Cheesy Bacon Banana Peppers Recipes

CHEESE STUFFED BANANA PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut tops off banana peppers. Slit peppers in half lengthwise being careful not to slit through both sides. Remove seeds.
• Combine cheddar cheese, cream cheese, tomato, onion, bell pepper, jalapeno, salt and pepper. Mix well.
• Stuff peppers with cheese mixture. Wrap with bacon slice. Secure with a toothpick. Place on a rack with broiler pan. Broil for 4-5 minutes per side until golden and oozing.

CHEESY BACON STRAWS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and fit a baking sheet with a wire rack.
• In a small saucepot, mix the maple syrup, red pepper flakes, orange juice and 1/4 cup water. Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat.
• Line up the bacon slices on the wire rack and brush with the hot maple syrup mixture. Sprinkle some cheese on each piece of bacon. With a skewer in hand, fold the end of a piece of bacon in half lengthwise and press the skewer through the end. Do this to 4 pieces of bacon, spreading them out evenly across the skewer, and place the skewer on the baking sheet. Twist the bacon pieces into long spirals so as to create straws. Take another skewer and skewer the bottom of each piece of bacon to keep the bacon twisted. Do this to all the bacon.
• Bake until the bacon browns, about 35 minutes. Let cool slightly on the rack; the bacon will get crunchy as it sits. Serve immediately.

BACON, BANANA & CHEESE TOASTED FINGERS

Steps:

• Cook bacon under a grill (medium-high) until crispy.
• Toast bread and then butter it while hot.
• Place bacon on top of toast.
• Slice banana and place on top of the bacon.
• Then top with cheese.
• Place under the grill (medium-high) until golden and bubbly.
• Slice into 3 fingers and serve.

BACON CHEESE POPPERS

Steps:

• Cut jalapenos in half lengthwise and remove seeds; set aside. , In a small bowl, beat the cheeses, bacon, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, lemon zest and chili powder. Spoon into pepper halves. Dip tops of stuffed peppers into bread crumbs. , Transfer to 2 greased 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through. Serve with sour cream or ranch dressing.

DELICIOUS STUFFED BANANA PEPPERS

Steps:

• Soak toothpicks in water for 15 minutes.
• Combine cream cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, and cilantro in a large bowl. Mix well.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Cut a slit lengthwise through each pepper without slicing it in half. Cut another slit about 1/4 inch from the stem across the previous slit, forming a 'T'. Remove seeds, as desired, using a paring knife.
• Fill each pepper with the cream cheese stuffing mixture using a small spoon. Wrap each pepper with a slice of raw bacon. Slide 1 toothpick through the center of each pepper to hold onto the bacon and keep pepper closed.
• Grill stuffed peppers for 15 minutes. Turn and cook until bacon is crisp, about 10 minutes more.

STUFFED BANANA PEPPERS

Steps:

• Mix sausage, cheese, bread crumbs, salt and pepper, and egg together in mixing bowl. Season to taste. Adjust mixture with additional cheese and bread crumbs if too dry or moist - medium moisture for stuffing desired. Make a radial slice around the top of the banana pepper leaving the top intact. Pull back top and remove seeds if so desired. Gently stuff mixture into peppers. Place olive oil in hot saute pan. Gently place peppers in the pan and fry each side until browned. Place marinara sauce in middle of plate. Arrange peppers on top of marinara and grate the dry ricotta cheese on top of the hot peppers.

CHEESY PEPPER & BACON BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 190C/gas 5. Cook pasta as per instructions and drain.
• Melt butter in saucepan and cook peppers, onion and bacon for 4-5 mins. Add tomatoes and cook for further 1 min.
• Mix in pasta and season well. Mix in 2/3 of cheese. Place in an oven proof dish and cover.
• Cook in oven for 20 mins. Sprinkle with rest of cheese and cook for 5 more mins with cover off until cheese has melted.

CREAMY RANCH STUFFED BANANA PEPPERS WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, salad dressing mix, cheese and bacon until blended. Pipe or stuff into pepper halves. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Cut into 1-1/4-in. pieces.

CHEESY BACON BANANA PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut the tops off of all the peppers and discard stems.
• Remove insides of peppers with a paring knife being careful not to puncture the peppers.
• Stuff each pepper with a mixture of the cheeses until they are full to the top.
• Cut each slice of bacon into 3 sections.
• Wrap the small section of bacon over the top of each pepper securing with a toothpick on the sides to create a "lid" for the peppers.
• Stick your kabob skewer through all the peppers width-wise (near the top or widest part of the pepper).
• Set the peppers upright in the bread pan so the cheese will not seep out as it melts. (The skewer will help prop them up).
• Set the pan of peppers on a baking sheet in case any grease drippings occur from the bacon.
• Bake in the oven for 25 minutes at 400 degrees or until the bacon is crisp.