Best Bacon Chestnuts Recipes

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 III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and ketchup.
• Cut bacon in half. Wrap one slice of bacon around each chestnut. Secure the bacon with a toothpick. Arrange the water chestnut wraps in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Bake the water chestnut wraps for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove from water chestnut wraps from the oven and drain some of the grease out of the pan. Pour the sauce over the wraps.
• Bake for 30 to 35 more minutes.

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.

BACON WRAPPED WATER CHESTNUTS (RUMAKI)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• If desired, cut larger water chestnuts in half for easier eating and more pieces.
• Soak water chestnuts in soy sauce for 15 minutes, stirring a few times to make sure they are fully coated.
• Remove water chestnuts from soy sauce.
• Wrap 1/2 strip of bacon around each; secure with toothpicks.
• Reserve soy sauce.
• Place toothpick side "up" in a 9" x 13" glass baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 to 30 minutes or until crispy.
• Remove from oven; drain bacon fat.
• Meanwhile, mix reserved soy sauce, ketchup and brown sugar in a bowl.
• Pour the mixture over the chestnuts to coat them evenly.
• Bake an additional 20 to 30 minutes (again checking for crispness of bacon).
• Serve hot, with or without seafood sauce.

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.

BACON WRAPPED WATER CHESTNUTS II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a saucepan, combine ketchup, brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce; heat just to boiling. Pour sauce over bacon and water chestnuts.
• Cut bacon slices into thirds. Cut some of the bigger water chestnuts in half. Wrap chestnuts in bacon and secure with toothpicks; place in a 9x13 pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until bacon is completely cooked, about 45 to 50 minutes.

BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH BACON & CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, then tip in 1 ¼ kg trimmed Brussels sprouts. Once back to the boil, cook for 5 mins. Drain, run under the cold tap until cold, then drain again.
• Heat a large frying pan, add 6 rashers smoked streaky bacon, cut into bite-sized pieces, and gently fry for 10 mins until crisp and golden.
• Tip out of the pan, leaving the fat behind, then add 200g chestnuts and fry over a high heat for about 5 mins until tinged. Tip out of the pan.
• Add the Brussels sprouts to the pan with a splash of water, then cover and finish cooking over a medium heat for about 5 mins, stirring now and again, until just tender.
• Uncover, turn up the heat, then add most of the 50g butter and sauté the sprouts for 2 mins more.
• Tip in the bacon and chestnuts, season generously with salt and pepper, then serve with the last knob of butter on top.

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 WRAPPED PINEAPPLE AND WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Stir the water chestnuts together with the garlic powder and soy sauce in a small bowl. Set aside to marinate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Drain the water chestnuts, discarding the soy sauce. Place a pineapple chunk in the center of each piece of bacon, then place a water chestnut on top of that. Fold the ends of the bacon over the water chestnut, and secure with a toothpick. Repeat with the remaining bacon, pineapple, and water chestnuts. Gently toss the bacon-wrapped chestnuts with brown sugar in a bowl, then place onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes, then turn the pieces over, and continue baking 15 to 35 minutes longer until the bacon has cooked to your desired degree of doneness. Briefly drain on a paper towel-lined plate, and serve hot.

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!

BEST BACON WRAPPED WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Soak water chestnuts in a bowl with soy sauce for at least 3 hours; drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Wrap each water chestnut with a piece of bacon; secure with a toothpick and arrange on a shallow baking dish. Repeat with remaining water chestnuts.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bacon is crisp, 25 to 35 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix brown sugar, mayonnaise, and chili sauce in a bowl until dipping sauce is smooth. Serve bacon-wrapped water chestnuts with dipping sauce.

BACON-ENCASED WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Cut bacon strips in half lengthwise and then in half widthwise. Wrap each bacon piece around a water chestnut; secure with a toothpick. , Place in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25 minutes, turning once; drain if necessary., In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Drizzle over water chestnuts. Bake until bacon is crisp, 25-35 minutes longer. Serve warm.

BACON WRAPPED WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• 1. Marinate the water chestnuts in soy sauce for 1 hr. Then drain.
• 2. Roll each chestnut in a 1/4 c. brown sugar making sure to coat well. Reserve the other 1/4 c. brown sugar to end before baking.
• 3. Wrap each chestnut with 1/2 slice of bacon. Secure with a tooth pick.
• 4. Arrange on a cake rack in a shallow baking pan. Cover tops of chestnuts with remaining 1/4 c. of brown sugar.
• 5. Bake at 400 degrees F for about 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• 6. Drain on paper towels.
• 7. ** This can be prepared ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator until ready to bake.

BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH CHESTNUTS AND BACON

Steps:

• Cook brussels sprouts in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Drain.
• Sauté chopped bacon in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp, about 4 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels and drain.
• Heat bacon drippings in skillet over medium-high heat. Add brussels sprouts and chestnuts and sauté until brussels sprouts begin to brown, about 5 minutes. Add 1/2 cup water and cook until brussels sprouts are tender and most of liquid is absorbed but mixture is still moist, about 3 minutes longer. Stir in bacon. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

BACON-WRAPPED WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Place 12 toothpicks in a shallow dish and cover with water; let stand 10 minutes.
• Wrap each piece of bacon around each water chestnut half; secure with a toothpick. Place on a baking sheet and transfer to oven. Broil, turning once, until bacon is crisp, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• Transfer bacon-wrapped water chestnuts to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain before transferring to a serving platter.

BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH BACON, CHESTNUTS, AND CREAM

Steps:

• Heat a large, heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat. Cut the pancetta into ½-inch dice; dice the onions. Add the pancetta, onion, and 1 tablespoon olive oil to the pan and cook until brown, 5-8 minutes. Trim and halve the Brussels sprouts.
• Smash the garlic cloves, then chop finely. Move the pancetta and onion to the sides of the pan. Add the remaining olive oil and the Brussels sprouts, cut-side down, to the center of the pan. Then add 1 tablespoon butter.
• Season evenly with salt and pepper.
• Add the chestnuts, olives, and garlic, and stir. Cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 6-7 minutes.
• Add the remaining butter, cream, and water. Add the sage and thyme (optional). Reduce the heat and simmer until the Brussels sprouts are tender and the liquid has thickened, 10-15 minutes. Serve hot.

SPICY KETCHUP GLAZED BACON-WRAPPED WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• In a small saucepan over low heat; cook the spicy ketchup with the brown sugar, stirring until no sugar granules remain; set aside (this can be done up to a day in advance).
• Dry each water chestnut using a paper towel.
• Wrap one small slice of bacon tightly around each water chestnut, then secure with a toothpick.
• Place into baking dish.
• Lightly cover the dish with foil.
• Bake for about 35-40 minutes or just until the bacon is crispy.
• If desired you may bake uncovered for a couple of minutes just to crisp up the bacon more.
• Remove from oven and drain the fat/grease.
• Drizzle the prepared sauce mixture over each chestnut, return to oven and bake uncovered for about 8-10 minutes more.

BACON WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Wrap bacon around water chestnuts; secure with wooden toothpicks. Place in shallow baking dish.
• Mix remaining ingredients until blended; pour over water chestnuts.
• Bake 30 min. or until heated through. Discard toothpicks before serving.

WATER CHESTNUTS WRAPPED IN BACON W/BROWN SUGAR

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 425. Cut the whole pound of bacon in thirds (3 sections per slice) Use a glass (if you have it) 9x13 pan.
• 2. Wrap a piece of the bacon around the water chestnut and secure with a toothpick. For me it usually comes out about perfect, the ratio of bacon slices to water chestnuts...repeat process until you have no more water chestnuts or bacon whichever comes first.
• 3. In a small bowl combine the ketchup and brown sugar, making sure to get all the lumps out of the sugar and drizzle it over the water chestnuts, using all of the sauce.
• 4. Place in preheated oven and bake until very bubbly and bacon starts crisping on the edges real good. Approx. 20 minutes. Rove from oven and let cool slightly...they will be VERY HOT!! Serve warm...oh sooo good!!

FRIED RICE WITH BACON, SCALLIONS, AND WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Cut bacon crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces. Finely dice carrot and celery. Thinly slice scallions. Rinse and drain water chestnuts and finely chop.
• In a large nonstick skillet cook bacon over moderately low heat, stirring, until almost crisp. Add carrot and celery and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add scallions and water chestnuts and cook, stirring, until scallions are softened. Stir in remaining ingredients and salt and pepper to taste and cook, stirring, until mixture is combined well and heated through, 3 to 5 minutes.