Jalapeno Poppers

By chbounds

Ingredients

• 12 medium jalapeno chilies
• 1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup finely chopped cooked chicken
• 2 T. finely chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 T. fresh lime juice
• 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
• 12 hickory smoked bacon slices, cut in half
• 24 wooden toothpicks

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 400. Cut each chile in half lengthwise, remove seeds and membranes.

2. 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 toothpick. Place poppers on a lightly greased wire rack in an alumninum foil-lined rimmed baking sheet.

3. 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