What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Start Smart: Cheese-Stuffed Jalapeño Piggies! Sooo, when you’re looking at a bounty of jalapeños and you’ve already pickled several jars, what’s next? Jalapeño poppers, with a bacon twist! These fiery devils will awaken your taste buds, so it’s a good idea to cool things down a bit with dairy products. Hence the need for a melted cheese filling and a yogurt-ranch dipping sauce. My husband and I feasted on a plate of these one night, so you can too—-if you dare!
CHEESE-STUFFED JALAPEÑO PIGGIES
Ingredients:
12-14 jalapeño peppers, red or green
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
3-4 mozzarella string cheese sticks
2 slices bacon, precooked and crumbled
Crushed tortilla chips
Cilantro for garnish
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 400°. Line a baking sheet with foil. Spray a wire rack with nonstick oil and place on the baking sheet. Set aside. Wash the jalapeño peppers. Pat dry. Wearing gloves, slice the top of each jalapeño vertically, removing a small section to create a well. Remove seeds and ribs. Discard. Brush each jalapeño pepper with olive oil. Sprinkle on seasonings. Place jalapeños on the wire rack with cut side down. Bake 10 minutes; then set broiler to High and broil 2-3 minutes until peppers are slightly charred. Remove from oven. Cool slightly. Using a tongs, flip them over. Divide the cheddar cheese between the jalapeño peppers. Using a kitchen shears, cut the string cheese into strips. Layer over cheddar cheese. Sprinkle the bacon crumbles over the cheese-filled jalapeños. Top with crushed tortilla chips. Broil stuffed “piggies” on High another 2-3 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Remove pan from oven and let cool slightly before transferring stuffed jalapeños to a platter. Serve with ranch salad dressing that has a dollop of Greek yogurt mixed in. Garnish with fresh cilantro.
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Thank you, Gail, for the wonderful presentation of this super dish, but without bacon, it is even if you like pigs playing happily in the sunshine, as I do.
Joanna
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Leaving the crumbled bacon off is certainly acceptable. 👏👏👏
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Love jalapenos and love these “piggies”. I would prefer the hotter red jalapenos but they are hard to come by, unless I grow my own as they come late in the season here 🙂
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You and me, both. 🔥🍃🌶
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Apologies, I left out “better”!
Joanna
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I was on your wave-length. 🌊
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👌👌👌❤️🌶️🌶️🌶️🍽️
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Me, too. 🍃🌶🔥
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Oh wow, this might be why I bought 12 jalapenos.
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Perfect Timing, Peggy. 🍃🌶
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We just tossed a bunch of japs and your recipe will be considered the next time I have a bounty
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Oops. 😜
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Yes – sad but it happens sometimes –
But will
Keep this recipe in mind (sans the cheese)
☀️😊
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I appreciate you stopping by. Thank you. 🙏🏻🍃
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A yummy spicy vessel filled with joy… sounds fantastic!
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Scrumptious! 😋🌿🌶
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I am definitely on this train 😋
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All aboard…..🚂
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It’s like the beginning of a tasty tale . . .
Mozzarella, Cheddar and Bacon were on a boat.
They got devoured.
The End
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This little piggy went wee, wee, wee all the way down. 💦💧💦
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Haha!
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Go crazy…..have more than one. 😜🍃🌶
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Nice appetizer!
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We’ve begun having meals on the lanai. Ooh, I’m going to get used to this! 🌴🌴🌴
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