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Sweet Pepper Bacon Poppers
Prep Time:
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time:
2
hours
hours
Total Time:
2
hours
hours
10
minutes
minutes
Servings:
4
Ingredients
• 15-18 sweet mini peppers
(jalapeno peppers do work also!)
• 1 cup cream cheese
• 1 cup cheddar cheese
• 2 shallots
, minced
• 1 garlic clove
, minced
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 10 slices cooked bacon
, crumbled
Instructions
Make the cheese filling by mixing the cream cheese, cheddar cheese, shallots, garlic, salt and paprika. Stir in the bacon crumble.
Core the peppers
Fill the peppers and/or mushrooms with the cheese mixture and top with the remaining bacon crumble. Place in a jalapeno popper rack/stand
Set smoker to 275F using wood of choice. Smoke for 1 1/2 - 2 hours, or until the pepper is tender.
Alternatively, bake in a 350F oven for 15-20 minutes or cook on the grill on medium high heat for about 10-15 minutes.
Serve hot.