Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Cordon Bleu On An Orange Skewer

Spring has finally sprung, and that means it’s time to fire up the grill! Make the most out of BBQ season with a spit-roasted meat dish cooked directly on the grill – you’ll love this innovative cooking hack that uses oranges to seal in the skewer, thus giving your chicken cordon bleu a nice citrus note.

Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Cordon Bleu On An Orange Skewer

Spring has finally sprung, and that means it's time to fire up the grill! Make the most out of BBQ season with a spit-roasted meat dish cooked directly on the grill – you'll love this innovative cooking hack that uses oranges to seal in the skewer, thus giving your chicken cordon bleu a nice citrus note.

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Course Main Dishes

Cuisine American

Servings 4 servings

Equipment

• Grill
• Wooden spoon

Ingredients

  

1x2x3x

• 4 chicken breasts
• 1 orange
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch pepper
• 4 slices ham
• 3 slices cheese
• 16 slices bacon

Instructions

 

• Butterfly the chicken breasts, cover with plastic wrap, and pound the fillets with a meat tenderizer.
  
• Arrange all of the chicken breasts on top of the plastic wrap as shown in the video.
  
• Cut the orange in half, remove the pulp with a spoon and place it in a sieve, and squeeze the juice into a saucepan. Add the honey, paprika, salt, and pepper to the pot and let simmer.
  
• Brush the marinade over the chicken breasts and place the ham and cheese slices on top.
  
• Place a wooden spoon at the end of the meat and use it to help you roll everything up.
  
• Wrap 16 slices of bacon around the meat roll and place the two orange peels from Step #3 on either side of the wooden spoon.
  
• Place 4 forks on the grill as shown in the video, place the meat roll on top, and cook for 45 minutes, making sure to regularly rotate the roll.
  

VIDEO

Display content from YouTube

Click here to display external content from YouTube recommended by the editors. You can always enable and disable third-party content.

You agree to display external third-party content. It is possible, that personal data will be send to the provider of the content and other third-party services.

External content

Read more about in our Privacy statement

Notes

Crispy bacon, juicy chicken, melted cheese, and a hint of orange... nobody will be able to resist this mouthwatering dish!

Crispy bacon, juicy chicken, melted cheese, and a hint of orange… nobody will be able to resist this mouthwatering dish!

You can find the recipe for the Chicken Cordon Bleu with Béchamel Sauce featured in the bonus video here.