University Station RV Resort, Auburn, AL, Amenities, Camping And RV Lots

1 dozen fresh jalapeno peppers, hollowed and seeded

1 bunch of green onions, minced

8 oz. package cream cheese, softened

1 small package frozen salad shrimp

1 Tbs. steak grill seasoning (or to taste)

7 strips of uncooked bacon


Strong Recommendation: Wear plastic gloves when handling jalapeno peppers. Avoid rubbing eyes or you’ll experience intense burning.

Hollow out each pepper by cutting the top cap off and removing all seeds. Once hollowed, rinse peppers thoroughly, set aside.

Mince the green onions and salad shrimp (pieces need to be small enough to fit into peppers.) Blend the green onions and salad shrimp with the softened cream cheese. Add the steak grill seasoning. Blend together, set aside.

Take one piece of uncooked bacon and chop it into 12 pieces. Stuff one piece of bacon into the bottom of the jalapeno. Next, fill the pepper with the cream cheese mixture.

Cut the remaining uncooked bacon slices in half. Take one half of the bacon strip and drape it over the top of the stuffed jalapeno. Secure it in place with a toothpick through the bacon and sides of the pepper. Repeat for remaining jalapenos.

How to grill: Grill peppers using indirect heat. You will need to use a jalapeno holder to cook on the grill. (Jalapeno holders can be found in stores or on-line.) If a holder of the sorts is unavailable, it is recommended to use some form of cooking device where the jalapenos can stand upright so the bottoms and tops are exposed. If you own a three-burner grill, try placing the jalapenos on the middle burner and then turn the burners on either side to high.

When grilling bacon it may get smoky. The jalapeno peppers are done when their bottoms become a darker green to slightly charred. Careful when removing from grill, jalapenos will be very hot.

BONUS APPETIZER: You may end up with extra cream cheese mixture. Try opening a can of crescent rolls. Cut the crescent dough into little squares and stuff them with the cream cheese mixture. Fold the dough to make small packages. Bake according to the directions on the crescent roll can. Ta-da, another appetizer!