tests after purchasing.
TIPS:
Thick cut bacon is not advisable for these chicken bites.
Keep watch on each Air Fryer tray after chicken has been turned. The contents of the first tray will cook faster. A
fter removing the first tray from the cooking chamber, move the second tray into the middle cooking chamber.
While flipping bacon wrapped chicken from the first tray, transfer the second tray into the middle cooking chamber.
Return the first tray into the middle cooking chamber after removing the inserted second tray.
Flip bacon wrapped chicken from the second tray and return to the cooking chamber below the first tray.
Keep watch of the first tray as the bacon wrapped chicken pieces will cook faster than those from the second tray.
Adjust timer as deemed necessary.
Nutrition
Calories: 387kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 493mg | Potassium: 536mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 0.03g | Vitamin A: 130IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg
Equipment
air fryer or oven
