Spicy Chicken, Bacon & Jalapeno Skewers

Jalapenos filled with cream cheese, then topped with marinated chicken, wrapped in bacon, and basted with barbecue sauce.

It’s grilling season, and today I have a delicious Spicy Chicken, Bacon, and Jalapeno Skewers recipe!

For this recipe, jalapenos are filled with a cream cheese and pecan mixture, topped with marinated chicken, then wrapped with bacon and basted with BBQ sauce. Is your mouth watering yet???

How to Make Spicy Chicken, Bacon & Jalapeno Skewers

detailed recipe in card below

Equipment Needed

• wooden skewers

Ingredients

• chicken tenders
• orange juice
• steak seasoning
• cream cheese
• chopped pecans (you could leave out the pecans and add in a bit of cheddar cheese instead)
• jalapenos
• bacon
• barbecue sauce

Instructions

1. Place chicken tenders in a bowl, add orange juice and 1 Tablespoon steak seasoning. Stir, cover and set in the refrigerator to marinate 1 or more hours, but no more than 8 hours. Soak wooden skewers for at least an hour in water before cooking them so they don’t burn.
2. In a separate bowl, mix cream cheese, pecans, and 1/2 Tablespoon steak seasoning, blend well by hand and set aside.
3. When ready to assemble, slice jalapenos in half lengthwise, remove seeds, then rinse again. Fill jalapenos half with cream cheese mixture, place a chicken tender on top of filling, wrap with 1 slice of bacon, and secure with a skewer so the bacon stays wrapped around the jalapeno (if desired can have two stuffed jalapenos on each skewer). Set aside half of the barbecue sauce for the end. When finished assembling the remaining skewers, brush all finished jalapenos generously with about a 1/4 of the barbecue sauce.
4. Bake or grill until chicken is thoroughly cooked, approximately 45 minutes at 350 degrees F, turning halfway through cooking time and basting with 1/4 more of the sauce. Baste one last time about 5 mins before finished cooking with reserved barbecue sauce or use to serve with it.

🌶️ TIP FOR JALAPENOS: As always, when working with jalapenos, be sure to protect your skin and wear gloves. In a pinch, using a clean plastic bag from the grocery market also works; it can just be a bit clumsy.

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Spicy Chicken, Bacon & Jalapeno Skewers Recipe

Jalapenos filled with cream cheese, then topped with marinated chicken, wrapped in bacon, and basted with barbecue sauce.

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Prep Time 5 hours hrs

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 5 hours hrs 45 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 8

Calories 904 kcal

Equipment

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  8 wooden skewers

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 2 lbs chicken tenders
• ▢ 2/3 cup orange juice
• ▢ 1 1/2 tbsp dry steak seasoning, divided
• ▢ 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• ▢ 2/3 cup chopped pecans
• ▢ 8 whole fresh jalapenos, depends on # chicken tenders
• ▢ 2 lbs thin-sliced bacon
• ▢ 2 cups barbecue sauce, divided

Instructions

• Place chicken tenders in a bowl, add orange juice and 1 Tablespoon steak seasoning. Stir, cover and set in the refrigerator to marinate 1 or more hours, but no more than 8 hours. Soak wooden skewers for at least an hour in water before cooking them so they don't burn.
• In a separate bowl, mix cream cheese, pecans, and 1/2 Tablespoon steak seasoning, blend well by hand and set aside.
• When ready to assemble, slice jalapenos in half lengthwise, remove seeds, then rinse again. Fill jalapenos half with cream cheese mixture, place a chicken tender on top of filling, wrap with 1 slice of bacon, and secure with a skewer so the bacon stays wrapped around the jalapeno (if desired can have two stuffed jalapenos on each skewer). Set aside half of the barbecue sauce for the end. When finished assembling the remaining skewers, brush all finished jalapenos generously with about a 1/4 of the barbecue sauce.
• Bake or grill until chicken is thoroughly cooked, approximately 45 minutes at 350 degrees F, turning halfway through cooking time and basting with 1/4 more of the sauce. Baste one last time about 5 mins before finished cooking with reserved barbecue sauce or use to serve with it.

Notes

If desired, you could leave out the pecans and add in a bit of cheddar cheese instead. As always, when working with jalapenos, be sure to protect your skin and wear gloves. In a pinch, using a clean plastic bag from the grocery market also works; it can just be a bit clumsy.

Nutrition

Calories: 904kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 65g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 27g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 176mg | Sodium: 1709mg | Potassium: 976mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 816IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 2mg

Keyword bacon, bbq, bbq sauce, chicken, cream cheese, grilled, jalapeno, skewers, spicy

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