What else is good to stuff poppers with

[Jersey Jimbo]

I do a cream cheese and cheddar mix, so far I tried them with brisket, sausage, pepperoni, plain, bacon and I always wrap with bacon. So what else does everyone suggest. And do people add rubs to the cheese mix? So far my fav is with sausage. thanks for any and all advise

 

[Kevin DeShazo]

Fried Mexican chorizo mixed into the cheese is one of my faves and lil smokies under the the cheese mixture

 

[SmokinEdge]

Going to some tonight stuffed with a mixture of refried beans red enchilada sauce cream cheese topped with cheddar and bacon wrapped.

 

[jokensmoken]

I make 50 to 100 at a time but my go to filling is
Equal parts cream cheese, feta cheese and blue cheese.
I finely mince a yellow onion to mix in and add a 50/50 mix of Bob Evan's spicy breakfast sausage/sweet Italian sausage.
8 oz each cheese
1 tennis ball sized sweet yellow onion
1/4 pound each fully cooked, drained and finely chopped spicy breakfast and sweet Italian sausage.
Mix all ingredients well.
(I soften the cheeses in a warm water bath before opening them to mix)
Stuff the peppers, dust with a good rub (I like mine with a heavy brown sugar based rub...1 cup brown sugar - 1/3 cup chili powder - 2 TBSP Morton's kosher salt 1 + 1/2 tsp each onion and garlic powder)
Wrap in bacon and smoke
When the bacon is done brush them with your favorite BBQ sauce and smoke them another 20 minutes.

 

[jcam222]

I would try sausage , pineapple and cream cheese and brush the bacon at the end with teriyaki. Haven’t tried it but seems like it would be the bomb.

 

[sky monkey]

I do equal parts cream cheese, sharp cheddar and Manchego (sometimes substitute Manchego with parmesan), ground sweet Italian sausage (browned), minced and grilled sweet onion and garlic, fresh dill (chopped), crushed black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika.
Sometimes I substitute the sausage with packaged crab meat. The crab flavor gets covered up quite a bit with all the other flavors though so I usually feel like I don't get much bang for the buck with the crab in there.

 

[HalfSmoked]

Lot of suggestions here. Most anything will work. I always add season or rub mixture to mine.

Warren

 

[tallbm]

Going to some tonight stuffed with a mixture of refried beans red enchilada sauce cream cheese topped with cheddar and bacon wrapped.

Oh man I never thought about a mixture of refried beans (not from the can) and cheese!!! That would be so amazing!

I have an aunt who makes a refried bean, cheese, and peppers tamales and WOW soooo good. She uses mozzarella in them which seams odd but it totally works and is amazing.

So It is on my mind to try extra sharp cheddar, colby jack, and mozzarella versions :)

 

[chef jimmyj]

Cream Cheese, Minced Green Onion, dash of Soy Sauce and Crab Claw meat!
Crab Rangoon Poppers...JJ

 

[flatbroke]

I make 50 to 100 at a time but my go to filling is
Equal parts cream cheese, feta cheese and blue cheese.
I finely mince a yellow onion to mix in and add a 50/50 mix of Bob Evan's spicy breakfast sausage/sweet Italian sausage.
8 oz each cheese
1 tennis ball sized sweet yellow onion
1/4 pound each fully cooked, drained and finely chopped spicy breakfast and sweet Italian sausage.
Mix all ingredients well.
(I soften the cheeses in a warm water bath before opening them to mix)
Stuff the peppers, dust with a good rub (I like mine with a heavy brown sugar based rub...1 cup brown sugar - 1/3 cup chili powder - 2 TBSP Morton's kosher salt 1 + 1/2 tsp each onion and garlic powder)
Wrap in bacon and smoke
When the bacon is done brush them with your favorite BBQ sauce and smoke them another 20 minutes.

dang that’s a lot of work.

 

[SmokinEdge]

Oh man I never thought about a mixture of refried beans (not from the can) and cheese!!! That would be so amazing!

I have an aunt who makes a refried bean, cheese, and peppers tamales and WOW soooo good. She uses mozzarella in them which seams odd but it totally works and is amazing.

So It is on my mind to try extra sharp cheddar, colby jack, and mozzarella versions :)

I make my own beans, basically every week, we eat a lot of beans in the south west, then I do my own refried from them, yes very good think layered bean dip.

 

[gmc2003]

Basically what ever your heart desires that day. I like a little sausage in the bottom, then some smoked cheddar, and finally sprinkled with some of your favorite rub.

Chris

 

[Millberry]

I have tried mixing the cream cheese with cheddar. BUT---always just go back to cream cheese.BY THE WAY--I freeze leftovers and microwave later-----Still good.....No not as good..but good.

 

[chauncey hall]

In Biloxi we're getting jumbo shrimp for 3.99/lb. We butterfly them, and the splayed-out end of them sticks out like a little whale-tail. First we fill the popper half-way up with walmart-brand shredded italian blend - it's mozzarella, provolone, parmesan and asiago, sprinkle the whole butterflied shrimp with cajun spices, and stick it in skinny side down. We brush a big glop of melted butter on the whale-tail. We have a popper rack, which you definitely need for the whale-tail weight at the top.

 

[Jersey Jimbo]

Thank you everyone for all those great recipes. I now see a lot of different poppers will be made

 

[Jersey Jimbo]

Fried Mexican chorizo mixed into the cheese is one of my faves and lil smokies under the the cheese mixture

that sounds real good. Will try for sure

 

[Jersey Jimbo]

Going to some tonight stuffed with a mixture of refried beans red enchilada sauce cream cheese topped with cheddar and bacon wrapped.

I like this combination too. Another one added to my list

 

[Jersey Jimbo]

I make 50 to 100 at a time but my go to filling is
Equal parts cream cheese, feta cheese and blue cheese.
I finely mince a yellow onion to mix in and add a 50/50 mix of Bob Evan's spicy breakfast sausage/sweet Italian sausage.
8 oz each cheese
1 tennis ball sized sweet yellow onion
1/4 pound each fully cooked, drained and finely chopped spicy breakfast and sweet Italian sausage.
Mix all ingredients well.
(I soften the cheeses in a warm water bath before opening them to mix)
Stuff the peppers, dust with a good rub (I like mine with a heavy brown sugar based rub...1 cup brown sugar - 1/3 cup chili powder - 2 TBSP Morton's kosher salt 1 + 1/2 tsp each onion and garlic powder)
Wrap in bacon and smoke
When the bacon is done brush them with your favorite BBQ sauce and smoke them another 20 minutes.

I like the breakfast sausage idea. Will have to make a batch with this recipe

 

[Jersey Jimbo]

I do equal parts cream cheese, sharp cheddar and Manchego (sometimes substitute Manchego with parmesan), ground sweet Italian sausage (browned), minced and grilled sweet onion and garlic, fresh dill (chopped), crushed black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika.
Sometimes I substitute the sausage with packaged crab meat. The crab flavor gets covered up quite a bit with all the other flavors though so I usually feel like I don't get much bang for the buck with the crab in there.

I like this one

 

[Jersey Jimbo]

Cream Cheese, Minced Green Onion, dash of Soy Sauce and Crab Claw meat!
Crab Rangoon Poppers...JJ

I enjoy crab rangoons too. Will have to go through these and make them then see which ones will be my favs.