Bacon-wrapped cream cheese Jalapeños

Oh so easy and so yummy! My friend Patrick who is a sleever told me about this and I’ve been wanting try them. As delicious as they turned out, I think I’ll try his idea do wrapping corn with bacon and grilling it too.

These are a little high in calories but it was a meal for us, especially with salad on the side so be careful you don’t eat all. Two servings, remember.

Ingredients
-4 large jalapeño peppers
-4 tablespoons cream cheese
-8 strips bacon

Method
1. Heat oven to 425 degrees
2. Cut peppers in half lengthwise, remove membranes and seeds
3. Microwave cream cheese for 10-15 seconds to soften. Divide into the eight peppers
4. Wrap bacon around the peppers
5. Bake for about 20-25 mins until the bacon is cooked through.

 

 

Variations

So this is where being connected to other sleevers helps. I previewed this with a few other sleever friends and was suggested several additions and varitions on this.

• Faye adds soy sauce and a little brown sugar to the cream cheese. How yummy does that sound?
• Heather puts sharp cheddar cheese, garlic and seasonings in hers to get a more savory flavor
• Renee grills hers outside to get a smokey flavor to these little bites
• Patrick adds a sliver of pre-cooked chicken fajita strips to his to boost the protein content.
• I think I might try a variation with ground beef with taco seasoning and mexican cotijo cheese for variety

All great ideas, right? What do you add to yours?