These grilled bacon wrapped jalapeño poppers are stuffed with two different kinds of cheese, wrapped in bacon and grilled until crispy and bursting with flavor!
Prepare the peppers: Wash and drain the peppers well. Cut the stem off each jalapeño; cut in half lengthwise. Using a small spoon, scrape out seeds and membranes.
Lay the halves aside, but paired together. This makes it easier to pair them back up after stuffing.
In a small bowl, mix cream cheese and cheddar cheese, garlic and onion powders, cumin, cayenne pepper, lime zest and lime juice, until well blended.
Stuff the jalapeño halves, by spooning the cream cheese mixture into both halves of each jalapeño slice. Stick jalapeño back together again, wrapping each whole pepper with a slice of bacon to hold it together. Use a wet toothpick to secure the bacon, if needed.
Arrange bacon-wrapped poppers on a grilling tray or directly on the grate, over medium heat. Grill turning occasionally, until the bacon is crispy and the pepper is cooked through about 15 to 20 minutes.
Notes
Don't worry, some of the cheese may come out while cooking. It's fine... We use a metal grilling tray for these. It makes grilling these even easier and corrals some of that oozing cheese from dropping through the grate. Caution: The filling is hot! Cool at least 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
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