Easy Armadillo Eggs

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Description

A quick and easy version of this spicy Texas favorite. Be sure to have something to drink close by!

Ingredients

  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup bacon bits
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 1 pound pork sausage
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1 (5.5 ounce) package seasoned coating mix
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ⅛ teaspoon chili powder
  • 16 fresh jalapeno peppers

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a bowl
  3. mix the cream cheese
  4. bacon bits
  5. chives
  6. and hot sauce. In a separate bowl
  7. mix the uncooked sausage and Cheddar cheese. On a flat surface
  8. mix the seasoned coating mix
  9. cumin
  10. and chili powder.
  11. Cut a slit lengthwise into each jalapeno pepper
  12. and remove the seeds. Stuff the peppers with the cream cheese mixture. Press the sausage mixture around the stuffed jalapenos
  13. and roll in the seasoned coating mix to coat.
  14. Arrange the coated jalapenos on a baking sheet in a single layer. Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven
  15. until the sausage is evenly brown.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 8

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