Name: Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Chicken Breasts
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts; 12-16 slices of bacon; salt and pepper, to taste

Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Chicken Breasts are one of my favorite foods to make in the air fryer. The chicken breasts remain juicy and the crispy bacon adds a lot of rich flavor.

I love to eat the bacon that is wrapped around the chicken breasts, but a lot of people in my family do not.

Whether you choose to eat the bacon or not is totally up to you.

Even if you don’t actually eat the bacon, it helps ensure that the chicken breasts are juicy and not dried out.

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Key to Success #1 – No Thick Cut Bacon

While I love thick-cut bacon as much as the next person, it’s not a great choice for bacon-wrapped chicken breasts.

Thick-cut bacon would not have enough time to get crispy before the chicken was fully cooked.

You would risk overcooking the chicken or ending up with undercooked bacon.

Choose high-quality thin cut bacon, or regular cut bacon, for this easy air fryer recipe.

Use two or three slices of bacon per chicken breast.

The number of bacon slices will depend on the size of the breasts.

You want to fully cover the chicken breasts with bacon if at all possible.

More bacon coverage means juicier chicken breasts.

Key to Success #2 – Secure Bacon with Toothpicks

While this step is optional, following it will result in a prettier end result.

As you wrap each slice of bacon around the chicken breast, secure the end with a toothpick.

If the bacon is not secured, the powerful fan in the air fryer may make the edges come loose and get overly browned.

When I make bacon-wrapped chicken breasts, I seldom secure the bacon with a toothpick.

I wrap the bacon and try to make sure each slice of bacon ends underneath the chicken or at least as far to the side as possible.

Key to Success #3 – Check Temp With an Instant Read Thermometer

The easiest way to know when the chicken is fully cooled is by checking with an instant-read meat thermometer.

Cook the chicken until it reaches an internal temperature of 160 degrees F.

If your chicken breasts are on the smaller side, consider starting to check them after cooking for about 16 minutes.

Normal-sized chicken breasts normally cook in 18 to 20 minutes.

You can also flip the chicken breasts after 10 minutes if you would prefer.

If you flip the chicken, be extra gentle so that the bacon does not come loose.

I usually do not flip the chicken unless the bacon on the bottom looks like it needs a little extra time

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