Remember my cousin’s Sweet 16 party?  I thought I would share another recipe for one of the dishes we made – stuffed jalapenos. 

This recipe makes a big batch of jalapenos.  Adjust as needed.  You’ll need:

• 35-40 fresh jalapenos
• three 8 oz packages of cream cheese (at room temperature)
• approximately 3/4 of a roll of sausage
• 2 packages of bacon (pieces cut into thirds)
• toothpicks
• gloves

To start, you need to wash the jalapenos, cut them lengthwise from top to bottom, and then take out the seeds, leaving the stems attached.  I’m sorry, I had pictures of us doing all this, but they got deleted.  You will need to wear gloves while taking out the seeds!!!!  Not wearing gloves can cause you to burn your skin and possibly your eyes!

Brown the sausage in a skillet, let the fat drain for about 15 minutes or so, and let it cool.  Mix the room temperature cream cheese together and begin to gradually add the sausage to the cream cheese, stirring as you go.  You will probably only need 3/4 of a roll of sausage, and maybe less than that.  It depends on how much sausage you want in the mixture.

After you have the cream cheese and sausage mixture, spread it inside the jalapenos.  Once all of them are stuffed, wrap a piece of bacon around the pepper and secure it with a toothpick.  Place the jalapenos on a cookie sheet and bake them for about 45 minutes at 350 degrees.  Do not cook them at a higher temperature because the peppers will burn before the bacon is cooked.

I’m sorry, this isn’t such a great picture.  As I said before, the pictures I was going to use were deleted.  That’s the price you pay for technology.  Here is a picture of some that were leftover from the party.  This is how they look after they’ve been transported in my cooler on the ride home. lol  They really are yummy though.  These would be great for a party or get together.  Let me know if you make them and how they turn out. 

Don’t forget to check out the chocolate dipped pretzels we made.  These are all great finger food party dishes.

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