Ninja Grilled Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp
This award-winning recipe for grilled bacon-wrapped shrimp is an easy appetizer you can whip up on your Ninja Grill for your next party.
Servings: 16 pieces
Ingredients
- 1 lb size 16-20 raw shrimp peeled and deviened
- 8-10 slices bacon
Ancho Chile Glaze
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 tbsp whiskey or bourbon optional
- 2 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp ancho powder
- 1 tsp garlic salt
Homemade Ranch Dipping Sauce
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 tbsp milk
- 2 tsp ranch seasoning
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp granulated garlic
- 1/2 tsp salt
Garnish
- 1 tbsp chives chopped
Instructions
Ancho Chile Glaze
- Combine the glaze ingredients in a small pot. Heat over medium heat. Bring to a rolling boil. Reduce to simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Keep warm.
Ranch Dipping Sauce
- Combine the ingredients in a medium bowl, until blended. Keep cold. Add more milk, if you like it thinner.
Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp
- Preheat: Preheat Ninja Grill. Set function to grill, temperature to medium and time to 20 minutes.
- Skewer: For straight shrimp, insert a skewer up through the tail into the shrimp. For regular curly shrimp, skip this step.
- Wrap: Wrap half a slice of bacon around each shrimp. Secure with a toothpick.
- Grill: Place the shrimp on the grill for 8 minutes, flipping after 4 minutes.
- Glaze: Brush with ancho chile glaze. Grill for 2-3 minutes. Flip. Brush again with glaze. Grill 2-3 more minutes or until shrimp are pink and bacon is crisp. Remove from the grill and remove the toothpicks.
- Garnish: Serve with ranch dipping sauce and garnish with chopped chives.
Notes
This recipe can be made on an indoor or outdoor Ninja Grill.
Substitutions
Instead of the glaze, you can also use maple syrup, honey, hot honey or BBQ sauce. If you make the glaze from scratch and don't have ancho chile powder, use chili powder or any other ground red pepper. Instead of garlic salt, you can also use 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder. Nutrition information includes the glaze and ranch dressing.Nutrition
Calories: 145kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 547mg | Potassium: 78mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 172IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 0.2mg