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Grilling 24x7 » Recipes By Method » Tailgate Recipes » Bacon Wrapped Chicken Lollipops – Pit Barrel Cooker

Bacon Wrapped Chicken Lollipops – Pit Barrel Cooker

by Frank Campanella 1 Comment

Best Tailgate Ever?

Best Tailgate Ever - smoked bacon wrapped chicken lollipops and smoked Kielbasa

Every once in a while we end up with a large group of people at the tailgate. For these “special occasions” its always fun to do something different, and on a larger scale. For this tailgate I was inspired by my good buddy Kinger, from BBQFood4U. He has a great video on Chicken Bacon Candy Lollipops. I decided to check out this recipe for a tailgate and also smoke some Kielbasa sausage on my Pit Barrel Cooker. I think this might have qualified as the best tailgate ever! Check this out.

Best Tailgate Ever - smoked bacon wrapped chicken lollipops and smoked Kielbasa

The first thing to do is to get familiar with Frenching a drumstick. The link to the video above has a great explanation on how to do so. Next, take all of the drumsticks and put them in a zip top bag with a bunch of Italian dressing, as a quick marinade. While the chicken is in the marinade brush strips of bacon with maple syrup and then sprinkle with brown sugar.

Best Tailgate Ever - smoked bacon wrapped chicken lollipops and smoked Kielbasa

After a little while in the marinade (about 30 – 60 min is good), sprinkle the chicken drumsticks with your favorite BBQ dry rub.

Best Tailgate Ever - smoked bacon wrapped chicken lollipops and smoked Kielbasa

Next, wrap the chicken drumsticks with the bacon. The key here is to tuck the top of the bacon under itself so it will stay put while you are cooking it. I kept these drumsticks in an aluminum tin for transport to the stadium parking lot.

Best Tailgate Ever - smoked bacon wrapped chicken lollipops and smoked Kielbasa

When I arrived at the tailgate, I set up the Pit Barrel Cooker for a typical smoke. I tossed in some apple wood and within minutes a large group had come to see what this glorious cooker was all about. I used my modified Pit Barrel Cooker grate, which allows the Kielbasa to be hung from the rebar while cooking the bacon wrapped chicken lollipops on the flat grate.

Costco Mac N Cheese at the tailgate

I had a second charcoal grill going with macaroni and cheese over indirect heat!

Best Tailgate Ever - smoked bacon wrapped chicken lollipops and smoked Kielbasa

After about an hour, both the chicken and the Kielbasa were finished. It was an absolute glorious tailgate and I think it might qualify as one of my best tailgates ever! It was a unique and fun spread that served quite a few people. One of the coolest parts of the day, however, was that since this tailgate occurred in December 2013, it was snowing hard! What a day!

Snowing at a football game after the best tailgate ever

 You can pick up a Pit Barrel Cooker at their website for only $299.

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  1. Chris

    October 28, 2018 at 8:54 am

    What temp did you try to maintain for the chicken?
    Thanks

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