Bacon-Wrapped Water Chestnuts

Name: Bacon-Wrapped Water Chestnuts
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: about 5 dozen.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Appetizers, Comfort Food Recipes
Ingredients: 1 pound sliced bacon; 2 cans (8 ounces each) whole water chestnuts, rinsed and drained; 1 cup ketchup; 3/4 cup packed brown sugar

Whenever I attend a potluck, folks always ask me to make my bacon wrapped water chestnut recipe—it's become my trademark. I especially like to prepare them for holiday gatherings. —Debi Jellison, Jacksonville, Florida

Ingredients

1 pound sliced bacon
2 cans (8 ounces each) whole water chestnuts, rinsed and drained
1 cup ketchup
3/4 cup packed brown sugar

Directions

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.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 33 calories, 1g fat (0 saturated fat), 2mg cholesterol, 92mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

Originally published as Bacon-Wrapped Water Chestnuts in Country Pork

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jhitt

Dec 13, 2013

Best of all recipes
jetluvs2cook

Dec 1, 2013

Great for parties!
fuffleup

Sep 21, 2013

When I take these to a party I kinda wish there would be some left overAlas no luck
bitzee

Oct 19, 2012

I use a 1/2 cup brown sugar or less,that is sweet enough for us. I also cut the bacon in thirds across and use 3 cans water chestnut's.I have tried the other recipes w/mayo or pineapple etc. and always come back to this basic recipe! It is not the holiday's w/o these nugget's!
DonnaBunch

Sep 6, 2012

Great for gathering....
palemmer

Mar 7, 2008

Have been making these for many years. I use equal parts ketchup and brown sugar and half a strip of bacon per waterchestnut. Broil until bacon is down, place in crockpot, cover with sauce and heat on low until ready to eat. Requested at all carry-ins.