Ingredients
- 12 medium jalapeños
- 24 shrimp
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups cheddar cheese
- 3 scallions, whites and greens parts, trimmed and very thinly sliced (about ¼ cup)
- 1 tsp. paprika
- 12 slices uncooked bacon (thick-cut bacon won’t cook as evenly), halved crosswise
- ¼ cup brown sugar 1/8 cup orange juice
- Zest of one orange
At A Glance
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Mix cream cheese and cheddar cheese together in a bowl until evenly blended. Add paprika and scallions and blend.
Cut jalapenos lengthwise and seed. Fill each jalapeño half with cheese mixture.
Blanch shrimp just until pink and cool. Add a shrimp to each jalapeno half.
Fully wrap with bacon covering shrimp and cheese. Mix orange zest orange juice and brown sugar.
Brush over bacon wrapped jalapenos. Bake in the preheated oven until bacon is crispy, 25 to 35 minutes.
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Mix cream cheese and cheddar cheese together in a bowl until evenly blended.
Add paprika and scallions and blend.
Cut jalapenos lengthwise and seed.
Fill each jalapeño half with cheese mixture.
Blanch shrimp just until pink and cool.
Add a shrimp to each jalapeno half.
Fully wrap with bacon covering shrimp and cheese.
Mix orange zest orange juice and brown sugar.
Brush over bacon wrapped jalapenos.
Bake in the preheated oven until bacon is crispy, 25 to 35 minutes.
by: Cherie Allison
