Smoked Jalapeno Poppers Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 8 jalapeno peppers
• 8 ounces cream cheese

  or use 4 ounces cream cheese + 4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika

  or more to taste
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• Spicy red pepper flakes

  optional
• 16 slices bacon

  or use 8 slices cut in half for smaller poppers

Instructions

• 1 Heat your smoker to 300 degrees F.
• 2 Slice the jalapeno peppers in half lengthwise and scoop out the insides with a
  spoon.
• 3 Add the cream cheese (+ cheddar cheese, if using), smoked paprika, garlic
  powder, salt and pepper, and red chili flakes to a bowl and mix well.
• 4 Fill each jalapeno pepper half with the spicy cheese mixture. You might have
  some leftover, depending on the size of your peppers. Just distribute evenly.
• 5 Wrap each stuffed jalapeno boat with a slice of bacon. Pierce with toothpicks to
  hold the bacon in place. NOTE: You can use half a bacon slice with smaller
  peppers, and as a calorie saver.
• 6 Sprinkle the poppers with extra smoked paprika and red pepper flakes and smoke
  them for 60-80 minutes, or until the peppers soften and the bacon is starting to
  crisp. You can blast them with the broiler a couple of minutes at the end if you
  need to.
• 7 Remove from heat, cool slightly, and serve.

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