PEPPER POPPERS RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Soak toothpicks in small bowl of warm water to prevent burning. Line large rimmed cookie sheet with foil; spray with cooking spray. Place bacon on foil; bake about 12 minutes or until soft and pliable. Transfer to paper-towel lined plate. Discard foil and bacon drippings, or reserve for another use. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• In small bowl, mix cream cheese and chives. Spoon or pipe mixture evenly into chile halves.
• Wrap 1 piece of bacon over top and sides of each stuffed chile half; secure with soaked toothpick. Place on cookie sheet.
• Bake 11 to 14 minutes or until bacon is cooked through and chiles are tender. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients thoroughly in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
• Italian zesty dressing: Whisk all the ingredients in a medium bowl until blended.
• For the duck poppers: Slice each duck breast, horizontally, into 3 slices. Cover the slices with plastic wrap and lightly pound until thin. Put 1 jalapeno pepper slice, 1 onion slice and 1 tablespoon Cajun cream cheese on 1 end of each slice. Roll up and wrap in a piece of the bacon. Secure the roll with a toothpick to hold the bacon in place. Add them to the zesty Italian dressing and marinate for 2 hours.
• Preheat a grill pan or grill over medium heat. Add the duck poppers and cook just until bacon is done!
• Remove them from the grill, transfer to a serving platter and serve.