Bacon Wrapped Cream Cheese Food

BACON-WRAPPED JALAPENO POPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the cream cheese, Cheddar, cilantro, salt, pepper and green onions.
• Fill each jalapeno half with a heaping teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture. Wrap the bacon tightly around the jalapenos, overlapping slightly.
• Place the wrapped jalapenos, cheese-side up and spaced 1-inch apart, on the prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Transfer to the oven and bake until the bacon is crisp, about 25 minutes.

BACON-WRAPPED JALAPENO POPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Mix cream cheese and Cheddar cheese together in a bowl until evenly blended. Fill each jalapeno half with the cheese mixture. Put halves back together and wrap each stuffed pepper with a slice of bacon. Arrange bacon-wrapped peppers on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bacon is crispy, about 15 minutes.

BACON WRAPPED, CREAM CHEESE STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Pound out Chicken breast so it is about 1/4" thick.
• Mix together cream cheese and green onions and spread cheese mixture over 1 side of chicken breast.
• Roll Chicken breast up to conceal cream cheese.
• Wrap partially cooked bacon around chicken breast and secure with toothpick.
• Place on baking sheet and back for about 30 minutes at 375.
• Broil for about 5 minute to crisp bacon.

CREAM CHEESE STUFFED PORK CHOPS WRAPPED IN BACON

Steps:

• Cream cheese and bacon should be room temperature for easier handling.
• Season pork chops with garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper, then pound to about 1/4" thickness.
• Put cream cheese (1-2 tablespoons) onto the center of each flattened pork chop.
• Roll the pork chops closed (to keep the cream cheese inside).
• Wrap each pork chop in one to two pieces of bacon (depending on how big your pork chops are). Secure with a toothpick.
• Place the pork chops in a lightly greased baking dish, and bake for 30 minutes at 400 degrees.
• Broil for 5 minutes to crisp the bacon.

BACON-WRAPPED JALAPEñO PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425ºF.
• Combine cheeses; spoon into pepper halves. Wrap with bacon, overlapping edges as necessary.
• Place, filled sides up, in shallow foil-lined pan.
• Bake 17 to 20 min. or until bacon is done. Cool slightly before removing from pan to serve.

BACON-WRAPPED CREAM CHEESE CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Set oven to 325 degrees F.
• Butter a large baking dish.
• Pound the chicken breast until flat (pound just enough to roll up easily).
• Place 1 slice cream cheese in the middle of each breast.
• Roll up the chicken breast (it does not matter if a little of the cream cheese comes out of the sides).
• Wrap 2 slices of bacon around each breast, secure with a toothpick then place into prepared baking dish.
• In a bowl mix undiluted soup with Parmesan cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, milk, onion, salt and black pepper; mix until well combined then pour over chicken.
• Bake for about 45 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with cheddar cheese (if using) then return to oven for a few minutes to melt cheese.
• Delicious!

BACON-WRAPPED DATES STUFFED WITH CREAM CHEESE AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Stuff 1 piece of cheese and 1 almond into each date, then wrap one piece of bacon around each date and secure bacon with a toothpick if desired. Arrange dates, bacon seam down and 1 inch apart in a shallow baking pan.
• Bake 5 minutes, then turn dates over with tongs and bake until bacon is crisp, 5 to 6 minutes more. Drain on a paper towel or parchment. Serve immediately.

BACON WRAPPED CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• 1. Add 1/2 tsp smoky paprika to the 8 oz tub of garlic & herb-flavored cream cheese. Mix until combined. On 4 slices of bread, generously spread the cream cheese mixture and top with another slice of bread.
• 2. Cut off the bread crust. Cut each sandwich in 3 rows, turn and cut in half making 6 bites.
• 3. Cut 12 slices of bacon in half. Wrap each bite with a slice of bacon, secure with a toothpick. Cover a cookie sheet with foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Add wrapped bacon bites to prepared pan. Sprinkle Old Bay Seasoning over each one.
• 4. Place in the center rack of a 400* F oven and cook for 25-30 minutes, until bacon is brown and cooked.
• 5. For a crisper bacon, place under the broiler for approximately 1 minute (watch them or they will burn). Getcha one before they disappear! Enjoy.

BACON-WRAPPED PICKLES STUFFED WITH PIMENTO CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Use a small spoon to scoop out the center of each pickle half, creating a long well. Use paper towels to thoroughly dry the pickle wells. Fill each pickle well with about 2 teaspoons of the pimento cheese. Smooth out into an even layer.
• Place the bacon strips in between paper towels on top of a microwave-safe plate. Microwave until slightly cooked, about 1 1/2 minutes.
• Wrap 1 strip of bacon around each pickle half and secure it with a toothpick or by tucking it under the pickle half.
• Lay the wrapped pickles on the prepared baking sheet. Bake until the bacon is crisp and the cheese is melted, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm.

BACON WRAPPED CHICKEN WITH CREAM CHEESE AND CHIVES

Steps:

• Step 1: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Between 2 sheets of wax paper with a mallet flatten chicken breasts to ½" thickness.
• Step 2: Spread 3 tablespoons of cream cheese over each chicken breast. Then Dot with butter and season with salt. Wrap with bacon and stick a toothpick through the rolled chicken breast to hold it together. Roll up and stick a toothpick through to hold it together.
• Step 3: Bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes (or until juices run clear).
• Step 4: Turn on the broiler and broil six inches from the heat for 5 minutes or until the bacon is crispy.

EASY BACON BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Set aside.
• Cut crusts off bread
• Use a knife or offset spreader to spread a thin layer of cream cheese on each slice of bread. Sprinkle ½ teaspoon of chives on top of cream cheese.
• Starting at one end, roll each slice of bread into a tight cylinder. Wrap a slice of bacon around each cylinder, spiraling to cover the whole piece of bread. Cut each cylinder in half. (I use my kitchen shears.)
• Place on baking sheet and bake until crispy and bacon is cooked through, about 20-30 minutes. Serve warm.

CREAM CHEESE-BACON CRESCENTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Mix reduced-fat cream cheese and bacon until blended.
• Unroll crescent dough; separate each can of dough into 8 triangles. Cut each triangle lengthwise in half. Spread with cream cheese mixture, adding about 1 tsp. cream cheese mixture to each triangle. Roll up, starting at short side of each triangle.
• Place, point sides down, on baking sheet.
• Bake 12 to 15 min. or until golden brown. Serve warm.

BACON WRAPPED CREAM CHEESE CHICKEN ROLLUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375ºF. Spray casserole dish with cooking spray, set aside.
• Place chicken between two sheets of plastic wrap and pound until about 1/2 inch thick.
• Salt the chicken and then spread cream cheese on one side of each chicken breast. Sprinkle with chopped green onions.
• Roll up to enclose filling. Sprinkle with pepper and wrap each chicken rollup with bacon. Place seam side down in prepared baking dish. Bake for 35 minutes.
• Carefully pour out any drippings from baking dish. Preheat broiler.
• Mix together butter, bread crumbs and paprika in a small bowl and set aside.
• Broil chicken rollups in broiler for 3 minutes on each side to crisp bacon. When browned and crispy, sprinkle bread crumb mixture over the tops and serve. Enjoy!

WRAPPED CREAM CHEESE STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Prepare a rimmed baking sheet or 9 x 13 inch casserole dish with tinfoil and a rack coated in cooking spray.
• Get out and measure all of your ingredients.
• Using a meat mallet, pound chicken breasts.
• Until they are between 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
• In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, jalapenos, garlic, pepper and chives or green onions or whatever you want to mix with the cream cheese. Your favorite flavored cream cheese is always a fabulous option as well!
• Stir until totally blended.

CREAM CHEESE STUFFED JALAPENOS WRAPPED IN BACON

Steps:

• Wash and remove the seeds of the jalapenos by making a "T" cut in the jalapenos and scooping out the seeds. (A "T" cut is where you cut the pepper horizontal about half way and then in the middle of the slit, you cut a vertical slit forming a "T" cut in the pepper.).
• In a bowl, combine cream cheese, sun dried tomatoes, and garlic powder. Using a teaspoon "stuff" the jalapeno with the cream cheese mixture.
• Wrap jalapeno in bacon and secure with a toothpick. (If you are cooking on the grill remember to soak toothpick in water for 15 minutes before securing pepper with it, to ensure it doesn't catch fire on the grill).
• Cook on the grill or bake at 450° F for 15 minutes or until bacon is cooked through.
• Enjoy!

BEST BACON APPETIZER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Mix cream cheese and brown sugar together in a small bowl; spread over bacon slice. Roll up and transfer to the baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bacon is browned and crisp, 10 to 15 minutes.

BACON-WRAPPED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place a sheet pan in the oven to preheat.
• Slice the pork tenderloin lengthwise, so it will open like a book, being careful to not cut all the way through. Open the loin and gently pound with a meat mallet until it is an even thickness and rectangular in shape.
• Sprinkle the meat with salt and pepper. Spread the cream cheese in an even layer on the meat, leaving a 1/2 inch of pork uncovered around the edges. Spread the pesto on top of the cream cheese, then sprinkle on the pine nuts and sundried tomatoes. Top with an even layer of spinach. Starting on one of the longer sides of your rectangle, roll the meat closed into a long tube and set aside.
• Place a piece of plastic wrap on a flat surface and lay out the bacon so the slices overlap slightly. Lay the rolled pork tenderloin at one end of the bacon strip arrangement, seam-side down. Using the plastic wrap, roll the bacon up and around the meat.
• Using butcher's twine, tie around the bacon at 2-inch intervals along the length of the roll, so that the bacon cannot come loose during cooking. Tuck the meat closed on both ends and secure with toothpicks.
• Place the pork, seam-side down, on the heated sheet pan and roast until the bacon is browned and the pork is cooked, about 45 minutes. Let the pork rest for a few minutes before slicing.

BACON WRAPPED JALAPEñO POPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 F (190 C).
• In a small bowl, mix together the cream cheese, cheddar cheese, garlic salt and salsa then set aside.
• Fill the bottom half of a jalapeno with some of the cream cheese mixture, then press the sausage into the cheese.
• Wrap a bacon slice around the pepper half tightly, and secure with a toothpick.
• Bake for about 40 minutes, until the jalapeno is cooked and the bacon is crispy.
• Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.

RECIPE OF AWARD-WINNING BACON WRAPPED STUFFED CREAM CHEESE BEEF POBLANO PEPPER

Steps:

• In a small food processor blend cream cheese, jalapeño pepper, and cilantro into a paste.
• Take 3 slices of brisket and lay next to each. Then place 1/4 of paste in center and roll meat to place in pepper's. Drizzle barbecue sauce over the meat.
• Take and wrap 2 slices of bacon around the peppers and drizzle barbecue sauce over the bacon.
• Place in oven 350 degrees for 20 minutes and then turn oven to broil last 5 minutes to brown bacon.

STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH BACON AND CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet and a baking pan with foil.
• Lay bacon strips in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
• Place bacon in the preheated oven and cook until browned and crisp, about 15 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and chop. Keep the oven on.
• Slice chicken breasts horizontally, without going all the way through.
• Combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup of Cheddar cheese, green onions, and cilantro in a bowl. Add chopped bacon and mix to combine.
• Open chicken breasts at the hinge point and spread cream cheese mixture in a thin layer over each one. Close and transfer to the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Top with remaining Cheddar and bake until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 10 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Let cool slightly before serving.