Bacon Jalapeno Poppers

If you love bacon and hot peppers, this is for you. This recipe takes the jumbo jalapenos.

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit/220 Celsius
You will also need a large baking sheet.

Ingredients:

6 jumbo size jalapenos, cut in half and seeded. Leave stem on.
12 slices bacon
4 oz. cream cheese
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

In a small bowl, mix the two cheeses together.
Divide among the jalapeno halves.
Wrap one slice of bacon around each cheese filled pepper half.
Bake on the baking sheet for 10-15 minutes or until the bacon is as browned as you like and the cheese is all melty.

Enjoy.
Makes 12, serves?

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Last year's B recipe was Brown Bread.

Bacon Popper Mac and Cheese

This recipe is my own creation. I combined my love of bacon cheddar poppers with my love of mac and cheese.
If you have never had bacon cheddar poppers, they are jalapeno peppers stuffed with cheddar cheese and wrapped with bacon.
They are so good.
My daughter and I were looking forward to having them, but the garden didn't turn out too good. So, not enough hot peppers to make any.
I came up with this dish to give us the flavor.

You will need a 2 quart oven safe casserole dish.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Ingredients:
2 cups uncooked macaroni
4-6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
6 Serrano or jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely chopped
2 Tablespoons butter
2 Tablespoons flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon dried minced onion or 2 Tablespoons fresh onion
pinch dry mustard
1 cup milk
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 dry bread crumbs

Bring salted water to a boil in a large saucepan.
Cook the macaroni about 8 minutes.
Drain.
Meanwhile, cook and crumble the bacon and seed and chop the peppers.
After draining the macaroni, put the pan back on the stove.
Over low heat, melt the butter.
Add the flour, salt, pepper, dry mustard and onion.
Stir in and raise the heat to medium.
Cook, stirring constantly until the mixture begins to bubble.
Keep stirring and cooking for about a minute.
Take off heat and add the milk.
Put back on heat.
Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and bubbles.
Lower the heat to low.
Add 1 cup of the cheese and stir in until smooth and melted.
Repeat with the rest.
Transfer the macaroni, peppers, and most of the bacon to the casserole.
Pour the cheese sauce over the top and stir everything together.
Over the top, sprinkle the remaining bacon and bread crumbs.

Bake for 30 minutes or until the mac and cheese is all bubbly and hot.

Serves 4-6.

Bacon-Cheese Fries

 

  These fries are so good. They are cheesy and bacony and so very, very yummy.

You will need a deep fryer or deep pan filled with oil.

Heat the oil to 350 degrees F.

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.

Ingredients:

3 unpeeled medium size russet potatoes

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese

3 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled

Clean the potatoes, but don't peel. Slice them into thick fries. You should get 12-15 slices per potato. Maybe more, if you have bigger potatoes.

Fry the fries in the hot oil. To make sure they get crisp, you fry them for about a minute and remove from oil and drain. Let cool for about 10 minutes. Now, fry them in the oil for another 5 minutes. They will be a light golden brown color.

Drain them.

Put them on a baking sheet.

Sprinkle the cheese and bacon bits over the fries.

Bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Serve with ranch dressing if you like.

This will feed about 4 as an appetizer. If you want to make more just slice up an extra potato, cook and extra slice of bacon, and add a little more cheese.

So good!

BLT Ranch Dip

This is a dip for snack crackers. It is very addictive. This is the time of year that is perfect for making this dip. The tomatoes are in season and oh so yummy.
It doesn't have lettuce like the L would imply, but it's so good, who cares?

Ingredients:
1 Tablespoon Ranch dressing mix
1 Tablespoon water
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 pound bacon, cooked and crumbled- don't forget to let it drain
2 cups chopped tomatoes- about 2-3 tomatoes

Mix dressing mix and water in a bowl and let it stand for a few minutes. Add the sour cream and mayonnaise and blend well. Add the crumbled bacon and the chopped tomatoes. Chill until serving.