Grilled Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Appetizer - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Cut jalapeno in half, remove and discard seeds and dice into small pieces.
Stir jalapeno pieces into cream cheese and set aside.
Cut a slit into the back of each shrimp.
Gently \"stuff\" the cream cheese mixture into the shrimp.
Wrap one slice of bacon completely around the shrimp several times and secure with toothpicks.
Place shrimp on a foil lined grilling basket or tray.
Drizzle with olive oil.
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.