Brad's smoked bacon taco poppers. Cut in half and remove seeds. Jalapeno Poppers are a classic appetizer. But you can change this tasty treat up a bit as I do here, stuffing them with a Cream Cheese Salsa mixture.

Once you smoke a jalapeno popper, you will never grill one again. Boring deep fried jalapeño poppers have got nothing on our smoked, bacon wrapped version! When it comes to unappealing food names, Atomic Buffalo Turds (a.k.a. You can cook Brad's smoked bacon taco poppers using 6 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Brad's smoked bacon taco poppers

1. You need 12 large of strait jalapenos.
2. It's 2 of 8 oz pkgs cream cheese.
3. You need 2 tbsp of mild taco seasoning.
4. Prepare 3 tbsp of prepared salsa verde.
5. It's 1 packages of turkey bacon.
6. You need 1 of hickory wood for smoking. or other preferred wood.

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Brad's smoked bacon taco poppers step by step

1. Remove tops of jalapenos. Cut in half and remove seeds..
2. Mix room temperature cream cheese, salsa, and taco seasoning in a lg mixing bowl..
3. Load jalapeno halves with mixture..
4. Wrap with a slice of bacon. Secure with a toothpick if needed.
5. Place on the middle rack of a smoker. Smoke between 150-200 degrees for 2-3 hours. I used hickory but any hardwood will work.
6. Remove to a baking dish and finish in the oven at 400°F until peppers are done.
7. Serve warm.

The poppers need to be cooked but smoking them is fairly optional. Smoking them will result in the best flavor and the most moisture retention. Smoked jalapeno poppers is one of the best party foods and are very easy to make. This recipe uses a secret ingredient that makes them better than ever before. Smoked jalapeno poppers was one of the first foods that I made when I got a smoker.