Jalapeno Poppers
These are dee-spanking-licious! And a whole lot cheaper than those frozen-in-a-box things you buy in the grocery store. Try 'em!
You will need the following:
- Fresh whole jalapenos from the produce section of any grocery store
- Knife
- One package of cream cheese
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Real bacon bits (optional)
- Oven
- Water (or your favorite beverage) to wash down the hottness of the peppers! Yumola!
OK...here we go:
- Cut the jalapenos down the middle so that they open like a boat. Make sure to rinse out the insides. They must be hollow.
- Soften the cream cheese 30 seconds in a microwave. Then spoon the cream cheese into the jalapeno shells.
- Place the filled jalapenos on a baking pan (with the cream cheese side up, of course).
- Bake them at 325 degrees for about 35 minutes. Watch them to make sure cream cheese is not spilling out. It shouldn't happen, but ya never know!
- Pull them out and sprinkle cheddar cheese and bacon pieces on top.
- Bake for 5 more minutes.
- Remove from oven and voila! Ready to sink your teeth into. You'll have to agree that they are scrump-diddly-umptious!
- If you don't agree, then go to Wal-mart and pay all you want for those crappy frozen bricks that they call Jalepeno poppers.
- Make sure to turn off the oven so you don't burn your pad down.