Recipe

Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers

Name: Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 cup Sharp Wisconsin Cheddar Cheese - Yellow (shredded); 2 cups Bold 3 Pepper Colby Jack® Cheese (shredded); 12 slices Butcher Craft® Extra Thick Cut Naturally Smoked Bacon, Product of Canada (cut in half); 8 oz Cream cheese (room temperature); 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 Toothpicks

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

Serves

Ingredients

1cup

Sharp Wisconsin Cheddar Cheese - Yellow, shredded

2cups

Bold 3 Pepper Colby Jack_® Cheese, shredded

12slices

Butcher Craft_® Extra Thick Cut Naturally Smoked Bacon, Product of Canada, cut in half

8oz

Cream cheese, room temperature

½cup

Cilantro leaves, chopped

2tbsp

Chives, chopped

½tsp

Garlic powder

½tsp

Crushed red pepper flakes

Large jalapeño peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded

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.
07Enjoy!