Baked Jalapeno Poppers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

9 fresh jalapenos
1 ounce low-fat cream cheese
1/4 cup ranch dressing, already made up
1/2 cup cheddar cheese
6 slices bacon, cut into thirds

Preparation

Wear plastic gloves, wash off outside of jalapenos, cut off tops, slice in half lengthwise, deseed, and cut out the white membrane the best you can.
Mix together the cream cheese, ranch salad dressing, and cheese.
Fill peppers with salad mixture.
Wrap each pepper in bacon.
Set on rack so that later the popper is out of the dripping bacon grease, put rack on plate, and refrigerate for 3 hours or freeze for 15 minutes.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Set rack inside a cookie sheet that has edges to catch the drippings.
Bake about 30 minutes, or until bacon is done.