Bacon Wrapped Chicken Thighs In The Air Fryer – Easy Keto 4 Ingredient Dinner!

If you need a really easy but tasty keto dinner in a hurry, try these bacon wrapped chicken thighs made in the air fryer. You only need 4 ingredients to make this keto chicken dinner and it’s so yummy everyone will love it! Just 2.3g net carbs per serving.

You might also like these keto bacon wrapped chicken breasts!

The more I use the air fryer the more I love it. Take these keto bacon wrapped chicken thighs for instance. When you bake them in the air fryer they get so nice and crispy and it takes only 25 minutes.

This is a really easy low carb recipe because you only need 4 ingredients and you can prepare them in a few minutes. Then place them in the air fryer and let it do it’s magic!

The 4 Ingredients You Need

First you need to use skinless, boneless chicken thighs. The under side has the perfect pocket for stuffing.

The filling is shredded cheese and roasted peppers. This is where you can use any kind of cheese you like but the more flavor the better. I like this Swiss gruyere that I get at Aldi as it’s very flavorful.

Also I used roasted peppers. I went to a bigger grocery store and looked for the brand with the fewest carbs and chose the ones pictured below. You could also try pepperocinis, hot peppers or maybe even artichoke hearts. I’m trying those next time.

And lastly there is the bacon. I would suggest using a medium slice of bacon. The bacon I used below was thin enough to stretch and lay nice and flat around the chicken thighs. Thick bacon would be hard to work with and might take longer to crisp.

Let’s Make Some Bacon Wrapped Chicken Thighs!

1. First thing to do is flip the chicken thighs over and open them up. Sprinkle a little salt and pepper over top.
2. Next add a little shredded cheese in the middle and a few slices of roasted peppers on top.
3. Fold the chicken thigh over and then gently wrap it together with a piece of bacon. Stretch the bacon to cover as much of the bundle as you can.
4. Spray the cooking basket of your air fryer and place the chicken bundles seam side down.
5. Bake at 370°F for 25 minutes until the chicken is 165°F and the bacon is crisp. Try to flip to the other side for the last 5-10 minutes.

Below you can see what they look like coming out of the air fryer. They are pretty simple but the bacon and cheese are just so salty and gooey and go well with the sweet peppers and chicken.

Recipe Tips And Notes

• You need to use boneless, skinless chicken thighs for this recipe. You could also use boneless, skinless chicken breasts but make sure they are very thin. You might want to pound them out if you are using chicken breasts.
• You can use any type of shredded cheese you wish but go for a more flavorful type if you can. I really like the Swiss gruyere I used and got from Aldi.
• I used roasted sweet bell peppers but you can use another kind of jar pepper you want like pepperocinis, hot peppers, etc. You could also use a little spinach or artichoke hearts.
• Try to use a medium to thin slice of bacon so that it wraps the chicken thighs nicely and stays in place. The thicker slice might not stay put when you bend it to wrap around the chicken.

I can’t wait to make these low carb chicken thighs again and experiment a little. They are so easy and versatile and my family loved them. You might also like my friend Sara’s skillet sun dried tomato chicken thighs recipe.

The nutritional information for 1 serving is 237 cals
10.7g fat / 2.4g carbs / 0.1g fiber / 18.3g protein = 2.3g net cabs

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Keto Bacon Wrapped Chicken Thighs in the Air Fryer

Yield: 6

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

If you need a really easy but tasty keto dinner in a hurry, try these bacon wrapped chicken thighs made in the air fryer. You only need 4 ingredients to make this keto chicken dinner and it's so yummy everyone will love it! Just 2.3g net carbs per serving.

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Ingredients

• 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• ⅔ cup shredded gruyere Swiss cheese
• 4 oz roasted red peppers, sliced thinly
• 6 pieces of medium sliced bacon

Instructions

1. Spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray and set aside.
2. Lay the chicken thighs on a plate with the underside face up. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
3. Add about 2 tablespoons of shredded cheese on each chicken thigh. Then top with the roasted red pepper slices.
4. Close the the chicken thigh up wrap with a piece of bacon. The bacon will stretch a bit so you can make sure you cover the whole piece of chicken.
5. Place in the air fryer basket seam side down.
6. Cook at 370°F for 25 minutes. Flip the bundles over after 15 minutes to get the bacon crispy.
7. The chicken should have an internal temperature of 165°F.

Notes

Recipe Tips and Notes

• You need to use boneless, skinless chicken thighs for this recipe. You could also use boneless, skinless chicken breasts but make sure they are very thin. you might want to pound them out if you are using chicken breasts.
• You can use any type of shredded cheese you wish but go for a more flavorful type if you can. I really like the Swiss gruyere I used and got from Aldi.
• I used roasted sweet bell peppers but you can use another kind of jar pepper you want like pepperochinis, hot peppers, etc. You could also use a little spinach or artichoke hearts.
• Try to use a medium to thin slice of bacon so that it wraps the chicken thighs nicely and stays in place. The thicker slice might not stay put when you bend it to wrap around the chicken.

The nutritional information for 1 serving is 237 cals
10.7g fat / 2.4g carbs / 0.1g fiber / 18.3g protein = 2.3g net cabs

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 237