Meatball Jalepeno Poppers Recipe

“Whether you’re making dinner or throwing a party, meatballs sure know how to please a crowd. You’ll find great taste in every bite because we’ve been making them the same way for decades?with quality beef and real Italian ingredients. Plus, they’re fully cooked for faster, easier preparation.“

The Man is a total meatball freak. He loves them. So when I was contacted to review Casa Di Bertacchi meatballs, I couldn’t pass it up.

When the Green Bay Packers made it to the Super Bowl, I knew we’d have to celebrate and we’d end up throwing a little shindig together. These meatballs would make perfect game day food!

I decided to try two different recipes from this amazing book “101 Things To Do With Meatballs” that I got in a nice little swag bag when I visited Bentonville, AR last September. Stephanie Ashcraft has some amazing recipes in that little book!

One of the recipes I chose was for Crescent-Wrapped Meatballs and those things were so easy to make. I paired them with a jar of marinara sauce and they were oh so yum.

Another recipe I tried was for Meatball Jalepeno Poppers. I just had to try that because two of my guys just love spicy food. Actually, the spicier the better in their eyes! I’ll share that one {along with a photo} for you below!

Meatball Jalepeno Poppers

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Ingredients:

• 13 jalapenos, stemmed
• 1 package {8 ounces} cream cheese, softened
• 13 frozen, fully cooked meatballs, thawed
• 13 slices {1 pound} sliced bacon, cut in half

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Slice each pepper in half lengthwise, remove the seeds, and rinse out. {I actually cut mine in half widthwise too because the ones at my store were pretty long.} Spread cream cheese in each jalepeno half. Cut the meatballs in half. Place each meatball half, cut side down, over cream cheese. Wrap a half slice of bacon around each stuffed jalepeno and secure with a toothpick. Place on a baking sheet and bake 25-30 minutes, or until bacon is browned. Serve immediately on a platter. Makes 26 appetizers.

Stephanie suggests using plastic gloves when cutting and preparing peppers to prevent skin irritation.
My family and our Super Bowl guests loved both of the meatball appetizers I made.They were both completely different from each other, so it gave us a nice variety. The Meatball Jalepeno Poppers did go over the best though because there weren’t any of those left. The recipe did make a smaller amount of those though. Either way, the meatballs were a hit!

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