Finger lickin’, lip smackin’ good – that’s how to describe these Sausage Stuffed Jalapenos wrapped in bacon! I literally can’t even tell you how amazing these are – you should probably double this recipe – because you’re going to eat them ALL!!!!!
I stuffed these guys up with sausage, cream cheese and shredded cheese!! But I wasn’t done there – then I wrapped them in bacon and brushed them with my favorite bbq sauce. You will not have a better biteful than this! And you can make them in the oven or air fryer.
What’s in Stuffed Jalapenos?
That’s my favorite thing about it – because you can stuff it with so much! Any combination of cheeses, meats and even some veggies – not to mention spices. I’ve made Taco Stuffed Jalapenos that had taco seasoning and cream cheese. This time around I used sausage, cream cheese and shredded cojack.
Want it spicier? Use pepperjack! Watching calories? Use shrimp or ground turkey! Anything wrapped in bacon is going to be good! And if you want to use less bacon – just cut the slice in thirds and lay 1/3 on top – it still gives you the flavor with less calories.
How do you make Sausage Stuffed Jalapenos?
Stuffed & Wrapped Jalapenos are easy-to-make but it does take a little time. Here are the basic steps:
- Slice and clean jalapenos – the more ribs/seeds you leave in, the spicier
- Mix together your stuffing – cream cheese, pork sausage and shredded cheese
- Stuff the pepper halves! Mound the stuffing up!
- Wrap the halves in bacon – depending on the size of your peppers – you might need 2 packages of bacon. Sometimes you can pull the bacon tight and use 1/2 slice – others need a whole slice
- Baste with your favorite bbq sauce – I LOVE Williamson Bros – it’s very light, not super stick but has tons of seasoning
- Bake, air fry or grill!
How to bake stuffed jalapenos
Bake on a rimmed baking pan lined with a sheet of parchment paper and bake for 30 minutes at 425. You can also grill them at 400 for 25 minutes or air fry at 400 for 10 minutes.
What to serve with Stuffed Jalapenos
Sausage Stuffed Jalapenos wrapped in Bacon
Ingredients
- 10-12 jalapenos
- 1 block cream cheese softened
- 1 cup cojack cheese shredded
- 1 pound pork sausage
- 16-24 slices bacon
- 1/4 cup Williamson Bros BBQ
Instructions
- Slice jalapenos in half lengthwise – keeping the stem on the end
- Using a small spoon, scrape out ribs and seeds from jalapenos and discard. That's where the heat is – so keep some in if you want more spice
- In a bowl, mix together softened cream cheese, cojack and sausage.
- Using the spoon, fill the jalapeno halves with the cream cheese mixture. Feel free to mound it up a little.
- Take a slice of bacon and wrap around the stuffed jalapeno – pull tightly. If you have any extra hanging off, trim that off and use on another half.
- Place the jalapenos on a parchment lined rimmed baking sheet.
- Baste with bbq sauce. I like Williamson Bros because it's a thin sauce with a lot of seasoning
Cooking instructions (choose 1)
- Bake at 425 for 30 minutes
- Air fry at 400 for 10 minutes
- Grill at 400 for 25 minutes
Claudine says
OH, YEAH, YUM!!! Now these are right up my old Texas heart. I’m getting the ingredients when I get to the store Wednesday for sure. They look wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
Claudine in Fort Worth, TX
FoodHussy says
You will NOT be disappointed!
Bara Lake says
Glad I found this!
I will try this after new year’s day. I don’t have an air fryer, but do have an oven.
Thank you!
Bara
FoodHussy says
They work in either!
Claudine says
Just wanted to give you an update on this recipe. I made these and we made giant pigs out of ourselves devouring them. LOL! They were so good and now hubby says I MUST make then again for his New Years Day football watching. Thanks again for sharing the recipe.
Claudine in Fort Worth, TX
FoodHussy says
that’s awesome – they’re so good!
Colloni Keener says
Do you cook the sausage before stuffing the peppers?
FoodHussy says
Nope!
Emily says
These were so delicious! I will be making these again on game day coming up!
Cathleen says
This combines all of my favourite things!! I am definitely going to give this a go, thank you so much for the recipe 🙂
Dannii says
I love anything with jalapenoes and these look amazing. Super comforting.
Amanda Wren-Grimwood says
Well these won’t last very long in my house! I can’t wait to make them.
Devy says
Looks easy to make. I might have a go with turkey bacon. I’m sure it will be as good.
Renee Ingram says
These look delicious! Can I use poblano peppers instead of jalapenos?
FoodHussy says
Sure -if you can handle the heat!
Ms C Greene says
yes I did many times an modified it too my taste cooked the sausage before I mixed it to get the grease out an also added a bit of garlic and. I don’t use the BBQ at all,, if I use anything at all. I use a low calorie home made dressing or eat them just the way they are
Virginia Scott says
Thanks. I would want to cook sausage first also.
FoodHussy says
I promise the sausage cooks in the air fryer or the oven. If you pre-cook the sausage it will be dried out and won’t mix with the cream cheese.
Jen Ken says
What kind of sausage is used in this recipe?
FoodHussy says
Regular pork sausage – not breakfast sausage and not Italian sausage – someething like this: https://www.kroger.com/p/kroger-country-pork-ground-sausage/0001111097274. You could also use Italian sausage.
Mindy says
I wanna try this but with carnitas! I haven’t tried with meat stuffed inside yet.. but the original 1s stuffed with just cream cheese are a big hit at our holiday dinners.