BBQ Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Breast in Air Fryer

Name: BBQ Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Breast in Air Fryer
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2 (about 14 oz) chicken breast fillets (~400g); 4 tablespoons (2 fl oz) BBQ sauce; 6-8 slices bacon slices; to taste salt; to taste pepper

Juicy chicken breast wrapped in crispy bacon, glazed with BBQ sauce and perfectly cooked in the air fryer.

Time: 30 min2 servingsDifficulty: Medium190°CChicken

Steps

1
Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper on all sides.
2
Generously coat each piece with BBQ sauce.
3
Wrap each piece tightly with bacon slices, securing with toothpicks if needed.
4
Preheat the air fryer to 190°C (375°F).
5
Cook for 20-25 minutes, turning halfway, until bacon is crispy and chicken is fully cooked.

Shopping list

2 chicken breast filets (~400g), 4 tbsp BBQ sauce, 6-8 bacon slices, salt, pepper

Recipe story

This recipe combines the tradition of hunters from mountainous regions who wrapped chicken in smoked bacon to keep it juicy over an open fire, with the American influence of BBQ sauce brought by tobacco merchants to European ports. Over time, the dish was adapted for quick cooking in the air fryer, preserving the essence of smoky and sweet-sour flavor.

Ingredient Secrets

Black pepper

Known as 'black gold' in antiquity, pepper was so valuable that it served as currency and tribute. In the Middle Ages, Venetian merchants controlled the pepper trade, and individual peppercorns were often counted. Legend has it that when Alaric, king of the Visigoths, demanded tribute from Rome, he included 3,000 pounds of pepper.

Sea salt

Sea salt, extracted from ocean waters by evaporation, was one of the most precious goods of antiquity, used both as food and as currency. In ancient Rome, soldiers were paid with salt, which is the origin of the word 'salary'. Salt roads connected entire civilizations, and in the Middle Ages, salt was so valuable it was called 'white gold'.