Bacon-Wrapped Cheese-Stuffed Jalapeño Appetizers
This bacon-wrapped cheese-stuffed jalapeño appetizer recipe is not only easy to make, but it’s the perfect finger food for parties.
How do you know when you’ve created the perfect appetizer recipe? When it has bacon, cheese, and jalapeños!
This bacon-wrapped cheese-stuffed jalapeño appetizer recipe is not only easy to make, but it’s a finger food crowd-pleaser for football parties (think Super Bowl Sunday), potluck dinners, or really, any gathering. Heck, just make them for the family just because!
Our bacon recipes here at Mom Spark are always our most popular recipes, and for good reason, because you really can’t go wrong with bacon, especially as quick and easy as this one.
If you are worried about this appetizer being too spicy, don’t be. You can simply remove the jalapeno seeds (which make this pepper spicy) when you are halving them. Problem solved.
Grab the easy appetizer recipe below!
Bacon-Wrapped Cheese-Stuffed Jalapeño Appetizers
Ingredients
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese
- 1/2 clove garlic minced
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 6 jalapeños halved and seeds removed
- 12 slices of bacon halved
tools you'll need:
- toothpicks
- hand or stand mixer you can mix by hand if necessary
- aluminum foil
- wire baking rack
- baking sheet
Instructions
- Preheat over to 400°F.
- Mix cream cheese, cheddar cheese, garlic, and paprika using a stand or hand mixer until well combined.
- Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil, then place a wire baking rack on top of a baking sheet. Stuff each jalapeño half with mixture, then wrap with bacon, securing each one with a toothpick. Place on wire rack.
- Bake for 25-28 minutes.
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