Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts I

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 5
Yield: 5 servings

Description

Crunchy water chestnuts, smokey bacon and a piquant sauce make these little morsels a treat before dinner. You can easily make enough for a crowd just by increasing the amounts.

Ingredients

1/2 pound bacon, cut in half
1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts
3/4 cup ketchup
1/2 cup packed brown sugar

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2 Wrap 1/2 strip of bacon around each water chestnut. Combine ketchup and sugar in a small bowl and mix together; dip each wrapped water chestnut into this mixture.
3 Place water chestnuts in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish and bake covered in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until bacon is crisp.