If pimento cheese-stuffed jalapeños get your taste buds excited, how about wrapping that delicious medley in bacon?
"This appetizer is a classic example of Southern-style comfort food, but with a twist. Usually served with a dried fruit dish, at Belle’s Nashville Kitchen, pimento cheese-stuffed jalapeños are wrapped in bacon and grilled to crispy perfection," says Mike Haley, founder and owner of Belle’s Nashville Kitchen. "Dipped in ranch, this appetizer combines mild spice, savory bacon and creamy melted cheese to bring you the perfect finger food dish for game day."
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Devils on Horseback by Mike Haley, founder and owner of Belle’s Nashville Kitchen
Serves 6 (recipe makes 12)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 6 jalapeños cut in half lengthwise and emptied of seeds
- 6 slices of thin bacon
- 8 oz of pimento cheese
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Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 400° F.
2. Fill sliced jalapeños with pimento cheese.
3. Wrap each cheese-filled jalapeño with ½ slice of thin bacon.
4. Bake wrapped jalapeños for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven.
5. Finish the dish by heating your bacon-wrapped jalapeños on medium in a saucepan. Cook until bacon is cooked to a golden crisp.
6. Serve with ranch dressing and enjoy.