When it comes to bacon and jalapeno, I'm not terribly discriminating. I'm so crazy about both flavors that I can't imagine how any combination of these two foods could taste bad, which is why I love this recipe for bacon-wrapped jalapeno "thingies" that Wren posted in the Kitchen Goddess group. They're jalapenos, they're wrapped in bacon, and they're stuffed with cream cheese. Enough said. Might as well just call them "thingies."
Better yet, these yummy party foods on a stick look relatively easy to make, with just three ingredients and no utensils required. Plus, Wren says they taste great served hot or at room temperature. To see the recipe, which comes from Pioneer Woman, and Wren's step-by-step photos, read more.
Submitted by TeamSugar member Wren
The Pioneer Woman Cooks! at http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/07/bacon-wrapped_j/
I've been wanting to make these for awhile...today I did! They were extremely good and worth the 15 minute or so prep time.
Ingredients
Fresh jalapenos, 2-3 inches in size
Cream cheese (softened)
Thin, regular bacon, sliced into thirds
Directions
Cut jalapenos in half, length-wise. With a spoon, remove seeds and white membrane (the source of the heat; leave a little if you like things HOT).
cheese me, please!
Smear softened cream cheese into each jalapeno half.
wrap me up!
Wrap jalapeno with bacon piece (1/3 slice). Secure by sticking toothpick through the middle (at this point you can freeze them, uncooked, in a Ziploc bag for later use)
heat me up!
Bake on a pan with a rack (I used a cooling rack 
and it worked great) in a 375-degree oven for 20-25 minutes. You don't want the bacon to shrink so much it starts to squeeze the jalapeno. If, after 20 minutes, the bacon doesn't look brown enough, just turn on the broiler for a couple of minutes to finish it off. These are best when the jalapeno still has a bit of a bite to it.
eat me!
Serve immediately in you want 'em hot, or they're great at room temperature.
yummy goodness
They turned out so delicious and are very addictive!
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O M G ! ! ! Genius.
1I HAVE TO TRY THIS
2YUMMMMMMMMMMMM!!! I just got to work, but I really want to go home and try it out right now. AND it made me hungry. i mean... hungrier
Thanks Wren & Yum.
3stuff em with goat cheese and id be even more sold. if that's possible.
4I'll have to try these tonight! Great idea!
5
6When I make this, I've got to be sure to wash my hands very, very thoroughly — one brush against the eye will mean fire and pain!
7Oh my! My husband will love these.
8my dad makes these for every bbq, party, or get-together. i always know he's making them because i can feel the burn in the back of my throat - even across the house. our friends know them as "butt burners". (hopefully no explanation is needed there.)
9I go to the Pioneer Woman's site daily - every single recipe of her's I've tried is to die for!
10My dad would love to try this!!
11Looks and sounds sooooooo good! I've got to try these for the next potluck!
12mmmm... Jalapeños... Is there nothing they can't do?
13Gloves all the way when handling hot peppers.
I love all kinds of stuffed jalapeno peppers. Great when cold and filled with cream cheese or pimiento cheese. Awesome when hot, grilled, and covered in bacon. Or stuffed with cheddar and batter-fried.
14Just recently tried one at a party, they added BBQ sauce to the cream cheese. Yum.
15Everything tastes better wrapped in bacon.
16Love these grilled! YUM.
17Haha Twinkle. Very true. These look so yummy!
18HA HA - we make these ALL the time!!! Only we grill them and we add a little Rotel to the cream cheese!! They are SO SO yummy!!
19Yeah I make these, Jalapeno Poppers, all the time for every party! But I instead of stuffing it full of way too much cream cheese, I just put a rectangle of cheddar cheese in it - then wrap bacon around that. It has a much richer (and less fatty) taste.
I agree with YumSugar's warning above, I touched my eye after making these and thought the thing was on fire! I had to rinse my eye out with water and drench it in eye drops before it resumed it's normal feeling again.
20My mom had to make 5 trays of these things for 4th of July. That comes out to oh...600 or so peppers. They're like little pieces of bacon wrapped crack on a stick.
21My parents make those....
Here is my blog post about them, from almost a year ago!
http://teamsugar.com/group/103599/blog/402183
22Little pieces of bacon wrapped crack on a stick?
23These look so yummy! I'm definitely going to check out the pioneer woman's website.
Would it work with turkey bacon?
24i want some NOW
25Three ingredients I love- I'll definitely be trying this one!
26cupcake, I agree! Every single recipe I've ever made from PioneerWoman was amazing.
27hey i make these too!
28My dad has been making these for years. They are huge hit at all our parties. People request them for every occassion. Interesting to see it pop up all of a sudden.
29I'm going to serve these as appetizers at our next get together!!!
30Hubbin makes a Smoked Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Popper. He cores them and squirts the cream cheese inside. Then he wraps the bacon around and secures with a toothpick and throws them on the smoker for a couple of hours. It is so worth the wait! Now I'm hungry.
31Ohh Verily, thanks for the idea... cheddar and fried sounds like hog heaven.
32I have tried many of Pioneer Woman's recipes. They are tried and true. I haven't had one fail yet. All of them are crowd pleasers. I look forward to trying this one at a gathering.
33My aunt makes these and they are amazing!
34OChottie, if you have a Jack In The Box near you, they have jalapeno poppers with cheddar inside, that are fried. They're not homemade, but they're awesome. Especially with some of their house buttermilk sauce.
35A friend had these at a BBQ and they were great. Of course anything wrapped in bacon is pretty much a slam dunk. Try dates wrapped in bacon for a sweet/salty treat.
36I've been making these for years and they are always a hit. The only difference is that in my recipe I use pineapple cream cheese. It's SO good. It's a sweet, salty, spicy combo that people love.
37I grow lots of jalpenos and adding cilantro and garlic to the cream cheese is very yummy.
Thanks for the Pioneerwoman link.
Babycakes1234 & patsgirl - you both eat well, gonna try them both.
38I use boursin or herbed cream cheese and marinated flank steak, and then I grill them instead of cooking them in the oven. the smoky flavor is unbelievable...
39Whoa! I'm in!
40I make these but add mozzarella or monterey jack cheese to the cream cheese to help hold the cream cheese together. Yum yum!
41Sorry to burst any bubbles, but these are WAY BETTER with goat cheese wrapped in very thinly sliced bacon that any butcher (if you have one nearby, sorry grocery stores don't count) will cut for you.
42TO KEEP THE JALAPENO JUICE FROM GETTING ON YOUR SKIN, PUT A LITE COATING OF COOKING OIL ON YOUR HANDS BEFORE YOU START CUTTING THE PEPPERS.THEN WHEN FINISHED, JUST WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. ALSO,TRY ADDING CHICKEN WITH ALITTLE BROWN SUGAR.MAKES A GREAT SIDE AT A BBQ
43In Texas these are staples on the table. I like to buy the cream cheese with pineapple in it or buy jelly and try different ones mixed with the cheese. Raspberry chipotle is my fav! We even stuff them with cooked bacon and soft cooked eggs and throw them over the fire or grill...umm breakfast.
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