BBQ Stuffed Jalapenos

Ingredients

• 12 large jalapeno peppers
• 12 slices of uncooked smoked bacon
• 24 heavy duty toothpicks (schewers don't work well)
• 8 ounces sweet and tangy barbecue sauce or barbecue sauce, of your choice
• 1 lb sharp smoked cheddar cheese
• 1/2 lb precooked baby shrimp (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Using gloves or baggies to protect your hands from oils from the peppers, wash and make a slit in the side of the pepper lengthwise from the stem 2/3 of the length of the pepper.

2. 2

   Remove the seeds to taste.

3. 3

   Slice cheese in rectangular shapes to fit the inside of your peppers. Fill peppers with cheese pieces. May use optional ingredients during this step.

4. 4

   With each slice of bacon wrap your peppers tightly starting on one end of the peppers and using a toothpick to secure the first wrap and the last wrap.

5. 5

   Using a gas grill on low to medium heat, or allowing your charcoal to season to all white coals place peppers on the grill. Use caution as the bacon may pop or flames can occur if not watched. Adjusting grill surface for desired cooking temperature.

6. 6

   Brush with BBQ sauce with each turn. Turn when skin on peppers begin to blister.

7. 7

   Peppers are done when bacon is cooked to desired crispness.