Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers With Cream Cheese

🧂 Ingredients

• 12 medium jalapenos
• 8 oz cream cheese

  (1 8-ounce block of cream cheese, softened, at room temperature)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 cup cheddar cheese

  (shredded)
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ¼ teaspoon each, salt & pepper

  (to taste)
• 12 slices bacon

  (use standard bacon rather than thick sliced bacon)

Instructions

• 1 Preheat your oven to  425°F (218°C) and coat a baking dish with non-stick
  cooking spray.
• 2 To prepare the jalapenos, wash them then slice them in half lengthwise. Discard
  the seeds and the ribs. *For presentation, I like to keep the stem on the
  jalapenos and slice it down the middle when I cut the jalapenos in half.
• 3 Put the softened cream cheese and lemon juice in a medium mixing bowl and mash
  them together. Then add the shredded cheddar cheese, onion powder, and salt &
  pepper and stir to combine.
• 4 Fill each jalapeno half with the cream cheese mixture, not too much or they will
  overflow when cooking. I try to fill them just to the edges or slightly above.
• 5 Cut each bacon slice down the middle lengthwise to make two thin strips. Wrap
  one strip of bacon around each of the jalapeno poppers and secure them with
  toothpicks.
• 6  Put the jalapeno poppers in your prepared baking dish and bake at 425°F (218°C)
  for 10-15 minutes or until the bacon is crispy and browned.
• 7 Remove your jalapeno poppers from the oven and serve right away, they will be
  very hot!

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