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Keto Appetizer Cheesy Bacon Jalapeño Poppers Recipe

This is a dreamy recipe if you're following a keto/low-carb lifestyle and are craving a cheesy snack. Try dipping it in my homemade ranch dressing to balance out the spicy flavor of the jalapeño!  
These go fast at parties, so you may want to double this recipe depending on how much other food will be there.
Author: Megan via Kelly the Kitchen Kop

Ingredients

  • 10 large jalapeño peppers, cleaned
  • 2-8 ounce cream cheese, softened
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper , or more to your taste
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1 pound bacon, cooked and chopped – best from a local farmer who raises pastured animals. If you don't have a good local source: you can buy safe, healthy meat online here.

Instructions

  • Cut jalapeños in half lengthwise and remove the seeds -- this is easy using a spoon.
  • Mix cream cheese and seasonings. I use my Bosch, but a stick blender works well too. Stir in the cheese and bacon.
  • Stuff the peppers very full with mixture.  Place on a cookie sheet (I line mine with parchment sheets), and bake at 400* for 30 minutes.
  • Check out the pictures below...
    NOTE: Don't feel like frying bacon? Just wrap it around the popper and bake that way instead. Don't have any bacon? It's really good without too! I added a little melted bacon grease (I always have some here in a jar) to the cheese mixture to give it more flavor.

Notes

If you have any extra filling leftover, it makes a really good celery or cracker dip, FYI!