
I am a sucker for jalapeno poppers. LOVE THEM! A few years ago I came across a recipe that had baked jalapenos topped with bacon and tried them. They were ok but I thought that the filling needed more flavor. I experimented with ranch flavoring and came up with the perfect blend. Since this is the beginning of barbecue season, you could also make these up and cook them on a grill, but suggest cooking on a disposable foil cookie sheet. If you want to use regular bacon, dice up bacon into small pieces and cook until crispy and drain. I find that it is easier to use the bacon crumbles and the bacon is less fatty. Make sure you use gloves when handling the raw peppers. I included a link for the Uncle Dan's Ranch Dressing, I think it is a product that is available only in the Northwest region of the United States. Hidden Valley dry ranch dressing seasoning is a national brand and can be used, but the outcome will not be the same. Uncle Dan's does not have the buttermilk in it so the seasoning is stronger than Hidden Valley. These are easy to make and not a lot of ingredients - I hope you give them a try.
Better Than Fried Jalapeno Poppers
1 8 oz. Cream Cheese - softened
1 tsp. Uncle Dan's Original Ranch Salad dressing - dry
1 pkg. Cooked Bacon Crumbles (or make your own bacon bits) - not imitation!
Bake in a preheated 420 degree oven for 15-20 minutes (until the pepper is softened).
Jalapeno peppers, Cream Cheese, Uncle Dan's Dry Ranch Dressing package, and precooked bacon bits. http://www.uncledans.com/products_classic_ranch.html |
Snap off stem (unless you want the stem on for presentation) I admit it does look better stem on. |
Cut pepper in half lengthwise. |
With a small paring knife, make an incision into the top white membrane being careful not to cut through the pepper. If the membrane is
also down the sides, score this also
just like the picture.
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Remove the seeds and membrane with a teaspoon being careful not to tear through the cap top. |
Your pepper should look like this. |
In a large mixing bowl, add cream cheese and dry ranch dressing seasoning. Mix well with hand mixer making sure to also scrape down the sides. |
Fill the pepper with the cheese mixture using a table knife and level off with the sides of the pepper. |
This is how many the peppers the cheese mixture filled. I use a foil lined cookie sheet to place the peppers on for easy cleanup. |
This is what they look like before going into the oven. |
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