When we moved to Texas, I don’t know what happened to us but I don’t think I had ever eaten a whole jalapeno pepper in my life and now, we eat them all the time . . in our scrambled eggs, in our tuna salad, in our gravy . . it’s like something is missing if there isn’t a jalapeno pepper somewhere in there.
Over the weekend while Vince was dragging me all over town, I found this cute little jalapeno cooker!
Jalapeno Cooker
Last night I picked 6 jalapenos out of the garden and stuffed them.
Stuffed Jalapenos
For the stuffing, I fried some bacon and crumbled that, used goat cheese instead of cream cheese, and a bit of cheddar.
Stuffed Jalapeno Peppers
Then I wrapped each pepper in half a strip of bacon. To secure the bacon, I just ran a toothpick through the bacon but didn’t make a hole in the pepper because I didn’t want all the stuffing to melt and run out.
Stuffed Jalapeno Peppers
Onto the grill they went. It took about 35 minutes for them to get completely tender but they were fresh off the vine and rather crispy . . sometimes the ones in the stores aren’t so crispy/crunchy.
Grilled Stuffed Jalapeno Peppers
They were so delicious! I think I need a double jalapeno cooker because 6 just isn’t enough for the two of us and I’d hate for Vince to have to sit and watch me eat them and not even get to taste one! 🙂
Grilled Stuffed Jalapeno Pepper
I wonder if one can get addicted to jalapeno peppers. I think I might be . .
Dinner
We did have other stuff — cabbage, lamb chops, we split a steak and Vince had eggplant salad. For some reason, I don’t really like the eggplant salad too much but he loves it so I fix it for him. Good wife, huh?
Rebecca in SoCal says
Bwah ha ha…You’re such a good wife it would really hurt you to see his sad face as you ate all the jalapenos!!
Judy H says
Mmmmm!! We love stuffed jalapenos on the grill, too. As a matter of fact, I plan to make some on the fourth.
A little trick I’ve started doing is to microwave them for about a minute before stuffing them. That way they are already warm and starting to soften just a bit, and it doesn’t take as long to grill them.
JudyL says
Thanks! I didn’t know that. Vince likes his soft and I like mine crunchy so I can nuke his for a minute and not nuke mine and we’ll all be happy.
Diana says
Oh yummy !! We love stuffed jalapenos off the grill with bacon .. OH yeahhhhhhhh… Have you ever tried Poblanos that way ?? I love poblanos breaded and stuffed with cheese then covered in green chili with eggs .. heavenly !
JudyL says
Have not tried poblanos that way but this year our poblanos are HOT! This is the first time in several years that they were so hot I almost can’t eat them. They’re one of my favorite peppers.
Michelle says
Yummy! I loooove stuffed jalapenos. Think 36 is enough?
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Lynne in Hawaii says
If Vince is eating eggplant salad, he won’t need as many stuffed jalapenos, right??? Wicked planning:-)
Jane D says
I love your blog, read it daily and thank you for it…by the way, where did you find your jalapeno cooker, I have to get one!
Denise in PA says
I was looking for some fun foods to make for the 4th! These fit the bill! Thanks so much for sharing – I can’t wait to make these on Friday o:)