The Well Plated Cookbook is now available! This easy bacon wrapped chicken breast recipe is fast and delicious! Chicken seasoned with maple syrup and spices, wrapped in bacon wrapped asparagus, then baked until the chicken is moist and the bacon is crispy.

If you’ve been harboring resentment against boneless, skinless chicken breasts, today is the day of reconciliation. Also, did I mention it’s wrapped in bacon? I’ve even had ones that are weirdly rubbery! It’s a shame because chicken breasts are inexpensive, widely available, and a healthy source of protein. They are also mild enough to appeal to picky eaters and versatile enough to take on just about any flavor profile. My goal: to find ways to cook chicken breasts that are juicy—certainly not dry and not tough—and legitimately delicious. Yes, yes, these chicken breast recipes are healthy, but I promise, they are satisfying and scrumptious too!

There are a variety of methods you can use to make your chicken breast not dry. Brining locks in the chicken’s juices. My Baked Chicken Breast and Air Fryer Chicken Breast take advantage of this easy, game-changing option. Marinading both tenderizes and flavors the meat. This easy Chicken Marinade and Chicken Thigh Marinade are my go-tos. Stuffing insulates the chicken from within.

The bacon’s fat helps keep the chicken juicy. It also doesn’t hurt that anything wrapped in bacon tastes uhhh-mazing. Bacon Wrapped Asparagus and Bacon Wrapped Brussels Sprouts. The contrast of the bacon’s crunch with the chicken’s juicy interior is a thing of beauty.

Add the smokiness of the quick spice rub we have happening here, and you have an easy chicken dinner worth craving. Tender, lean, protein-packed chicken breasts are scrumptious when seasoned and wrapped in bacon. A mixture of smoked paprika, dried thyme, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper adds bold flavor to the chicken breast and pairs well with the bacon. The mixture almost makes this taste like smoked bacon wrapped chicken breast.