Sausage Stuffed Grilled Jalapenos
Sausage Stuffed Grilled Jalapenos are a serious guilty pleasure. If you are looking for party food, this is the recipe that will have everyone gathered around the table. Spicy and savory - crazy good!
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 12 whole jalapenos
- 1/2 cup cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup queso fresco grated
- 1/2 lb ground sausage
- 1 tsp fresh chives minced
- 12 sliced of bacon
Instructions
- Heat grill to medium-high heat.
- Wearing gloves (seriously, wear the gloves!) slice the tops off of each jalapeno pepper. Use a small spoon or butter knife to pull out the seeds and membrane of the pepper. Discard the seeds and tops.
- Wrap a slice of bacon around each pepper. Do not wind bacon too tightly because it will shrink when cooking. Stick a toothpick all the way through the pepper to hold the bacon in place. The toothpick also helps keep the peppers from rolling around on the grill too much.
- Place peppers on the grill, either carefully on the grates, or in a popper grill stand, or on a grill safe tray to prevent the peppers from falling through the grates.
- Allow the peppers to cook, turning occasionally until the bacon is completely cooked, about 10-15 minutes.
- While peppers are cooking, brown sausage in a pan and drain off excess grease. Combine in a small bowl with softened cream cheese, grated queso fresco and chives.
- When jalapenos and bacon are cooked, remove from the grill. As soon as peppers are cool enough to touch, stuff the warm peppers with sausage and cheese mixture.
- Serve warm and enjoy!