Satisfy hungry houseguests with a spicy two-bite appetizer stuffed with chicken-cream cheese filling and wrapped in some hickory-smoked bacon.
Ingredients
12medium jalapeno chiles
1(8-oz.)
Cut each chile in half lengthwise; remove seeds and membranes.
Credit: Hector M. Sanchez Styling: Caroline M. Cunningham
Stir together cream cheese, chicken, cilantro, lime juice, and salt.
Spoon 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons chicken mixture into each chile half, spreading to fill cavity.
Wrap each half with a bacon piece, and secure with a wooden pick.
Place poppers on a lightly greased wire rack in an aluminum foil-lined rimmed baking sheet.
Bake in preheated oven until bacon begins to crisp and chiles are softened, about 25 minutes.
Increase oven temperature to broil, and broil until bacon is crisp, 2 to 3 minutes.
Let stand 5 minutes before serving.