You all know about my obsession with my slow cooker. This Slow Cooker Bacon Wrapped Apple BBQ Chicken recipe was so easy to make but was so full of flavor. It is definitely a keeper in our house.
I love bacon and chicken so this combination was a total winner for our family. Add a little bit of delicious and sweet apple flavor to it, and your tastebuds will die and go to heaven.
It’s quick, simple, full of flavor, and incredibly easy to make. If you know it’s going to be a crazy night, we highly recommend throwing this in the slow cooker in the morning, to enjoy at night.
Could I make Slow Cooker Bacon Wrapped Apple BBQ Chicken recipe using any type of chicken?
For this recipe, we have only tried it using boneless skinless chicken breasts. However, I am sure it would work just as well if you used any form of boneless meat.
We love using boneless chicken thighs, because the meat is so juicy and tender. It’s also a little darker. Chicken tenders would also work great with this recipe.
Chicken with the bone in, might get a little tricky and cook a little differently, so we recommend no bones.
You could also cook the chicken on high for 4 hours, but we recommend cooking it on low for longer, for a more juicy chicken.
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For this recipe, we recommend you peel your apples so the skin doesn’t ruing the texture of the meal.
We don’t recommend using the core of the apple either because of the seeds and it’s a little more tough. For this recipe, you can use a cheese grater to grate the apples, but you could also use a blender or food processor.
Again we recommend peeling the skin and removing the core if you plant to give them a quick pulse in the food processor or blender, but grating them words great.
You could also use apple sauce if you don’t have any apples, but the bigger apple pieces taste amazing with this recipe.
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Slow Cooker Bacon-Wrapped Apple BBQ Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup BBQ Sauce
- 2 gala apples peeled and grated
- 1 lemon juiced
- 8 strips bacon
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Instructions
- In small bowl, combine BBQ sauce with grated apple and juice from one lemon.
- Wrap 2 pieces of bacon around each chicken breast.
- Place wrapped chicken breasts in slow cooker and pour BBQ mixture over the chicken.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
Notes
- I used red gala apples and Famous Dave’s Rich and Sassy BBQ sauce.
Nutrition
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
Recipe Details
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Questions & Reviews
"pour BBQ/apple mixture over the chicken. Wrap 2 pieces of bacon around each chicken breast."
Are you supposed to wrap the bacon around the chicken coated in the apple/BBQ mix, or are you supposed to wrap the chicken breasts first and then pour the sauce over the bacon/chicken combination?
Thanks!
Thanks for letting me know!
Im so excited!