Pistachio-Stuffed Jalapenos - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package Neufchatel cheese, softened
1 cup finely chopped pistachio nuts
1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
2 teaspoons meatless bacon and onion seasoning (such as Tastefully Simple(R) Bacon Bacon(R))
8 jalapeno chile peppers, halved and seeded
16 slices packaged precooked bacon
16 toothpicks

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
Combine Neufchatel cheese, pistachio nuts, Cheddar cheese, and bacon seasoning in a bowl. Spoon cheese mixture into each jalapeno pepper half. Wrap each stuffed pepper with a bacon slice, securing with a toothpick. Arrange peppers on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until bacon is crisp, about 30 minutes. Cool peppers for a few minutes before serving.