This recipe came about after years of competition with family and friends over the perfect stuffed jalapeno. Bring your tissues because these are HOT! Goes well with Summer Beer I from this site.
Ingredients
- Jalapeno peppers: 12 piece (halved lengthwise)
- cream cheese: 1 pack (8 ounce pack, softened)
- Cajun seasoning: (to taste)
- slices jalapeno bacon, cut in half: 12 piece
- toothpicks:
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
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Fill the jalapeno peppers with cream cheese. Sprinkle the Cajun seasoning on top, then wrap each stuffed jalapeno with a slice of bacon. Secure with a toothpick. Arrange the wrapped jalapeno peppers in a single layer, face down on a broiler rack.
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Broil in the preheated oven until the bacon becomes crisp, 8 to 15 minutes on each side.