Spicy Sweet Pepper Poppers Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Cut your peppers lengthwise and remove some or all of the seeds (I leave some in); set aside for now. In a small bowl add your cheeses and blend. Spoon into your pepper halves, wrap a strip of your haved bacon around the pepper and secure with toothpicks.
• 2. Now in a shallow bowl or dish combine your brown sugar and seasoning of choice. Coat the peppers with the sugar mixture. Place them in a greased baking pan or cookie sheet lined with foil sprayed with cooking spray.
• 3. Bake at 350° for 18 to 20 minutes or until the bacon is firm. Remove toothpics. Enjoy.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, combine cheeses, bacon and seasonings; mix well. Spoon about 2 tablespoonfuls into each pepper half. Roll in bread crumbs., Place in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, until cheese is melted and peppers are heated through, 15-20 minutes. Serve with sour cream, dip or dressing.

Steps:

• Remove casing from chicken sausage and cook most of the way smashing scrambling it up into very small pieces. Let cool.
• Cut the tops off the peppers length wise and remove seeds. Fill peppers with filling mix pressing down to fill up end and sides.
• Place habanero's (stems removed) in a food processor and mince.
• Once sausage is cool add all ingredients EXCEPT bacon in a mixing bowl, using a paddle on your stand mixer, mix until ingredients are well combined. You can also mix by hand.
• Cut bacon in half, using one half of a strip wrap around peppers.
• Place peppers on a lined baking sheet, (I use a silpat but you can use parchment paper) in 375º oven for 30 mins on. middle/low rack and bake for 30 min. Move baking sheet to upper middle rack and back 10-15 min longer until bacon is browned. These would also be great grilled.
• Allow to cool! Enjoy a spicy yummy appetizer or make it a reduced carb meal.

Steps:

• Cut jalapenos in half lengthwise and remove seeds; set aside. In a small bowl, beat cheeses until blended. Spoon into pepper halves. Wrap a half-strip of bacon around each pepper half., Combine brown sugar and chili seasoning; coat peppers with sugar mixture. Place in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan., Bake at 350° until bacon is firm, 18-20 minutes.