Best Bacon Wrapped Shrimp And Cheese Stuffed Jalapeno Poppers Recipes

BACON WRAPPED SHRIMP STUFFED JALAPENO POPPERS

Steps:

• If using shrimp, sauté in a skillet in 1 tablespoon butter or olive oil until pink on both sides. Set aside until ready to use.
• Mash cream cheese in a small bowl with a fork until creamy.
• Stir garlic and onion into the cream cheese.
• Mix the cheddar cheese with the cream cheese mixture.
• Use a spoon to fill each jalapeño half with about 1 tablespoon cheese mixture. Don't overfill.
• Top each jalapeno half with a shrimp.
• Wrap each jalapeño half with bacon and secure with wooden toothpick.
• Brush each half with barbecue sauce.
• Place the jalapenos on a hot grill with indirect heat to prevent burning.
• Leave on the grill for 20-25 minutes or until bacon crisps and cheese is melted.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Place poppers on a parchment-lined pan.
• Bake the jalapeno poppers for 20 minutes.
• If desired, place under broiler for 2-3 minutes to lightly brown tops.
• Let sit about 10 minutes before serving.

BACON-WRAPPED JALAPENO POPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Mix cream cheese and Cheddar cheese together in a bowl until evenly blended. Fill each jalapeno half with the cheese mixture. Put halves back together and wrap each stuffed pepper with a slice of bacon. Arrange bacon-wrapped peppers on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bacon is crispy, about 15 minutes.

BACON WRAPPED SHRIMP AND CHEESE STUFFED JALAPENO POPPERS RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare your grill for medium heat. Sorry non-grill folks, you can try making these in the oven but they just don't turn out as nicely. Wearing gloves, slice the jalapenos lengthwise without breaking all the way through. Make small cuts at the stem and tip so that you can open up the jalapeno without breaking it up too much. Use a small paring knife or spoon to scrape out all of the inside seeds and membranes. Clean them out really well unless you like a super hot popper. Insert a stick of cheese into the pepper. Next wedge as much of the shrimp into the jalapeno as possible with the tail end sticking out. Depending on the size of your shrimp and the size of your jalapenos this might be easy or hard. If there is not enough room just get as much of the shrimp in as you can. The bacon wrapping will hold them together. Wrap the shrimp and jalapeno tightly with a strip of bacon, stretching and overlapping slightly as you go. Secure the bacon with a toothpick. Repeat. Grill poppers until bacon is crisp and browned all over, turning as needed. The bacon fat will melt off and some cheese may melt out so watch for flare-ups.