Bacon wrapped jalapeño peppers stuffed with cream cheese is the ultimate game day recipe!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time35 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bacon wrapped jalapeno
Servings: 8servings
Calories: 229kcal
Author: Nikki Gladd
Ingredients
8mediumjalapeño peppers
6ozcream cheese, softened
8slicesbacon
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Place a wire rack over top a large rimmed baking sheet; set aside.
Carefully slice each jalapeño in half, lengthwise. Use a spoon to scrape out the seeds and membranes. Be sure to either wear gloves or wash your hands immediately after handling the jalapeños. (Do not rub your eyes or touch your kids until you wash your hands!)
Stuff each jalapeño half with an equal amount of the cream cheese. Cut the slices of bacon in half and tightly wrap one half around each cream cheese stuffed jalapeño half.
Place the bacon wrapped jalapeños on the wire rack, set over the baking sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until the bacon reaches desired crispness.
Notes
This is a great base recipe. To take the poppers to another level, try mixing in other seasonings, like dry ranch mix or cajun spices, to the cream cheese before stuffing the jalapenos. Or, top the baked poppers with a drizzle of hot sauce or ranch before serving. The possibilities are endless!
If you want more bacon on each jalapeno, double the amount of bacon and wrap a full slice around each jalapeno half.
You can secure bacon slices with toothpicks, but I haven't found it necessary.