Spicy, creamy, some crunch...are Baked Jalapeno Poppers the perfect app for tailgating/couchgating?? YUP! Yup, they are!
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Total Time (with rest)
40 minutes
The How To:
Ingredients
For Jalapeno Poppers
20 Jalapenos
16 oz. Whipped Cream Cheese
1/4 c. Green Onion
1/2 lb. Hamburger (80/20)
1 1/2 tbsp. Backyard Burger Blend
8 oz. Shredded Sharp Cheddar
For Bacon Aioli
3/4 c. White Lightning
5 Garlic Cloves (minced)
1/4 Lemon (squeezed)
4 tbsp. Bacon Grease
4 Bacon Strips (fine minced)
Instructions
For Jalapeño Poppers
Preheat oven to 400F.
In hard bottom pan, cooked Hamburger. Add Backyard Burger Blend when about half done. Ensure Burger is crumbled small. Pull and place in freezer.
Prep all of your veg. Slice Jalapeño and take out membranes and seeds. Chop Green Onion.
Add Whipped Cream Cheese to large bowl. Pour in Green Onion and chilled Hamburger. Mix until evenly incorporated.
Take mixture out of bowl with back of spoon and spread into Jalapeño halves.
Don't overfill. Place filled Jalapeños onto baking sheet. Top all Jalapenos with Sharp Cheddar.
Place into oven for 20 minutes. Once 20 minutes is done, turn oven to broil. Broil for 5 minutes or until cheese begins to turn brown. Pull and rest.
For Bacon Aioli
While prepping Jalapeño Poppers, cook Bacon and save grease.
While Jalapeño Poppers are baking, place all ingredients into a bowl. Mix until evenly incorporated. Cover and place in fridge until Poppers are done. DON'T EAT IT BY ITSELF...or do...who cares.
Dipty dipty those Cheeseburger Poppers into your new found love: Bacon Aioli
Notes
For more Bacon Flavor, add bacon to Cream Cheese mix
Dip in Thousand Island instead of Bacon Aioli. Or make it a party and do both.
I get this blend as much as I possibly can. I put it on burgers, sure, but I’ve also found that it’s fantastic on other grilled meats as well. It just works and I can’t get enough!