Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeños
June 10, 2010 | Print | E-mail | Filed under bacon, pepper
I’m sure you’ve seen some variation of these already, but I just couldn’t help but share them since they’re so easy to make – you literally only need three ingredients! You can make them more fancy if you want, but I love the simplicity of them the way they are. I usually roast them in the oven, but with all the wonderful summer weather, I think they’d also be perfect on the grill. Instead of securing them with toothpicks, just pop a bunch of them on a wooden skewer and you’ve got yourself a bacon-wrapped jalapeño kabob!
- 15 whole jalapeños
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
- 1 pound bacon
First, preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Next, make sure you grab some gloves – I’ve learned the hard way that if you don’t respect the hotness of the seeds in these peppers, your hands will be on fire, sometimes for days.
Cut the tops off the jalapeños, and then cut them in half length-wise. Remove the seeds with a spoon. Give them a quick rinse and then leave them to dry for a few minutes.
Spread cream cheese on each half.
Cut the bacon into thirds, and then wrap each jalapeño half with a piece of the bacon, securing it with a toothpick. On a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil, bake 20-25 minutes.
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June 10th, 2010 at 10:58 am
Definitely one of the best ways to deal with garden jalapeno glut! Without getting _too_ fussy, I also like to work some grated sharp cheddar into the cream cheese.
June 10th, 2010 at 11:17 am
we make these for parties at our house all the time (usually grilled). they are always a huge hit. if you haven’t before, try them with peppered bacon! so good!
June 10th, 2010 at 11:33 am
You know you had me at bacon.
I love these things!
June 10th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
I bet they were delicious!
June 10th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
I’m assuming you glove up when making this recipe! Haha! Yum!
June 10th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Don’t those sound and look SO good?! I bet they taste even better… Wow.
June 10th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum! We recently had a bacon-themed BBQ, but these were absent. I definitely want to make them soon!
June 10th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
These sticks definitely is calling out my name! Delicious!! jalapeño looks like green chilli..i’ve not tried jalapeño before. If eaten with seeds is it as hot as chilli i wonder?
June 11th, 2010 at 8:36 am
You’re right about the heat of the peppers. Every-so-often I disrespect the pepper and decide to forgo the gloves. not a good plan!
These are one of my hubby’s all-time favorite apps!
June 11th, 2010 at 9:17 am
This has got to be incredible, I am drooling and it’s only 6am!
June 11th, 2010 at 10:16 am
THESE ARE FANTASTIC!! We had these over memorial day weekend at a Graduation party. Only thing was that they were stuffed with a mild sausage mixture. I could have eaten 20 of them! They were grilled in the bbq. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm….. Crispy and yummy.
June 11th, 2010 at 10:19 am
Fun appetizer!
June 11th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
WOW…these sound great and so easy too!
June 11th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Awesome appetizer! I can’t wait to make these!
June 11th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
These are so cool! I love anything wrapped and bacon and also like a little heat. These are perfect for a summer get-together.
June 11th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
You had me at bacon! These look like they would be absolutely delicious!
June 11th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
This is one of my favorite summertime appetizers. They are always gone from the plate in a flash. Very pretty photos!
June 12th, 2010 at 10:08 pm
Awesome recipe! I love the idea of grilling them on a skewer. That will make a great appetizer for barbecues:)
June 16th, 2010 at 11:09 am
No need to get fancy when bacon and cream cheese are involved. These look delicious.
June 16th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
One of my favorite things ever! And you make them look beautiful!
June 17th, 2010 at 6:46 pm
It is hard to be the combo of jalapenos, cream cheese, and bacon! Mmmmm…I’ve made jalapeno poppers, but have never added bacon–MUST TRY!
June 25th, 2010 at 9:55 am
Yes, I’ve seen those already, but they look so tempting every time! I think your post is the last straw, and I’m going to have to just make them already. Lovely!
July 14th, 2010 at 11:18 pm
I make these all the time…..try adding a pkg of dry ranch dip (the kind you usually add to sour cream) SO GOOD, also I ran out of bacon so I crushed up Ritz crackers. Some tips that I have for these is, soak them in water the night before if you want to take some of the spice out, also if you bake them the longer you bake them the more of the “spicy” hotness comes out.
December 13th, 2011 at 1:51 am
love them! i tried to put some stredded pepper jack cheese and put a little piece of smoke sausage w. it too, delicious!