Keto Jalapeño Popper Chicken & Bacon Bites

You guys have been loving my Mini Pepperoni Guacamole Cups so much that I thought you might like some more easy savoury low-carb snacks. These keto Jalapeño Popper Chicken & Bacon Bites are the bomb!

So quick and easy to make, and so flavoursome. Perfect for a party or a game night with friends and family. Cheese, bacon, chicken and a some oomph from our favourite jalapeño… simples!

I like to pack these in a Tupperware for a long car journey or they make great picnic and lunchbox food. Less than 1 gram of net carbs per piece!

Note: To calculate the nutrition facts I used crisped up bacon (bacon grease removed) as the bacon grease will be lost during the cooking process.

Hungry for More?

Check out some of these easy low-carb and keto appetizers:

• Mini Keto Corn Dogs
• 5-Ingredient Salmon Mousse Cucumber Rolls
• Keto Pepperoni Pizza Cups
• Sweet & Spicy Chicken Liver Bites
• Deviled Eggs
• Low-Carb & Keto Pretzels
• and many more low-carb snacks and appetizers!

Step-by-step

1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C/ 355 °F (fan assisted), or 200 °C/ 400 °F (conventional).

2. Cut the 12 slices of bacon in half to get a total of 24 bacon strips. Place the chicken and 9 strips of bacon in a food processor.

   

3. Blitz until the chicken and bacon are minced. You'll need 15 bacon strips to later wrap around the chicken bites. Option to buy ground/minced chicken and cut the bacon fine if you prefer.

   

4. Place the mixture into a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients and combine well.

   

5. Roll into balls about 57 g/ 2 oz each.

   

6. Wrap 1 strip around each chicken bite. Thread onto skewers or secure with toothpicks.

   

7. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Finish under the broiler for 2 - 3 minutes to make the bacon crispy. Option to fry in a skillet in 1 tbsp butter or oil for about 15 minutes on a medium heat until crispy and cooked through.

   

8. Serve with Low-Carb Ketchup, store-bought or Homemade Mustard, Quick Garlic Mayonnaise or Low-Carb Ranch Dressing. Store in the fridge for up to 3 days or freezer for 2 months.

   

Recipe

Keto Jalapeño Popper Chicken & Bacon Bites

★★★★★4.9 (71 ratings)

These bacon-wrapped jalapeño popper chicken bites are so quick and easy to make. A tasty bite-sized appetizer ...

Hands on

10m

Overall

30m

Servings

15

0.4 g

Net carbs

11.9 g

Protein

9.2 g

Fat

132

kcal

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Ingredients makes 15 bacon bites

• 4 chicken thighs, skinless and boneless, cubed or 2 chicken breasts (600 g/ 1.3 oz)
• 12 slices bacon, divided (360 g/ 12.7 oz)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ¹/₂ tsp onion powder
• 2 jalapeños (28 g/ 1 oz) or ¹/₄ cup pickled jalapeños for mild heat
• ¹/₂ cup grated cheddar (57 g/ 2 oz)
• 1 tsp paprika
• ¹/₂ tsp sea salt
• ¹/₃ tsp cracked black pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C/ 355 °F (fan assisted), or 200 °C/ 400 °F (conventional).

2. Cut the 12 slices of bacon in half to get a total of 24 bacon strips. Place the chicken and 9 strips of bacon in a food processor.

3. Blitz until the chicken and bacon are minced. You'll need 15 bacon strips to later wrap around the chicken bites. Option to buy ground/minced chicken and cut the bacon fine if you prefer.

4. Place the mixture into a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients and combine well.

5. Roll into balls about 57 g/ 2 oz each.

6. Wrap 1 strip around each chicken bite. Thread onto skewers or secure with toothpicks.

7. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Finish under the broiler for 2 - 3 minutes to make the bacon crispy. Option to fry in a skillet in 1 tbsp butter or oil for about 15 minutes on a medium heat until crispy and cooked through.

8. Serve with Low-Carb Ketchup, store-bought or Homemade Mustard, Quick Garlic Mayonnaise or Low-Carb Ranch Dressing. Store in the fridge for up to 3 days or freezer for 2 months.

Nutrition per piece

Carbs 1%Protein 36%Fat 63% of calories

Net carbs

0.4 g

Total carbs

0.5 g

Fiber

0.1 g

Sugars

0.1 g

Protein

11.9 g

Fat

9.2 g

Saturated fat

3.8 g

Calories

132 kcal

Sodium

487 mg · 21.2% RDA

Magnesium

9 mg · 2.34% RDA

Potassium

98 mg · 4.91% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per piece	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Chicken thighs, boneless, skin-on, raw	0 g	7.1 g	6.6 g	88
Bacon, crispy (bacon grease removed)	0 g	3.8 g	1.3 g	27
Garlic, fresh	0.1 g	0 g	0 g	1
Onion powder, spices	0.1 g	0 g	0 g	0
Peppers, Jalapeno, fresh	0.1 g	0 g	0 g	1
Cheddar cheese	0.1 g	0.9 g	1.3 g	15
Paprika, spices	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Salt, sea salt	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Pepper, black, spices	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Total	0.4 g	11.9 g	9.2 g	132

Serving size piece

• Gluten free
• Egg free
• Nut free
• Avocado free
• Coconut free
• Fish free
• Shellfish free
• Beef free