Jalapeno's filled with cheese and wrapped in bacon make a fantastic spicy appetizer
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr20 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer
Servings: 50
Calories: 88kcal
Author: Bernadette
Ingredients
16ounces cream cheesesoftened (2 packages)
1cupshredded sharp cheddar
4tablespoonschopped fine yellow onion
2tspminced garlic
25slicesof thin baconcut in half crosswise (approx 2 lbs)
25fresh jalapenos
For preparation:
Rubber gloves for handling the jalapenos
Toothpicks
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 275 F. Wearing gloves slice the jalapeno in half-length wise. Use a teaspoon to gently scrap out the membranes and seeds from each half. If you want them a little spicy, leave a few seeds but not too many, they will be hot!
In a bowl beat the cheeses, onion and garlic together with a mixer. Usin a teaspoon fill each jalapeno half with the cheese mix.
Wrap half a piece of bacon around each filled jalapeno, covering as much of the cheese as possible.
Use a toothpick or wooden skewer to secure the bacon, place jalapenos on a rack over a sheet pan to catch the bacon grease, and bake in the preheated oven for about an hour, or until the bacon is sizzling.
Notes
Can be halved easily. Can be made without the bacon for a vegetarian version.