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Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Kebabs

I rarely wing it with a new recipe when I am cooking for anyone other than the immediate family, but I broke the rules and tried this one over the 4th of July weekend.  I think it turned out pretty well!  I was inspired by the coconut bacon, yes, coconut bacon, from Ney's Big Sky that we had picked up from the farmer's market. Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Kebabs with Veggies and Pineapple 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1-2 green bell peppers, cut into 1-1/2" pieces 1-2 red bell peppers, cut into 1-1/2" pieces 1 large red onion, cut into 1-1/2" pieces 1 medium zucchini, sliced 1 pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into chunks 1 lb. bacon (coconut or otherwise), uncooked Cut the chicken into kebab-sized pieces - try to make them close to the same size so everything cooks evenly.  Cut the bacon slices in 1/2 or 1/3, and wrap one piece of bacon around each piece of chicken.  Thread the wrapped chicken pieces onto the skewers to secure the bacon (I used m