Bacon Wrapped Scallops With Chili Butter

 

 

Happy 4th of July!!! I hope you all have a fun and safe holiday! We are definitely enjoying the break here in our house. And to celebrate, it's scallop time. I've been trying to incorporate some new recipes of more of seafood fav's into the menu. I made this for the first time a few months back and it was immediately on the list of his all time favorites. I just had to share it with you!

 Sometimes the most delicious things end up being the most simple. I had never really cooked scallops. I had heard all of the warnings and musings about working with them (they have the tendency to be chewy if over cooked and are tricky to work with etc.) It is easy to be intimidated by new things...especially ones that come with reputation of being tricky. But these are SO easy and SO incredible. Don't be intimidated! You can't go wrong with this VERY easy with recipe with only 4 ingredients!



Here are your star players...bacon and scallops. Mmmmm

Wrap the bacon around the scallops and throw into a preheated oven.

While scallops are cooking away make the chili butter. Place butter in bowl and melt. Add chili powder.

Mix together.

Remove scallops from oven and place on plate.

 

Drizzle with chili butter.

Sit back and watch as people are amazed by your intense awesomeness.

 

 

INGREDIENTS:

2 lbs large scallops

Bacon cut to size to fit around scallops

1/4 c. (half stick) of butter

1 teaspoon chili powder

 

 DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.* Wrap bacon around scallops and secure with toothpick. Place on foil lined baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake in preheated oven for about 20 minutes or until bacon is done.  While scallops are cooking Melt butter and stir chili powder into butter. Take scallops out of oven and drizzle with chili butter. (They're good with out the butter too!) And that's it! Done-zo! Yeah!

 

*Alternatively you can cook them under your broiler for 15 minutes...or...grill until bacon is sizzling and brown. Any method is good, choose whichever one is your favorite! (I've done them all and they're all amazing.)

 

I adapted this recipe from thepioneerwoman.com, so thanks to her for that! :)

 

 

Now, all I need is my little buddies (the Tao and the Potus) to share it with. Hoping they have a fun 4th! Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you try this! Let me know how it goes for you if you do!