Grilled Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Appetizer

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 -15 jumbo shrimp, frozen, uncooked and deveined
• 1 fresh jalapeno
• 1 (8 ounce) container cream cheese, prepared, we used onion and chive flavored
• 1/2 lb bacon
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• toothpick

Recipe

• 1 cut jalapeno in half, remove and discard seeds and dice into small pieces.
• 2 stir jalapeno pieces into cream cheese and set aside.
• 3 cut a slit into the back of each shrimp.
• 4 gently "stuff" the cream cheese mixture into the shrimp.
• 5 wrap one slice of bacon completely around the shrimp several times and secure with toothpicks.
• 6 place shrimp on a foil lined grilling basket or tray.
• 7 drizzle with olive oil.
• 8 place on grill and close the lid, checking every 2 minutes, turning at least one time until bacon is browned - depending on the temperature of the grill this is anywhere from 7-12 minutes.