Bluezy's Stuffed Jalapenos with Bacon

Ingredients

• 12 slices hickory-smoked bacon cut in half crosswise
• 6 ounce whipped cream cheese at room temperature
• 12 large jalapeño peppers halved lengthwise seeded
• 6 ounces cheddar cheese shredded
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• baking sheet
• oven
• aluminum foil
• pastry bag

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
2. Place bacon in a skillet over medium heat, working in batches, and cook until bacon is translucent and still flexible, about 2 minutes per side. Set bacon aside.
3. Trim membranes from jalapeno pepper halves to reduce heat. Rinse peppers and set aside.
4. Place whipped cream cheese and Cheddar cheese into a bowl and mix until well blended; stir in Worcestershire sauce. Spoon cheese mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a large tip. Pipe the cheese filling generously into the pepper halves. Top each filled pepper with a precooked bacon strip and arrange onto prepared baking sheet.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until cheese filling is bubbling and the bacon strips are lightly browned, 8 to 14 minutes.
6. Serve hot.