Grilled Jalapeño Poppers

Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

These grilled jalapeño poppers are stuffed with a creamy Cheddar cheese mixture, wrapped in bacon, and cooked until crispy and irresistible.

Ingredients

cooking spray
8 ounces cream cheese
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
16 whole jalapeno peppers with stems
8 slices bacon, cut in half crosswise

Directions

1 Gather all ingredients. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
2 Mix cream cheese, Cheddar, Parmesan, and garlic powder together in a bowl until the mixture is thoroughly blended.
3 Lay jalapeño pepper on a work surface and cut a lengthwise sliver from the side of the pepper, exposing seeds and white membrane. With the handle of a teaspoon, scrape out seeds and membrane, leaving the hollow pepper. Repeat for the rest of the peppers.
4 Chop up pepper slivers and mix into cheese stuffing. Stuff each pepper with cheese mixture and wrap each stuffed pepper in a half bacon slice. Secure with toothpicks.
5 Grill stuffed jalapeños on a less-hot part of the grill, turning as needed, until peppers are tender and juicy and bacon is browned and crisp, 30 to 40 minutes.