Texas Armadillo Eggs Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a bowl, mix the cream cheese, bacon bits, chives, and hot sauce. In a separate bowl, mix the uncooked sausage and Cheddar cheese. On a flat surface, mix the seasoned coating mix, cumin, and chili powder.
• Cut a slit lengthwise into each jalapeno pepper, and remove the seeds. Stuff the peppers with the cream cheese mixture. Press the sausage mixture around the stuffed jalapenos, and roll in the seasoned coating mix to coat.
• Arrange the coated jalapenos on a baking sheet in a single layer. Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until the sausage is evenly brown.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
• 2. Trim off the stems of each pepper. Cut a slit down one side of each pepper. Remove the seeds and as much of the white membrane as possible. Set aside.
• 3. In a medium bowl, combine the sausage, Bisquick and garlic salt. Mix well (by hand is easiest).
• 4. Gently insert one or two cubes of the cheese into each jalapeno.
• 5. Pinch off a portion of the sausage mixture and shape it around each jalapeno, covering it completely but don't make too thick. Make into egg shape.
• 6. Roll each "egg" in bread crumbs to coat.
• 7. Arrange the "eggs" evenly on a prepared (sprayed with cookng spray)cookie sheet. Spray "eggs" lightly with cooking spray and bake for 25 minutes until lightly browned.

Steps:

• Cut each jalapeno in half lengthwise; remove seeds and stems. Stuff each pepper half with about 1 tablespoon cheddar cheese. In a bowl, combine the uncooked sausage, biscuit mix and remaining cheese; mix well. Shape about 2 tablespoonfuls around each pepper., Dip into eggs, then roll in coating mix. Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking sheet.
• Cut a slit in each jalapeno pepper. Remove and discard seeds and pulp.
• In a medium bowl, mix sausage, baking mix, Cheddar cheese, crushed red pepper, and garlic salt.
• Stuff jalapenos with the Monterey Jack cheese cubes. Shape sausage mixture around the jalapenos to form balls.
• Arrange jalapeno balls on the prepared baking sheet. Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned.

Steps:

• Follow Directions on the 2 Package of Corn bread mix to make yellow corn bread. Once the corn bread is done let cool and crumble corn bread into small pieces.
• Sauté' vegetables in butter.
• Add crumbled cornbread and add broth and stir until smooth and thin.
• Add sage and cream of chicken soup. Stir and mix well.
• Add diced Habanera Pepper, diced Jalapeño Pepper, Fresh Ground Black Pepper, Crushed Red Pepper, and Cayenne Pepper to taste. (I like a lot but I'm a Texan).
• Bake on 350 until slightly thick and brown. (I like to stir mine every 15 min and taste to see if I nee to spice it up).
• Once brown take out of oven and allow to cool.
• Place 4 to 5 beat eggs, flour and bread crumbs in 3 separate bowls.
• Once the dressing is cool, scope up some dressing with a spoon and form a ball.
• Dip the ball in the flour, then the beat egg, then the bread crumbs.
• Deep fry on 350 degrees for 2 to 3 minutes. (Not too long, remember the inside is already cooked. You just want a nice hard crunchy exterior).

Steps:

• Cut off stems of jalapenos; using a knife and scooping action, remove all seeds and ridges. Rinse well; be sure you have all the seeds out!
• Combine sausage, egg, and bread crumbs in a bowl.
• Fill jalapenos with cream cheese, using a spoon or cake decorator with large tip.
• Make small patties with the sausage mix; wrap one around each jalapeno, sealing it with your fingers.
• Place on cookie sheet; bake in over at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes. Let cool, cut in half across the middle. Makes 40 Jalapeno eggs.
• Serve with or without a salsa dip.