Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers - Spend With Pennies

Fresh jalapenos are stuffed with a mixture of cheeses and seasoning and wrapped in smoky bacon and cooked on the barbecue until tender.

Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers with dip on a plate

Flavor: These bacon-wrapped jalapeño poppers have a smoky, salty flavor with creamy, cheesy filling and a mild kick of heat.
Prep Note: When cutting several jalapenos, please, please, wear gloves. The oils in the peppers can affect (and burn) your skin if you’re cutting several peppers.
Recommended Tools: Plastic kitchen gloves are recommended for wearing while cutting the poppers. Cook them directly on the grill, using a grill mat. This helps reduce flare-ups.
Serving Suggestions: Serve these bacon-wrapped jalapeño poppers as a crowd-pleasing appetizer alongside ranch or blue cheese dip.

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Ingredients

Peppers: To reduce the heat from jalapenos (and other spicy peppers), be sure to remove all of the seeds and membranes. You can use any peppers in this recipe, including sweet baby red & yellow peppers.
Filling: The creamy filling combines tangy cream cheese, sharp cheddar, fresh green onion, and a hint of garlic. Make sure the cream cheese is softened so the filling mixes smoothly and spreads easily into the jalapeños.

How to Prepare Bacon Jalapeno Poppers

Prep Peppers: Cut jalapenos and remove the seeds/membranes.
Mix filling: Combine cream cheese, cheddar, and seasonings.
Fill Peppers: Spoon the mixture in and wrap in bacon (full recipe below).

Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers ready to cook

How to Cook Bacon Wrapped Poppers

Grilled Jalapeno Poppers: I slightly pre-cook the bacon; this also helps reduce flare-ups, and it always results in crisper bacon without overcooking the peppers. To grill cream cheese poppers from frozen, we turn the grill down and cook them low and slow to ensure the middle heats & melts.

Oven Baked Bacon Wrapped Poppers: In the winter, we bake this stuffed jalapeno popper recipe in the oven. Preheat to 425 degrees, place on a parchment-lined pan, and bake about 18-23 minutes or until bacon is crisp and cheese is melted. Broil 1 minute at the end if needed. So easy!

To Make Ahead and Freeze

Jalapeno poppers are the perfect snack to have on hand for unexpected guests. I often make a couple of large trays and freeze them (before cooking). Once frozen, I move them to a sealed container (or freezer bag) and store them for a few months.

When guests pop by, pour a pitcher of mojitos, heat the grill, and throw these on right from frozen.

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Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers

Delicious bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers are stuffed with a gooey cheesy filling and wrapped in bacon! These are grilled until the bacon crisps and the cheese melts.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 12 jalapeno poppers

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Cut the stem off each jalapeno and cut in half lengthwise. Using a small spoon, scrape out seeds & membranes.
In a small bowl combine cream cheese, green onion, garlic powder and cheddar cheese. Stuff into the jalapeno halves.
Wrap each jalapeno completely with bacon ensuring the cheese is covered. Secure with toothpicks.

Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

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