Cheese-Stuffed Jalapenos Recipe

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“We make these several times throughout the summer and everyone loves them,” writes Bruce Hahne from Acworth, Georgia. With ooey-gooey cheese and salty bacon, these jalapenos are irresistible!

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Cheese-Stuffed Jalapenos Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 30 Servings

25 5 30

Ingredients

8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, cut into 2-inch x 1/2-inch x 1/4-inch strips
15 jalapeno peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup real bacon bits

Directions

Place a cheese strip in each pepper half; sprinkle with bread crumbs and bacon.
Grill peppers, covered, over medium-hot heat for 4-6 minutes or until peppers are tender and cheese is melted. Serve warm. Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.

Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.

Nutritional Facts 1 stuffed pepper equals 38 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 7 mg cholesterol, 87 mg sodium, 1 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Cheese-Stuffed Jalapenos in Simple & Delicious July/August 2008, p61