Armadillo Eggs Appetizer

Armadillo eggs are luscious jalapeños, stuffed with a mixture of cheeses, all snuggled up with marinated chicken breast, wrapped up in bacon! Pure deliciousness!

Step 1: Gather supplies

Ingredients
Jalapeños
Bacon
Cheeses of choice
Marinaded chicken breast
(pounded flat)
Salt and pepper
Herbs and spices of choice
Heavy duty toothpicks or skewers

Hardware
Stove or grill
Jelly roll pan
Wire baking rack to (fit in jroll pan)
Knife
Cutting board

Step 2: Prep jalapeños

Wash jalapeños
Cut off stems
Slice in 1/2
Scoop seeds and cores from jalapeños
Soak in ice water 3-4 hours
(or overnight if preparing ahead of time)

Skip the ice bath if you like your peppers hot!

Step 3: Fill Jalapeños

Drain, rinse and pat peppers dry
Fill with your choice of cheeses
(I chose a mixture of cream cheese, blue cheese and havarti)

Step 4: Place marinaded, pounded flat chicken cutlet pieces on top of cheese stuffed jalapeños.

Step 5: Wrap the whole thing up in bacon!

Step 6: Secure with heavy duty toothpicks or skewers

Place on wire rack on top of jelly roll pan (cookie sheet)

Step 7: Place pan of "armadillo eggs" in preheated oven and let cook for about an hour or until an internal temperature of 190°f/87°c is achieved

Step 8: Carefully remove pan from oven

Place warm appetizers in a pretty serving dish, serve with your favorite ranch or blue cheese dip and veggies!

Enjoy #