Bacon Chestnuts Recipes

BACON WRAPPED WATER CHESTNUTS I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Wrap 1/2 strip of bacon around each water chestnut. Combine ketchup and sugar in a small bowl and mix together; dip each wrapped water chestnut into this mixture.
• Place water chestnuts in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish and bake covered in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until bacon is crisp.

BACON WATER CHESTNUT WRAPS

Steps:

• Cut bacon strips in half. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until almost crisp; drain. Wrap each bacon piece around a water chestnut and secure with a toothpick. Place in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish., In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, mayonnaise and chili sauce; pour over water chestnuts. Bake, uncovered, at 350° until hot and bubbly, about 30 minutes.

BACON WRAPPED WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Combine ketchup, brown sugar, garlic powder and Worcestershire sauce in a mixing bowl. Make sure everything is combined well.
• Wrap each water chestnut with a bacon strip (which was cut bacon into thirds) and secure with a toothpick and drop into the mixing bowl with the sauce mix.
• Once finished wrapping the bacon and water chestnuts, GENTLY fold the sauce over them in the mixing bowl. Make sure to evenly coat each piece with the sauce.
• Using tongs, gently remove the wrapped water chestnuts from the mixing bowl and place them onto a broiler pan over a foil lined baking sheet. (I find that the clean up is much easier when using a foil lined sheet). If you don't have a broiler pan, you can try just using a baking sheet - just make sure you remove the cooked water chestnuts quickly, so they don't sit in the fat for too long.
• Using a spatula remove any of the remaining sauce from the mixing bowl and drizzle over the wrapped water chestnuts.
• Place the prepared water chestnuts into the oven to cook for about 45 minutes or long enough to crisp the bacon to your liking.
• Using tongs, remove the appetizers to a serving plate.

BACON-WRAPPED WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Marinate the water chestnuts in soy sauce for 1 hour.
• Drain.
• Roll each chestnut in the brown sugar.
• Wrap each chestnut with a piece of bacon.
• Secure with a toothpick.
• Arrange on a cake rack in a shallow baking pan.
• Bake at 400 degrees F for about 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels.
• NOTE: This can be prepared ahead of time and stored in refrigerator until ready to bake.

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BACON WRAPPED CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Cut the strips of Turkey Bacon in half. Wrap around the water chestnuts and stick toothpick in center to hold in place. Place in a 9x13 pan.
• Mix the brown sugar, sweet chili sauce, and mayonnaise together. Poor the sauce over the bacon wrapped chestnuts.
• Marinate in the fridge for 2 hours.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Broil the top for about 5 minutes at the end to crisp the bacon a little.

BACON-WRAPPED WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Cut bacon strips into thirds; wrap a strip around each water chestnut and secure with wooden toothpicks. Place in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 375° until bacon is crisp, 25 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine ketchup and brown sugar; cook and stir over medium heat until sugar has dissolved. Remove chestnuts to paper towels; drain. Dip in ketchup mixture; place in a lightly greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Spoon remaining sauce over chestnuts. Return to the oven for 10 minutes.

SUPER EASY BACON WRAPPED WATER CHESTNUTS (MODIFIED RUMAKI)

Steps:

• Open can of water chestnuts and drain. Place the water chestnuts on paper towel and let air dry. If you're in a hurry, you may also pat them dry with paper towel.
• Cut each strip of bacon in thirds.
• Wrap bacon around water chestnut and secure with toothpick. Repeat until all are wrapped.
• Place bacon-wrapped water chestnuts on a cookie sheet sprayed lightly with cooking spray or lined with tin foil for easy clean up. If using tin foil, go ahead and spray the tin foil with cooking spray, as well.
• Brush each bacon-wrapped water chestnut with your favorite barbeque sauce. **OR** If you are lazy, like me, dump the barbeque sauce into a bowl and just dip each bacon wrapped water chestnut into the barbeque sauce and shake off excess.
• Place on top rack in oven under the broiler. Broil for about 10 minutes. Take them out of the oven and turn them all over. Brush again with barbeque sauce, if desired. Place under the broiler again for about another 10 minutes. You should watch these pretty closely to be sure not to burn. You are looking to cook the bacon through until it crisps.
• Serve and enjoy!

BACON-WRAPPED WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Combine the water chestnuts and soy sauce in a resealable plastic bag and let marinate at room temperature, tossing and massaging the bag occasionally, for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Wrap each water chestnut in a piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick. Set a cooling rack into a rimmed baking sheet and arrange the bacon-wrapped water chestnuts on top. Bake until the bacon renders its fat and is crisp, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir together the ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce and 1/3 cup water in a bowl to make a sauce.
• Remove the baking sheet from the oven and carefully lift the cooling rack off the baking sheet. Drain away any fat in the baking sheet and wipe dry with paper towels. Line the baking sheet with foil and lightly spray the foil with nonstick cooking spray. Carefully transfer the bacon-wrapped water chestnuts to the bowl with the sauce, swirling to fully coat, then spread out on the baking sheet.
• Return the baking sheet to the oven and bake, tossing every few minutes, until the sauce is reduced to a sticky glaze, about 15 minutes. Immediately transfer the bacon-wrapped water chestnuts to a warm serving platter. Sprinkle with pepper and serve while hot.

BACON WRAPPED WATER CHESTNUTS (IN THE OVEN OR AIR FRYER)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400F. Wrap each slice of bacon around a water chestnut and secure with a toothpick.
• Arrange in a 9x13 baking dish then set aside. Whisk the brown sugar, barbecue sauce, and soy sauce together to create the sauce.
• Brush the sauce over each bacon wrapped water chestnut then bake for 30 minutes, brushing with remaining sauce halfway through.
• Enjoy! Please note that serving size may vary.

BACON CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Slice bacon in half; wrap one piece bacon around one chestnut. Skewer with toothpick to hold in place.
• Broil in toaster or conventional oven, turning frequently, until the bacon is evenly cooked. Serve warm.