Barbecue Chicken with Bacon and Cheese
Ingredients
- 4 (6- to 8- ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed
- 1 1/4 cups barbecue sauce, divided
- 8 slices bacon
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1 green onion, sliced
- vegetable oil spray
Instructions
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Cook your bacon. I bake mine on a foil-lined, rimmed baking sheet in the oven at 350° for about 15 minutes or until it's as crispy as I like.
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As the bacon cooks, place chicken breasts in a baking dish or ziploc bag and cover with 3/4 cup barbecue sauce. Place remaining 1/2 cup barbecue sauce in a small bowl. Let chicken marinate in the refrigerator for 15 minutes. Turn all burners of your grill on to high, cover, and heat grill until hot, about 15 minutes.
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Turn burners down to medium-high. Clean and oil cooking grate. Place chicken on the grill and cook until browned on first side, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes. Flip chicken, brush with some of the reserved barbecue sauce, and cook until browned on the second side, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes. Flip chicken, brush with barbecue sauce, and cook for 2 minutes. Repeat flipping and brushing two more times, cooking for 2 minutes on each side. Flip chicken again and brush with any remaining sauce. Cook until chicken registers 160 degrees, 1 to 3 minutes. Turn off the grill and top each chicken breast with two slices of bacon. Sprinkle with shredded cheese. Close the grill lid and let the chicken rest for 1 minute to melt the cheese. transfer chicken to a clean plate and let rest for 5 minutes. Serve with diced tomatoes, sliced green onions.
Notes
You can easily adjust this recipe to serve more or less. Plan for two pieces of bacon, about 1/4 cup barbecue sauce and about 1 tablespoon of shredded cheese per chicken breast.
For food safety, discard the barbecue sauce that the chicken marinates in (do not use it for basting).
We often use a grill mat when grilling with marinades because clean up...