Bacon Wrapped Dates with Feta and Chiles
Author: Anita
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 50 mins
Ingredients
  • 24 pitted dates
  • 4 oz feta cheese
  • 2 tbsp (heaping) diced hot green chiles
  • 8 slices bacon (thin sliced)
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Slice the dates lengthwise on one side to create an opening.
  3. Stuff ¼ tsp (heaping) hot green chiles into the cavity of each date. Then stuff a small amount of feta cheese on top of the green chile in each date.
  4. Cut the bacon slices in thirds. Wrap each date with a slice of bacon and secure with a toothpick.
  5. Arrange evenly on a baking dish. If you have a rack that fits in the dish, it will help to keep the dates from sitting in a pool of bacon fat.
  6. Back for 30 minutes or until bacon is done to desired crispness. For crisper bacon, bake at 375 degrees. You may want to remove from oven at 20 minutes to drain the bacon fat, rotate the dates to even out how they brown, then return to oven.
  7. Remove from oven, place on paper towel for 2 minutes to drain, then serve.
Recipe by Denver Green Chili at https://denvergreenchili.com/recipes/appetizers/hors-doeuvres/bacon-wrapped-dates-with-feta-and-chiles/