Bacon Wrapped Teriyaki Chicken Skewers
Chicken & peppers are wrapped in bacon, grilled & basted with a homemade teriyaki sauce in this simple, scrumptious recipe for Teriyaki Chicken Skewers!
Ingredients
Teriyaki Sauce
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ½ cup mirin
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp ginger, grated
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp water
Skewers
- 1.5 lbs chicken breast, cut in 1 inch cubes
- 2 cups bell peppers, cut in 1 inch squares
- 15 slices bacon, cut in half
Instructions
Teriyaki Sauce
- Heat a saucepan on the stove over medium heat, add the soy sauce, mirin, brown sugar, garlic and ginger to the pan, whisk to combine, bring to a boil, then simmer 4-5 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and water, add this to the boiling sauce and whisk together, reduce the heat to low and simmer 3-4 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
Chicken Skewers
- Prepare the skewers by placing the end of one piece of bacon on a skewer, then add a piece of chicken and bell pepper, then wrap the bacon around the chicken and pepper and skewer the middle of the bacon.
- Add another piece of chicken and bell pepper, then wrap the remaining bacon around it and skewer.
- Repeat this three times per skewer for ten skewers total.
- Heat a grill over medium heat.
- Place the skewers on the grill for 5-7 minutes, flip and grill for an additional 5-7 minutes.
- Two minutes before removing from the grill, brush the skewers with half of the teriyaki sauce.
- After two minutes, remove the skewers from the grill and brush with the additional teriyaki sauce. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 274kcal (14%)Carbohydrates 14g (5%)Protein 20g (40%)Fat 14g (22%)Saturated Fat 4g (20%)Cholesterol 65mg (22%)Sodium 1038mg (43%)Potassium 416mg (12%)Sugar 9g (10%)Vitamin A 965mg (19%)Vitamin C 39.3mg (48%)Calcium 16mg (2%)Iron 0.8mg (4%)
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