Recipe

Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers

Name: Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 8 oz Cream Cheese (at room temperature); 1 cup Boar's Head® Sharp Wisconsin Cheddar Cheese (shredded); 2 Boar's Head® 3 Pepper Colby Jack® Cheese (shredded); 0.5 cup Cilantro Leaves (chopped); 2 tbsp Chives (chopped); 0.5 tsp Garlic Powder; 0.5 tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes; 12 Large Jalapeño Peppers (halved lengthwise and seeded); 12 Boar's Head® Naturally Smoked Bacon (cut in half); Toothpicks

Spice up your snack game with our fresh jalapeño poppers. With a cream-cheese combination of Sharp Wisconsin Cheddar and Bold 3 Pepper Colby Jack_® to cool down the kick, plus our irrestible Naturally Smoked Bacon, this appetizer is a surefire way to satisfy.

Serves

Ingredients

8oz

Cream Cheese, at room temperature

1cup

Boar's Head_® Sharp Wisconsin Cheddar Cheese, shredded

Boar's Head_® 3 Pepper Colby Jack_® Cheese, shredded

½cup

Cilantro Leaves, chopped

2tbsp

Chives, chopped

½tsp

Garlic Powder

½tsp

Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

Large Jalapeño Peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded

Boar's Head_® Naturally Smoked Bacon, cut in half

Toothpicks

Instructions

01Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02In a bowl, combine the cream cheese, cheddar, colby jack, cilantro, chives, garlic powder, and crushed red pepper.
03Stuff the pepper halves with the cream cheese mixture then wrap with a slice of bacon, holding in place with a toothpick.
04Place the wrapped jalapeños on the prepared baking sheet and bake for about 20 minutes, until bacon is crispy and the cheese is melted.
05Switch the oven to broil for 1-2 minutes to give the bacon an extra crisp.
06Remove toothpicks before serving.

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