For Starters

The PBJ (Peanut Butter, Bacon, Jalapeños)

Description:

This is an easy one--and perfect for bringing to parties or supplementing a meal.  The peanut butter oil seeps into the jalapeño, creating a softer inside, while remaining crispy on the outside, certainly a textural adventure.  For flavor, a sweet and savory mix is true throughout, as is becoming popular with common fridge squatters, like peanut butter or bacon, thrown into unconventional pairing scenarios, not unlike in our PBJ.  Beyond the fact that standalones like peanut butter and bacon are tasty and yield great flavor, you might also ask, "Why not put them together?"  

      

Categorization:

Type: Appetizer

Dietary Orientation: Omnivore

Prep Time: 15 min

Cook Time: 30 min

Cool Time: 5 min

Eating Time: 37 seconds

Servings: 8 (2 jalapeños/person)

Relative Itemized Cost: $1.91 - Jalapeños

                                      $2.00 - Peanut Butter

                                      $2.46 - Bacon

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                                      $6.37 - Total

Ingredients needed:

1/2 jar of peanut butter

8 jalapeños

8 slices of bacon (2/3 package)

16 toothpicks

Cooking Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees

2. Halve the jalapeños, remove the seeds, give them a quick rinse, and lay them out on your oven tray

3. Sear both sides of the 8 slices of bacon lightly (it shouldn't take more than a minute on each side 

while the pan is hot)

4. Spread peanut butter into jalapeño halves until flat

5. Cutting the bacon slices in half, wrap the jalapeño and peanut butter concoction in the bacon and skewer with a toothpick so it holds shape

6. Pop them into the oven (it should be pre-heated by then) for 30 minutes

7. After 30 minutes is up, take them out and let them cool for 5 minutes, then they should be ready to consume