Bacon-wrapped stuffed jalapenos

[Marthe48]

I tasted this wonderful concoction for the first time on New Year's Day, 2020. I had gotten a couple cans of whole jalapenos at Dollar Tree because for a long time, they didn't have slices, and I like jalapeno chicken, often.

At the beginning of January, I also had bacon, cream cheese and shredded sharp cheddar. So I made a batch. Sliced each jalapeno in half, left the stem end uncut, mixed the cream cheese and cheddar together, added a dab to each pepper and used a half a strip of bacon on each pepper. And I made another batch today, because I had all the ingredients handy again. This batch was prettier than the first batch

I need to remember to open the kitchen window and turn the vent fan on before I start frying batches, because the aroma really cleans out my airways. Well worth it!

[eleny]

1. Those are good to make outdoors on the bbq or smoker

Just a few moments on the cooler side so the cream cheese doesn't run out. But we've used toothpicks to keep them closed. And it saves the runny eyes.

[Marthe48]

3. Good idea

maybe next summer I'll make a batch and take it to my daughter's. They have a cooker, smoker I used less cheese filling this time and they didn't leak as much.

[eleny]

5. I recall frying the bacon until it was half done

You know, still soft enough to wrap around but cooked enough that it gets finished on the grill.

I have to be careful with these.

[Marthe48]

7. I thought about doing that

If I make them for others, I will try that. Most of this batch behaved. lol

[LizBeth]

2. Thick bacon wrapped around an jalapeno stuffed with cream cheese, dipped in sweet chili sauce.

Delish. I have a restaurant next to where I work and they serve this. I recommend it often to people going over there for a drink, or dinner.

[eleny]

4. I never tried it with the sweet chili sauce - Sounds yummy!

[LizBeth]

6. You will find you can never go back to the naked jalapeno once you have had it with sweet chili

sauce, is all I am saying, lol.

[Marthe48]

8. Hey, hey! trying to stay low-carb here :)

I'm amazed that I can eat things like this and stay on my plan

[eleny]

9. Good thing that they're delicious plain, too