A Mild Take on Jalapeno Poppers

[JP Z]

I know most folks are familiar with ABT's or Atomic Buffalo Turds which are jalapenos stuffed with a cream cheese mixture and then wrapped in bacon.

I decided to make them with those sweet mini bell peppers so the would be milder.

My Ingredients list was pretty simple

Mini Bell Peppers

Neufchatel cheese 1 block

3/4 Cup of Shredded Marble Jack or basically any kind of cheese you want

1 package of bacon, with slices cut in half

optional items would be bacon crumbs

I took the Neufchatel and let it sit on the counter for about a half an hour to soften, then in a bowl I mixed that and the shredded cheese. This would be where the bacon crumbs come into play as you can add that in with this mixture.

Take the peppers, knock the stem off and remove seeds.

Then you fill the peppers with your Cheese mixture and wrap them with a half slice of bacon and then stick it with a toothpick.

I then put them in the smoker at 225 for an hour with Apple pellets. Then quickly hit them on the grill to crisp up the bacon a bit, I'm sure you could just put them under the broiler as well.

Here you can see I used the Fine China for dining

[Getanet]

Those look great! I'll have to give Neufchatel cheese a try.

I recently came across a recipe for a "healthier" recipe for jalapeno poppers that used goat cheese and prosciutto. I tried them and was pleasantly surprised. The goat cheese nearly identical to cream cheese, and the prosciutto had a great flavor and texture.

[JP Z]

My family would probably like those.........I just can't do Goat cheese. Neufchatel is just a lite Cream Cheese.

[eyeguy 54]

looks good.

[leech~~]

jpz, maybe I am just getting old but I made some Jalapeno Poppers last week that were crazy hot and I love hot stuff but, I vowed to never make them again!

This more mild recipe maybe just what I need to try! Thanks for the post.

[JP Z]

No problem......yeah I wanted to try them as not all of my family enjoys the hot stuff.....heck I'm getting too old for that stuff