Bacon wrapped, cheese stuffed jalapeno chicken thighs

[Erik Tracy]

A callout to @Lynn Dollar and his posting from last month on this great grilling idea

Bacon wrapped, jalapeno chicken thighs

Meat Church Gospel All Purpose rub on the 26" Kettle, with 20 Weber Briquettes , 10 per side to start cook at 300* and finish at 265*, and a big chunk of cherry wood split into six pieces .

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I gave this a try last night - tricky to make as the thighs I got were smallish and the smooth skinned jalapenos were like a wet bar of soap that kept squirting out while wrapping. It took several toothpicks to get them to stay put.

And, I didn't have the nifty pan so some of the cheese (shredded block combo cheddar/gruyere) oozed out the open end.

Still - these were really tasty!

 

[Lynn Dollar]

That makes me hungry. I wanna do this again soon.

 

[Ken Barth]

Looks really good! Nicely done!

 

[Cliff Bartlett]

Looks exceptional Erik. I'd have to at least triple the quantity for my plate though.

 

[Brad Olson]

Since jalapenos can be pretty variable, what was the heat level? Any regrets this morning?

 

[Erik Tracy]

Looks exceptional Erik. I'd have to at least triple the quantity for my plate though.

I'm with ya, but kinda hard with two hungry college aged boys.

 

[Erik Tracy]

Since jalapenos can be pretty variable, what was the heat level? Any regrets this morning?

They definitely had some heat while prepping (I wiped my mouth while cutting/stuffing and there was a medium burn going on).

But the heat was tempered by the cheese and bacon, so it was a vg balance.

 

[Rich Dahl]

That makes me hungry. I wanna do this again soon.

Got my pan and stole your recipe and I'm outa here, got some cookin to do.

 

[Peter Gallagher]

great job Erik - that's a nice plate !