STUFFED JALAPENOS W/ CHIPOTLE RANCH DIPPING SAUCE

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Stuffed Jalapenos w/ Chipotle Ranch Dipping Sauce image

This is one of my family's favorite appetizers. Everywhere I take them, they always dissappear quickly!

Provided by Karen Murray

Categories     Meat Appetizers

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 c sour cream
2 Tbsp ranch dressing mix
2 tsp chipotle chili powder
12 medium jalapeno peppers
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast
1/2 c monterey jack cheese, shredded
1 lb hickory smoked bacon
12 toothpicks

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees (F).
  • 2. For the dipping sauce, stir together first 3 ingredients. Cover and refrigerate to blend flavors.
  • 3. Cut the stems off jalapenos and, using an old-fashioned vegetable peeler, clean out each one, being sure to remove all seeds and pith. Set aside.
  • 4. With a very sharp knife, chop up the chicken very finely and place in a mixing bowl. Add the jack cheese and stir to combine. Stir in salt and pepper to taste.
  • 5. Stuff each hollowed pepper with the chicken/cheese mixture to the top of the pepper. Wrap each stuffed pepper with a strip of bacon and secure with a toothpick.
  • 6. Place peppers upright on a pepper roasting rack and bake until the bacon is crispy and the stuffing reaches a temperature of 170, about 30 minutes. (If you don't have a pepper rack, be sure to wind part of the bacon strip over the opening of the pepper so all the cheese won't ooze while they are cooking.)
  • 7. Pat excess bacon grease, if necessary, and serve with dipping sauce.

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