Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Chicken
Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Popper Chicken is the food that dreams are made of. Creamy and cheesy stuffed jalapenos are wrapped in juicy chicken breasts and salty bacon. It's then slow smoked for maximum flavor and basted with homemade BBQ sauce for a jalapeno popper like you've never had before.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 4 large jalapenos
- 12 pieces bacon
- 2 Tablespoons Hey Grill Hey Sweet Rub link in recipe notes
- 1/2 cup Everything BBQ Sauce link in recipe notes
Jalapeno Popper Filling
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 4 oz medium cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 Tablespoon Hey Grill Hey Sweet Rub link in recipe notes
Instructions
- Preheat your smoker (or oven). Preheat your smoker to 250 degrees F for indirect heat with mild wood like apple or hickory. You can also bake these in the oven at the same temperature.
- Clean the jalapenos. Prepare your poppers by slicing the tops off of the jalapenos, cutting them in half, and scraping out the ribs and seeds inside of the poppers.
- Make the jalapeno poppers. In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and 1 Tablespoon of sweet rub. Use the back of the spoon to press the filling mixture into each half of the cleaned out peppers and then press the pepper halves back together.
- Prep and fill the chicken. On a large cutting board, slice the chicken breasts open, without slicing all of the way through the breasts. Set one filled popper inside of each chicken breast and fold them closed.
- Wrap in bacon! Wrap each chicken breast with about 3 slices of bacon. Secure the bacon ends with toothpicks, if necessary. Season the stuffed chicken on all sides with more of the sweet rub.
- Cook the jalapeno popper chicken. Place the chicken breasts on the smoker, close the lid and cook until the internal temperature reaches 150 degrees F. This process usually takes an hour and a half. Baste the chicken liberally with BBQ sauce, close the lid, and continue cooking until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
- Rest and serve. Remove the chicken to a cutting board or serving platter and allow it to rest for about 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!!
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Notes
Sweet Rub
- Purchase it from the store HERE: Sweet Rub
- Make it from scratch using this RECIPE: Best Sweet Rub Recipe
- Purchase it from the store HERE: Everything BBQ Sauce
- Make it from scratch using this similar RECIPE: Kansas City BBQ Sauce
Nutrition
Calories: 344kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 133mg | Sodium: 399mg | Potassium: 520mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 850IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 238mg | Iron: 1mg