"If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat. The people who give you their food give you their heart."
~Cesar Chavez
Another Super Bowl is upon us, and what would it be without some amazing munchies? Being a self-confessed Foodie, you had to know that I would be up to something. This year, it’s bacon-wrapped stuffed jalapeño peppers. Keeping in mind that I never use specific measurements in my cooking, here’s what I did:
~Cesar Chavez
Another Super Bowl is upon us, and what would it be without some amazing munchies? Being a self-confessed Foodie, you had to know that I would be up to something. This year, it’s bacon-wrapped stuffed jalapeño peppers. Keeping in mind that I never use specific measurements in my cooking, here’s what I did:
This began with about two pounds of ground chicken. While it
browned, I added a whole finely chopped onion. Then came a generous shaking of
garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and black pepper, and a couple finely chopped
habanero peppers. Once the chicken was virtually done, I stirred in a can of
tomato soup. I then set it aside.
PREPARING THE PEPPERS
I washed 20 jalapeño peppers, having purchased the largest
that I could find. These I sliced in half length ways and scooped out the
insides to make 40 boat-shaped halves. The seeds from the peppers I set aside
to be used later to spice up the dip.
The pepper halves were then stuffed with the chicken mixture.
A thin slice of habanero pepper was placed on each stuffed jalapeño, and then
the whole thing was wrapped with a slice of bacon, holding it together with a
toothpick.
COOKING THE PEPPERS
The stuffed bacon-wrapped peppers were then cooked in the
oven on a raised rack to allow the grease to drip away. After turning them
about half way through the cooking process to allow them to brown better, the
peppers were then basted with some Bulls Eye barbecue sauce.
The dip was a blend of Kraft Peppercorn Ranch Dressing, a
tub of Philadelphia Jalapeño Cream Cheese, about three heaping teaspoons of
Woodman’s Extra Hot Horseradish, and all the seeds from the peppers that I had
set aside earlier. I served the dip out in small individual sized dishes to
allow double dipping.
And that was about it. Nothing boring about this Super Bowl
munchies dish. Now on to the game; Go Falcons!
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