Audie's Jalapeno Peppers

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 1 lb bulk lamb sausage, hot or mild
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup mexican cheese, shredded
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 24 large jalapeno peppers, fresh
• 24 slices bacon, cut in half crosswise
• 48 wooden skewers, 3 inch
• ranch salad dressing

Recipe

• 1 preheat grill. soak forty-eight 3 inch wooden skewers or toothpicks in water for 30 minutes. drain.
• 2 meanwhile, in large skillet cook sausage until brown. drain fat. in large bowl combine sausage,cream cheese,shredder cheese,garlic powder and onion powder. set aside.
• 3 halve jalapeno peppers lengthwise. remove seeds and membranes, leaving stems intact. spoon about 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture into each. wrap bacon pieces around stuffed peppers, securing with skewers.
• 4 grill peppers on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over mediun heat for 9 to 12 minutes or until bacon is crisp, turning frequently.
• 5 serve with ranch dressing.