Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Dogs

This hopefully future summer cookout classic started out as a quest to create a perfect chicken burger. After a couple failed attempts, I switched buns midstream and it all came together. Well, technically, it all came together after I wrapped it in bacon. But still!

I'm probably the only person who's bothered that a chicken breast doesn't fit perfect on a round burger bun. Most of it does, but I find that pointing tailpiece that sticks out unsightly and disconcerting. Beyond that little bit of crazy, because it is shaped that way, it's almost impossible to cook evenly — that thin end always drying out by the time the much thicker end cooks through.

Anyway, after trying to stuff that thin pointy end into the larger end (and failing), I decided to simply split the breast down the middle. The two strips, once wrapped, resemble a perfect hot dog bun-shaped piece of poultry. This technique also allows us to flavor the inside of our chicken dog. Besides the highly annoying saucing at the end, I could not have been more pleased with how this came out. I hope you give it a try soon.

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