What's up guys it's Susie Bulloch from HeyGrillHey.com and if you're
watching this video that means we already have one of the most important
things in common we both love good barbecue which is perfect because my
whole goal is to help you make better barbecue so you can feed the people you
love and become a backyard barbecue hero today I'm showing you how to make my
viral recipe for bacon-wrapped jalapeño popper stuffed chicken this is a
jalapeno popper like you've never had it before
we've got creamy cheesy jalapeno poppers rolled in chicken wrapped in bacon
seasoned with sweet rub and basted with barbecue sauce put them on the smoker to
pump up the flavor I know it sounds crazy but it totally works you're gonna
need about 2 hours and 20 minutes all in to make this meal 20 minutes of prep
time two hours on the smoker and we're making enough to serve four here's what
you'll need for this recipe for boneless skinless chicken breasts I recommend
buying ones they're really similar in size for jalapenos with the stems in the
core and the seeds removed four ounces of cream cheese four ounces of cheddar
cheese you're going to need a few tablespoons of my signature sweet rub a
few tablespoons of barbecue sauce and twelve slices of bacon start by opening
up your four chicken breasts using a fillet knife just cut halfway down the
middle you don't want to cut all the way through you just want to make a pocket
for these jalapenos to fit into I just like to place my hand
right on top and press so these halves are is even as possible
sometimes when I'm recipe testing or coming up with new ideas I just think
what are all of our favorite foods and Todd's favorite foods are jalapeno
poppers bacon chicken sweet rub barbecue sauce so I figured why not put
them all together in one
once you've sliced your chicken breasts it's time to move on to the stuffing for
those poppers in a small bowl you just need four ounces of softened cream
cheese four ounces of cheddar cheese that you need about a tablespoon of your
favorite barbecue seasoning I'm using my sweet rub seasoning you can get this
online for my website give that a mix with your spoon until the cheese and the
seasonings incorporated into the cream cheese
this is easier if your cream cheese is really soft like was still a little bit
cold so I'm getting a nice upper-body workout right now just mix until it's
well combined this looks perfect now we got to put this in our jalapeno peppers
these have been cored with the seeds and the pith removed so they're nice and
hollow we can stuff them with our cream cheese filling and press it all the way
down into your jalapeno pepper if it breaks a little bit on the sides while
you're filling it that's totally fine you just want to make sure that you get
the filling all the way in to the bottom this is the dinner that dreams are made
of we're taking all the ingredients and flavors from the classic appetizer we're
turning it into a full-blown meal the cream cheese and cheddar cheese is
really gonna offset a lot of the heat that you could get from the peppers plus
you remove the seeds you remove the core and the pith and that will help take out
a lot of that spice also peppers are stuffed it's time to get them into the
chicken breasts and wrap them in bacon
so each of our chicken breasts gets one of our fills jalapeno poppers just open
your pocket put it right in the middle and lay that top piece of chicken over
poppers are in the chicken now it's time to hold them closed with bacon bacon is
kind of like the duct tape of the food world each chicken breast is gonna need
about three slices of bacon just while you're wrapping try to tuck the edges so
that they stay together while they're on the smoker
if you feel like you need a toothpick to hold them together you totally can use a
toothpick just make sure you remember where they are so you can take them out
before you feed your poppers to people these popper chicken breasts are kind of
like a frankenfood all of these different food items stitched together
with more food items
chicken breast prep is finished it's time to season these with the sweet rub
and get them out on the smoker you just want a nice even dusting of seasoning on
all sides this dish kind of stands on its own it doesn't really belong to the
appetizer category it's a little bit outlandish and indulging for a main
dish honestly that's why it kind of works it's all of these delicious things
rolled up and wrapped into one the smoker is outside preheating to 250
degrees Fahrenheit you can really use whatever would you like Hickory or apple
or great options I'm running Hickory today these look perfect they're ready
to hit the smoker let's go outside
smokers at 250 these bacon-wrapped chicken breasts are going directly on
the grill grates since we're smoking these on low heat your Bacon's actually
not gonna be crispy bacon it's gonna be soft melt-in-your-mouth bacon because
all of that fat has slowly rendered down we're gonna close the lid let these
smoke for about an hour and a half until the internal temperature is 150 degrees
and we're gonna baste them with barbecue sauce chicken breasts have been on for
about an hour and a half we need to check the temp remember we're looking
for 150 degrees internal so just insert that into the thickest
part of the breast there we go we're right at 150 that means it's time to
baste with our barbecue sauce I'm using my apple jalapeno barbecue sauce so I
think the jalapeno ties in real nice to the jalapeno peppers inside but you can
use your favorite barbecue sauce we're just giving these chicken breasts a
light glaze with our favorite barbecue sauce this is gonna add color and a kiss
of sweetness to our finished dish super happy with how these are looking so far
they need another 30 minutes or so until the internal temperature of the chicken
breast reads 165 degrees it's been about 30 minutes time to check our
temperatures on our jalapeno popper chicken breasts they look amazing the
sauce is tightened around the outside that's exactly what we're looking for
and we've got an internal temperature of 165 degrees that means these turkey
breasts are ready to come off the smoker we're gonna let these rest for about 10
minutes then I get to slice them open and eat them
let's take a look at what's inside that
melty gooey gooey cheese inside the jalapenos look like they're perfectly
soft and the chicken itself is so so juicy before you brought your Oprah pork
this time that's a good idea make sure you get a jalapeno I'll get you a little
jalapeno and that's the beauty of these is you get a little jalapeno in each
bite that was a pretty big bite oh it's perfect
oh yeah this is so good I like those we're gonna enjoy these I hope you guys
take a moment to whip up this recipe so you can enjoy them with your friends and
family too because for us that's what it's all about sharing good food with
the people we love the most when you make these leave a comment and let us
know how they turned out for you better yet snap a photo because these beautiful
chicken breasts deserve to be seen post it online to use the hashtag #HeyGrillHey
that way we can see it and cheer you on on your journey to becoming a
backyard barbecue hero see you next time