Chicken Bacon Ranch Pickle Poppers

Chicken Bacon Ranch Pickle Poppers

Chicken Bacon Ranch Pickle Poppers – hollowed out dill pickles filled with a creamy cheese mixture with cream cheese, ranch seasoning, crispy bacon, and cooked chicken, then wrapped in bacon and smoked until perfection. The bacon melts into the poppers, adding an undeniable smoky savoriness that takes them way over the top. They're the perfect appetizers for literally any event and will become your new go-to!

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Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 40

Total Time: 55

Servings:

Calories: 159kcal

Ingredients

3/4 C Chicken finely chopped
1 TBSP Ranch seasoning
8 oz Cream Cheese
8 Whole Dill Pickles halved and gutted
16 slices Bacon (1 lb)
1 TBSP Queen Bee Honey BBQ Seasoning

Instructions

Preheat your oven or smoker to 400F
Prepare pickles: Slice off ends, slice in half long-ways, and remove seeds with spoon to form a canoe shaped pickle
Prepare Cheese mixture: Combine chicken, Ranch seasoning, and cream cheese. Mix well to combine
Spoon roughly 1 TSP of cream cheese mixture into each pickle-shaped canoe, smooth the top.
Wrap each stuffed pickle in a slice of bacon. Make sure to put ends of bacon on bottom so they don't unwrap when cooking
Liberally season the bacon with Queen Bee seasoning
Place on wire rack, and cook in oven or smoker for 35-40 minutes until bacon is cooked to your liking
Remove and allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving
Serve hot.

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