Recipe(tried): Water Chestnuts and Bacon Appetizers (3 recipes)

Kathy-Ill. Here are three recipes that were previously posted here on the Recipe Link.
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Posted by Kathy from Michigan 12/30/1997

Water Chestnuts and Bacon Appetizers

Here is the recipe we have used for years

2 cans whole water chestnuts
1 lb bacon sliced in half
1/2 cup mayo
1 cup chili sauce
1 cup brown sugar

Wrap 1/2 piece of bacon around water chestnut and bake in oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Remove from oven and drain grease. Then mix brown sugar,chili sauce and mayo together and put in 9 by 13 pan, put a toothpick in each
water chestnut and transfer them to 9 by 13 pan containing sauce. Bake an additional 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove from oven and serve.
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Posted by Bonnie 11/19/1998
Bacon Wrapped Water chestnuts

1 or 2 cans whole water chestnuts
1 lb bacon
1 cup chili sauce
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup miracle whip

Cut bacon strip in half, wrap around 1 water chestnut, secure with a toothpick put in 9X13 pan, continue doing this till all chestnuts are used. Bake in 350F oven for about 1/2 hour, drain off grease, add sauce.

Sauce
Just mix chili sauce, brown sugar and miracle whip together well. Pour over the chestnuts and bake for another hour or until the bacon looks crisp. Enjoy!!

Have won recipe contest with this recipe!
Everyone loves them.
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Posted by Angie TN 03/23/1999

My recipe doesn't call for BBQ sauce but the sauce is similar.

2 cans whole water chestnuts
1 pkg. of bacon cut in thirds

Sauce:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup ketchup
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp worcestershire

Wrap chestnuts with bacon and secure with a toothpick. Bake at 350F for 25 min. Drain grease. Cover each with sauce and bake 20 more minutes. Makes about 45.
Yummy!!!