Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers

Ever since last football season I have been trying to figure out the best way to make Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers. They are tricky little suckers between seeding the jalapeno, stuffing them, wrapping them with the bacon and then trying to get them cooked without the cheese exploding all over the grill or the bacon falling off! Due to the multiple debacles I had with the whole process, I had decided to abort my popper mission. But while visiting my grandma in California this past February, I happened upon the coolest gadget ever, a gadget that I hoped would convince me to give the poppers another go! It is a Chili Pepper Grill Rack! Basically, it allows for the chili's to be propped upright in little stands so that none of the cheese escapes! Finally, the gooey goodness of melted cheese, hot jalapenos ad crispy bacon was going to be back in my life!


The first time that I went to use the rack, I got a pleasant surprise; not only did it come with the rack, but a jalapeno slicer and corer! If you have ever attempted to core a jalapeno, it can be a frustrating experience, but not with the slicer! It allows for the top of the jalapeno to be sliced off, and then scoops out all of the seeds, it is so easy!


The part closer to the handles the slicer, and then the top part is able to dig into the jalapeno and remove the seeds! I easily prepped a dozen jalapenos to stuff in less than 5 minutes...I was just amazed! I am going to list what I used for my poppers, but you can change things up and substitute whatever your favorite ingredients are! But a word to the wise, it took me a couple of tries to get these right. I finally discovered that you really need to use the pre-cooked bacon, otherwise, the peppers are ready and the bacon isn't cooked through, resulting in burned peppers!

Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers

12 fresh, jalapeno peppers

8 oz. Monterrey Jack cheese, sliced into sticks that fit peppers

1 pkg. pre-cooked bacon (Like Hormel)

See and core the jalapenos. Insert a stick of cheese into each pepper. Wrap one slice of the pre-cooked bacon around the pepper, overlapping if necessary; secure with a toothpick. Place peppers in grill rack.

Grill over medium heat until cheese is melted and bacon begins to crisp up, 5 - 10 minutes!

These are really fun for barbecues or in my case, tailgate parties! The rack can also go into an oven, but place it on a cookie sheet first to make it easier to remove and clean up!

If you want to get your own Chili Pepper Grill Rack, they can be found on Amazon, just click below!

Chili Pepper Grill Rack