Shelly's Recipe

GRILLED PEPPER POPPERS

Category: Grilled Starters

1 lb Bacon
8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
6 oz. aged provolone cheese, shredded (11/2 cups)
1 tbsp garlic powder
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp black pepper
18-20 large jalapenos OR 6-8 small poblano peppers instead

Dipping Sauce
1 packet (1 oz) ranch dip mix
16 oz sour cream

Mix dipping sauce ingredients together in a medium-sized bowl and refrigerate.

Fry bacon, drain, and let cool. Crumble bacon into cream cheese and add all additional ingredients. Mix together well. Place cream cheese mixture inside a quart size GLAD® food storage bag. Cut off one of the corners to make a pastry bag.

Cut off the top of the peppers approximately 1/4 of an inch from the base of the stem and set tops aside. Stuff cream cheese mixture in top of peppers and replace caps. Wrap each pepper tightly in foil.

Place wrapped peppers on the grill grate directly over a hot bed of charcoal and turn frequently for 10-12 minutes. Remove from the grill, let cool, unwrap and serve with ranch dipping sauce to cool down the spice from the peppers. Serves 6.