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Bacon-wrapped Chicken

Ingredients

Intro

The bacon is meant to substitute the missing protective skin on chicken, keeping it moist as it cooks. If you have chicken legs with the skin on already, don’t make this.

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Season the chicken with your favorite seasoning, but go light on the salt.
  3. Carefully wrap each leg in a strip of bacon, so that the bacon creates a thin coating around the meat of the leg.
  4. Preheat a stainless steel pan, and add a touch of oil. Sear the bacon-wrapped chicken on all sides, then transfer to a roasting pan (or use the searing pan, if it’s oven-safe).
  5. Roast for 30-40 minutes, depending on the size of the chicken, or until the chicken juices run clear.
  6. Let rest for at least 5 minutes before serving.