Armadillo Eggs
Yield: 6 servings
If you love jalapeno poppers, you are going to LOVE these Armadillo Eggs. A Texas BBQ staple, these cheese-stuffed jalapenos are wrapped in both sausage and bacon, then glazed with your favorite BBQ sauce. Perfect for game day or a fun appetizer anytime.
Ingredients
- 1½ pounds pork sausage
- 10 slices bacon not thick-cut
- 5 jalapeños medium sized
- ½ cup cream cheese
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 tablespoons smoked paprika
- Kosher salt & pepper to taste
- 1 cup your favorite BBQ sauce for glazing
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400° F. Line baking pan with parchment paper and set
aside. - In a medium bowl combine cream cheese, cheddar cheese, garlic powder
and pinch of smoked paprika. Mix until well combined. - Remove the stems and core the peppers to remove the seeds and
membranes. Fill the cored jalapeños with cream cheese mixture. - If using encased sausage, remove the meat from the casings. Place sausage into a bowl and knead it with your hands. Add spices if necessary or as desired. Divide the meat into 5 equal portions.
- Take 1/5 of the sausage meat and make a flat disc shape. Wrap the disc
around the stuffed jalapeño, covering the entire pepper. - Sprinkle paprika powder on each armadillo egg and pat around the whole
egg. - Wrap two slices of bacon around the outside of the armadillo egg, and
secure with a toothpick if needed. - Arrange the assembled armadillo eggs on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 25-30 minutes. With an instant read thermometer, check that the sausage is near to 165° F.
- Remove from oven and coat generously with BBQ sauce and return to
the oven to bake for another 5 minutes, or until sausage reaches internal temperature of 165° F. - Let cool for 10 minutes and then slice.
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Nutrition Information:
Serving: 1 Calories: 698kcal Carbohydrates: 26g Protein: 34g Fat: 51g Saturated Fat: 20g Polyunsaturated Fat: 27g Cholesterol: 155mg Sodium: 1965mg Fiber: 2g Sugar: 19g
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