Mexican Stuffed Jalapeño Bacon Taco Boats

These Mexican stuffed jalapeno taco boats are so fun to make

I love a good jalapeno. I had been waiting quite a while for Mexican Fiesta Nite on the Carb Nite Diet plan.  These stuffed jalapeño taco boats are something I have been craving for some time.

Bacon-wrapped jalapeños are always a staple on my grill, and I was thinking of ways to expand my horizons with the spicy pepper.  I thought that stuffing the jalapeños with taco meat and wrapping them in bacon would make for a fun spin on mini taco's. This recipe is delicious on its own but would be a great side dish to go with this Carne Asada and Grilled Veggies recipe. 

Stuffed jalapeno taco boats may sound delicious but have you considered what kind of things you can stuff a jalapeno pepper with?

There are plenty of things you can stuff a jalapeno with

Other than taco meat I've also had luck stuffing jalapeno's with

I made taco meat with ground beef and 75% of a taco seasoning packet. To enhance the flavor, I added about 2 TBS of onion powder, and did not add any water to the seasoning. It cooled before I attempted to stuff it in the jalapeño.

Jalapenos are perfect for stuffing

The plan was to wrap the jalapeños in bacon and let all the flavors have a fiesta on the grill. Unfortunately, I had good, local, thick-cut bacon that was too thick to get wrapped around anything smaller than a globe. So I just cut the bacon into strips and covered the taco boats like I was dealing cards at the blackjack table

Just before the jalapeños were done, I took off the rendered bacon and sprinkled on some grated cheese. It melted picking up all the flavors of the hardwood lump charcoal.

These jalapeno's make a great side dish to go along with my grilled carne asada recipe. If you make either of these, please leave a comment and let me know how it turns out.

📖 Recipe

Mexican Stuffed Jalapeño Bacon Taco Boats

Paul Sidoriak

A spicy fiesta of flavors, these Mexican stuffed jalapeno taco boats are simple to make. Perfect as a snack or a main course this dish is easy to cook on the grill.

5 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 16

Calories 187 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 8 Jalapenos
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 4 strips thick bacon
• 1 cup cooked taco meat
• Shredded cheese for garnish

Instructions

 

• Cut the jalapenos lengthwise and remove all seeds and membrane
• Slather about a tablespoon of cream cheese into each jalapeno half
• Stuff the jalapeno with a heaping tablespoon of cooked taco meat or more depending on the size of the pepper
• Cut the bacon into 2-inch strips and top the jalapeno
• Grill over raised direct heat to wilt the pepper and render the bacon
• Top with shredded cheese and cook until melted
• Serve while hot

Notes

Disposable rubber gloves should be a staple in any home kitchen but are important when handling hot peppers like jalapenos. You should consider wearing gloves when washing and cleaning the jalapenos to prevent the oils from burning your skin.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 187kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 8gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 336mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2g

Keyword appetizer, Big Green Egg, grill, jalapeno, lo-carb, stuffed, taco boat

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