Bacon Wrapped Shrimp with Cream Cheese

What You Will ❤️ About Bacon Wrapped Shrimp with Cream Cheese

• Keto-Friendly – use a sugar-free bbq sauce and it’s a low-carb app!
• Jalapeno Popper Shrimp – it’s like a jalapeno popper + shrimp had a baby!
• Fun to Make – you’ve got some knife skills to put to work here but it’s pretty fun to put it all together and then wrap it in bacon

• Jumbo Raw Shrimp – when you’re eating shrimp as an app – go big! be sure to get large shrimp (or jumbo) that is raw, peeled, deveined & tails removed
• Bacon – because shrimp cooks quickly – I would NOT use thick cut bacon – it will take longer and your shrimp will get overcooked. So use a thinner cut bacon for this one.
• Cream Cheese – shrimp (even Jumbo) are still small – so you’ll need about 4 oz – you can use the tub or brick cream cheese. You could swap the cream cheese for cheddar or monterey jack cheese if you like but I like the silky texture of cream cheese.
• Jalapenos – I recommend a fresh jalapeno pepper for this because it adds a crunch – when you remove the seeds – it’s not really spicy either
• BBQ Sauce – use your favorite as we’re just basting but I recommend something with a little sweetness
• Pita Rounds – this might be my favorite part – they catch some of the bacon drippings and are so delicious!!! You could also use the mini naan dippers that are already in bite-sized pieces.

How to make Bacon Wrapped Shrimp with Cream Cheese

1. Using a sharp thin boning knife – butterfly shrimp being careful not to slice all the way through. I sliced the thicker end of the shrimp and opened that end up to make a little pocket for the filling!
2. Schmear about 1/2 tsp cream cheese into the opening of each shrimp.
3. Add a thin small slice of jalapeno and fold the shrimp back together
4. Take half slice of bacon and TIGHTLY wrap the shrimp with bacon. The bacon strips will warm up as you handle them and basically stick to itself so you don’t really need toothpicks.
5. Place wrapped shrimp on a baking sheet and refrigerate for 30 minutes
6. Slice pitas into triangles and place them in the bottom of the air fryer under the rack to catch the bacon grease and get toasty!
7. Place bacon wrapped shrimp in air fryer and baste with a little bbq sauce
8. Air fry at 350º for 8 min. Flip shrimp and baste again. Air fry for 8 min more or until bacon is cooked through.
   • Depending on the size of your air fryer you might need to do them in two batches – you don’t want to crowd them
9. Remove bacon-wrapped shrimp and pita from air fryer and serve with a bbq dipping sauce – it’s delicious!

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