Bacon-Wrapped Water Chestnuts Recipe

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My husband and I do lots of entertaining and always start off with appetizers like these tempting morsels.—Midge Scurlock, Creston, Iowa

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Bacon-Wrapped Water Chestnuts Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 50 min.

Yield: 10 Servings

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Ingredients

8 bacon strips
2 cans (8 ounces each) whole water chestnuts, drained
3/4 cup ketchup
1 jar (2-1/2 ounces) strained peach baby food
1/4 cup sugar
Dash salt

Directions

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 25-35 minutes longer or until bacon is crisp. Serve warm. Yield: 32 appetizers.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (3 each) equals 155 calories, 11 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 12 mg cholesterol, 363 mg sodium, 14 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Bacon-Wrapped Water Chestnuts in Taste of Home April/May 2002, p44