Bacon Wrapped Chorizo Stuffed Dates

Nicole Hood — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:05:00 +0000

One of my favorite shows on Food Network is “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” . Each episode they have a different theme like fried food or brunch or frozen..you get my drift. Well known chefs are interviewed about their favorite food from that theme and then they tell you all about the restaurant that serves it. So I just saw an episode about the best thing I ever ate “in a bowl”. Chef Chris Cosentino from “Chefs vs City” was interviewed about a Chorizo Stuffed Date dish that he loved. So of course, I had to create my own version. Anything with chorizo has to be good!

Ingredients:

2 links of chorizo sausage, casing removed

1 roasted red pepper, diced

2 cups of crushed roasted tomatoes or tomato sauce

8 slices of bacon

20-24 large dates, split open

garlic salt, salt, and pepper to taste

Crumble the chorizo and cook in a greased skillet until golden.

Remove to a paper towel lined plate and reserve one tablespoon on drippings.

Spicy chorizo is a favorite of mine!

Dice one roasted red pepper.

Add crushed tomatoes and red pepper

to a saucepan and cook over medium.

Season with salt, pepper, and garlic salt.

Pour one tablespoon of the chorizo drippings into the tomatoes.

Meanwhile, cook bacon until about halfway cooked.

You want it still pliable not crispy.

Split each date open and stuff with chorizo.

Using kitchen shears cut each bacon slice in thirds.

Wrap the bacon around the stuffed dates and secure with a toothpick.

Using a blender or food processor blend the tomatoes
until creamy and no chunks remain.

Delicious!

You can either spoon the sauce into individual ramekins or until a larger baking dish.

Place dates on top of sauce.

Bake for about 20 minutes at 375 degrees until sauce is bubbily and the bacon is crispy.

I also like to bake a fresh loaf of French bread and serve the dates

with sliced bread on the side.

Bacon Wrapped Chorizo Stuffed Dates in a Roasted Tomato Sauce.

Happy Cooking

~Nicole

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Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Dates 2 Ways

Nicole Hood — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:32:00 +0000

This is one of my top five favorite appetizer recipes! It all started with my Uncle Mike making these for one of his fantastic parties. I tried them (my first time eating dates) and was hooked! He taught me the recipe and now my fellow foodies, I’m teaching you! Everytime I make these- I make them a little differently. This recipe includes cream cheese but many times I just stuff the dates with pistachios, almonds, or apricots only. Have fun with your fillings~ no matter what you use Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Dates are always delicious!

Watch my two date cooking videos below!

Sweet & Spicy and Savory & Fruity Dates

Ingredients:

4 ounce(s) of Philadelphia Whipped Cream Cheese

15 jalapeno flavored pistachios

8 dried apricots, cut in half

30 large dates, pitted

10 slices maple bacon

1 tbsp. of horseradish

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Grease a large baking sheet.

Start with jumbo pitted dates.

Split dates open so you can stuff.

Cook bacon in a large skillet until halfway cooked, then drain and cool.

Cut bacon pieces in thirds with kitchen shears.

Seperate cream cheese evenly into two bowls.

Mix horseradish into one bowl.

Stuff half of the dates with 1/2 a spoonful of horseradish cream cheese and one pistachio.

Stuff the remaining dates with plain whipped cream cheese and one 1/2 apricot each.

Wrap each date with a 1/3 bacon slice and secure with a toothpick.

Line wrapped dates on baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.

Serve the Savory & Fruity and Sweet & Spicy Dates to your hungry guests

and watch their faces light up with joy when they taste the deliciousness!

Behold the power of cream cheese and bacon!

Happy Cooking!

~Nicole

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