Wrapping pretty much anything with bacon seems to just be delicious! For this recipe, you can easily cook for a crowd as an appetizer or to get ready for the big game. Make these ahead and start just before your guests arrive and these chicken legs will be ready just in time.
If you want to spice it up try House of Q Sugar & Spice BBQ Sauce or even Five Star BBQ Sauce. Both will hit a mark!
Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Legs
You know we love sharing a recipe with you and this is a great one, a crowd pleaser too!
Ingredients
- 6-10 Chicken legs drumsticks
- 1 L Apple Juice
- 2 TB Salt
- 3 Jalapeno’s – 2 sliced 1 diced
- 6-10 Bacon strips – thin
- 3-4 TB House of Q House Rub
- 1 cup House of Q Apple Butter BBQ Sauce
Instructions
- To start, dissolve the salt in the apple juice and add the sliced jalapeno’s. Immerse the chicken legs in the brine and put in the fridge for a couple of hours.
- Once brined, trim each drumstick so they will stand on the cut end. Wrap a slice of bacon around the chicken leg and if needed, use a toothpick to skewer the bacon onto the leg. Coat all sides with House Rub.
- Prepare your grill for indirect cooking over medium heat and add a smoke pack if you would like extra flavor. Place the chicken on the “off” side and close the lid.
- Grill roast until the legs reach about 140-150 F internal temperature (somewhere around 30-40 minutes). Make sure the bacon has rendered onto the leg… that’s the clue! It will look dry, somewhat crusty and the bacon rendering onto the chicken.
- Put the Apple Butter BBQ Sauce and the diced jalapenos into a pot and warm. Take each chicken leg and dip into the sauce then place back on the grill. Close the lid and cook until the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 170 F. Remember to check if the bacon is crisped up too! Enjoy!
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