Recipe: Appetizing Bacon Jalapeno Penne and Cheese

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Bacon Jalapeno Penne and Cheese. The freshest groceries delivered to your doorstep. Stir in flour, salt, black pepper, ground mustard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder and paprika and jalapeno. Three Cheese Bacon & Jalapeño Pasta is a rich pasta bake with a creamy cheese sauce infused with spicy jalapeño and garlic, topped with bacon for a delicious dinner idea the whole family will love.

Fill each jalapeno half with the cheese mixture.

Put halves back together and wrap each stuffed pepper with a slice of bacon.

Arrange bacon-wrapped peppers on the prepared baking sheet.

You can cook Bacon Jalapeno Penne and Cheese using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Bacon Jalapeno Penne and Cheese

1. Prepare of uncooked Penne pasta.

2. You need of butter or vegetable oil.

3. Prepare of all-purpose flour.

4. You need of salt.

5. You need of black pepper.

6. It’s of ground mustard.

7. You need of paprika.

8. You need of Worcestershire sauce.

9. It’s of garlic powder.

10. You need of jalapeno pepper -chopped finely no seeds.

11. It’s of milk or half and half or cream:).

12. It’s of cheddar cheese- shredded (about 1 1/2 cups).

13. Prepare of Parmesan cheese- grated.

14. It’s of cream cheese.

15. Prepare of Thick cut- Hickory smoked bacon- cooked and chopped.

16. You need of cheddar cheese- shredded about a 1/2 cup for topping.

If you like things extra spicy, don't discard the jalapeno seeds.

If you need the spice more tame in your Bacon Jalepeño Mac and Cheese, be sure to discard the seeds.

Cooking the jalapeno in about a tablespoon of the residual bacon grease is the best way to soften it and bring out the flavor.

In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, Pepper Jack, and garlic.

Bacon Jalapeno Penne and Cheese instructions

1. 1. Pre-heat oven to 350º F..
2. 2. Cook Penne pasta per the package directions..
3. 3. Melt the butter in 3 or 4 quart saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour, salt, black pepper, ground mustard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder and paprika and jalapeno..
4. 4. Cook over medium low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbling..
5. 5. Slowly while stirring add the milk. Bring to a boiling and turn down to a simmer stirring constantly..
6. 6. Add the 6 ounces of cheddar, all the Parmesan and cream cheese and stir until the cheese is melted. Taste to adjust seasonings if needed before mixing..
7. 7. Gently stir in the, bacon and Penne pasta into cheese sauce. Pour into ungreased 2-quart casserole. Sprinkle the remaining 2 oz. of cheddar on top..
8. 8. Bake uncovered 15 to 20 minutes or until bubbly and lightly browned to your liking..

Halve jalapeños lengthwise, then use a spoon to remove seeds and veins.

Jalapeno Cream Cheese & Bacon Appetizers.

Cut open jalapeños, remove the seeds, and fill with cream cheese.

You may want to use gloves just in case you end up touching your eyes (it will hurt)!

Wrap with bacon (no nitrate/nitrite is the only bacon I use).