BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger Stuffed Jalapenos and Cream Cheese Stuffed Jalapenos

It was grill at work today this past Thursday.  The request this time was for some stuffed jalapenos.  I did a combination of cream cheese stuffed jalapenos and BBQ bacon cheeseburger stuffed jalapenos.  Since we were going to be in meetings all day, I ended up getting in the office at 6 A.M. to get everything prepared.  The first thing I was going to do was to get my charcoal grill setup, but as soon as I pulled into the parking lot, the downpour of rain had started.  We ended up coring and stuffing 55 jalapenos.

Cream Cheese Stuffed Jalapenos Ingredients:

• 2 packages cream cheese, softened
• 30 jalapenos
• 15 slices of bacon, cut in half

BBQ Bacon Stuffed Jalapeno Ingredients:

• 2 lbs ground beef, browned and fully cooked
• 2 C shredded mild cheddar cheese
• 1 bottle BBQ sauce
• 25 jalapenos
• 13 slices of bacon, cut in half

Instructions:

1. Mix together the ground beef, mild cheddar cheese, and BBQ sauce together in a bowl
2. Remove tops of jalapenos and using a jalapeno corer or potato peeler, remove the core and seeds of the jalapenos, removing as much as possible
3. Rinse the jalapenos of all seeds
4. Place desired filling in a plastic bag with one of the bottom corners cut off
5. Squeeze filling out of plastic bag into jalapenos
6. Top each jalapeno with a 1/2 a slice of bacon and secure with a toothpick
7. Grill with medium indirect heat until bacon is completely crisp and the jalapeno is fairly soft, approximately 45 to 60 minutes
8. Let cool and serve

Results:

Stuffed jalapenos are my favorite appetizers, so of course I am going to say these turned out great.  Even though it was a tough grilling day here in Iowa.  As many of you are aware we are having some major flooding in Cedar Rapids, and the rain this past Thursday sure did not help things.  Every time I tried lighting my charcoal grill the rain came pouring down.  Unfortunately the rain forced a lot of the people out of their offices and to their homes before all routes were cut off or to try and prevent flooding inside their house.  But many of the co-workers that tried them, had a lot of complements, which is always good to hear.  There were probably about 10 of us eating them, and all 55 were ate up pretty quick.