Shrimp & Cream Cheese Stuffed Jalapeños

Shrimp & Cream Cheese Stuffed Jalapeños

from smoking-meat.com
240 min

Smoked jalapeño peppers stuffed with goodies are an amazing appetizer and this version stuffed with a jumbo shrimp and a cream cheese mixture take things to a whole new level.

Ingredients

  • Jalapeño peppers (Each pepper makes 2)
  • 8 ounces cream cheese (makes enough mixture for about 20 stuffed peppers)
  • 1 cup of shredded cheddar
  • Jeff's original rub
  • 1 lb shrimp (Jumbo or 21/25 pieces per pound)
  • 1 lb of thin or original sliced bacon (the kind I use has 13 slices and allows me to wrap 26 peppers)

Directions

  1. 1

    Remove shells from shrimp

  2. 2

    Cut peppers in half lengthwise

  3. 3

    Mix 8 ounces of cream cheese with 1 cup of shredded cheddar and 3 TBS of Jeff's original rub

  4. 4

    Lay marinated shrimp into pepper half

  5. 5

    Set up smoker for cooking at about 225°F