Instructions

  1. Arrange the jalapeño halves on a large cookie sheet.
  2. Mix the remaining ingredients thoroughly. This is best done with a food processor but if, like me, you don't have one a fork and plenty of elbow grease will do the job.
  3. Pack the cheese mixture into the jalapeño halves so that it rounds up a bit.
  4. If you're lucky the size of the jalapeños and the amount of the cheese will work out right. If not you either have some jalapeños to use for something else (Recipe #243399 or Recipe #250732 perhaps), or you have bacon-cheese mix to spread on crackers.
  5. Bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes.
  6. Enjoy hot, lukewarm, cold, or briefly rewarmed in the microwave.
  7. Reputedly, they are excellent with beer. I don't like beer so I can't say. However, if you like beer you can consider that expert advice. ;) :D LOL.
  8. Variations include substituting mozzarella for the sharp cheddar, substituting cracker crumbs or crushed potato chips for the bread crumbs, and drastically reducing the amount of bread crumbs for a lower-carb option.