Everything's Better with Bacon- Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers

Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers

I love the Super Bowl. Thanksgiving is the day of turkey, mashed potatoes, and pies, but the Super Bowl is the day of appetizers, grills, and beer. Combine that with grown men hitting each other has hard as humanly possibly, and you have the most American of all holidays. I guess the only way it could be more American is if we added explosions, but that's already covered by the Fourth of July. I seriously think that we should move it so we get Presidents' Day the Monday after. Think about how much more productive Americans would be if they had a day off to get over their hangovers and food comas!

Anyway, we had a small party at our apartment, which means food, food, and more food. And beer. One friend made beer brats (literally brats boiled in beer), another made amazing cookies and guacamole, and everyone brought beer. I provided pretzel bites and oysters, but what really stole the show was the bacon- wrapped jalapeno poppers.

You can get these tasty, spicy wonders for so cheap! 12 of them for only $1.12!

I had spotted these on Pinterest last year, storing the idea for a future Super Bowl party, but I hadn't gotten around to making them until now. The original recipe was on the Doughmesstic food blog (click the name for the link). But, me being me, I didn't have everything for the recipe and kind of made up parts myself.

All stuffed, but missing something...

Everything's better with pork fat.

The flavors really come together nicely, with the cream cheese mellowing out the spicy jalapeno (but not too much!). The bacon adds what bacon always adds: awesomeness. And fat. The bacon fat seeps into the jalapeno itself, making it even better.


One bit of advice: for the love of God do NOT touch your eyes or nose while you are cutting the jalapenos. It's basically like macing yourself. Wash your hands REALLY well after handling them. If you have extra cream cheese filling, use it on bagels for breakfast.

Make these up for your next major party and let me know how they turned out!

Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers
12 jalapenos, halved lengthwise, stem and seeds removed
16 oz cream cheese, softened
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 small yellow onion, finely diced
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp chili powder
 12 pieces of bacon

Preheat oven to 350 deg F.

Combine cream cheese, garlic, onion, salt, pepper, paprika, and chili powder in a medium sized bowl. Fill jalapeno halves with approximately 1 1/2 tbl cream cheese mixture and put on a greased cookie sheet. Cut bacon strips in half. Wrap each jalapeno half with half a piece of bacon. Bake at 350 deg F for 40-45min, or until jalapeno halves are tender. Serve warm.