Bacon Wrapped Armadillo Eggs Recipe
This armadillo eggs recipe takes cheese stuffed jalapeno peppers, wraps them in hot Italian sausage and bacon, then grills them up. Watch them disappear!
Servings: 8
Calories: 434kcal
Ingredients
- 4 large jalapeno peppers (or more as needed)
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage (I used hot Italian sausage)
- 12 slices bacon
Instructions
- Remove the stem from the jalapeno peppers, then core them out.
- Mix together the cream cheese, chili powder, garlic, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Stuff each jalapeno with the cream cheese mixture.
- Form 1/4 of the Italian sausage around the entire outside of the stuffed jalapeno pepper. It will resemble an egg.
- Next, wrap each with 3 slices of bacon. Be sure to get the bacon wrapped all the way around. You can use toothpicks to affix them, if needed.
- Heat your grill to medium heat (about 400 degrees F.) and lightly oil the grates.
- Grill the armadillo eggs for 25-30 minutes, or until the bacon is crispy and the armadillo eggs are cooked through.
- Serve them up!
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Notes
Makes 4 large armadillo eggs.
Slice them in half to serve, or enjoy one on your own.
Nutrition
Calories: 434kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 96mg | Sodium: 728mg | Potassium: 270mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 545IU | Vitamin C: 9.6mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1mg