Category: Appetizers

Down Home Guacamole

Ingredients:

4 avocados, peeled, pitted, and mashed
1/2 cup onion
2 Roma tomatoes
1 lime, juiced
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons fresh cilantro
Optional: jalapenos

Directions:

  1. Peel, pit, and mash the avocados in a medium-sized bowl.
  2. Dice the onion and Roma tomatoes and place on a baking sheet.  Broil on high in the oven for approximately 2 minutes or until onions are translucent.  Once ready, allow to cool.
  3. Stir together avocados, onion, tomatoes, lime juice, salt, and cilantro.  Allow flavors to meld together in the refrigerator for 1 hour.  Serve with tortilla chips.

 

Jalapeno Poppers

Oven: Preheat to 400 degrees F.

Ingredients:

12 jalapeno (or I prefer Anaheim) peppers, halved
1 cup cream cheese
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
12 slices bacon, halved

Directions:

  1. Prep Work:  Cut Jalapeno peppers in half, length-wise.  Remove membranes and seeds.  Place cream cheese in the microwave and heat until soft.  Allow to cool for 10 minutes and mix in shredded cheddar cheese. Cut bacon strips in half.
  2. Stuffing Work:  Stuff each pepper with the cream cheese mixture.  Wrap each pepper with bacon.
  3. Bake at 400 degrees F for about 15 minutes or until bacon is crispy.

Yield: 24 poppers

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