Bacon Wrapped Breadsticks with Queso
Bacon. Cheese. Breadsticks. What else do you need? These Bacon Wrapped Breadsticks with Queso are a unique and delicious football party appetizer!
Servings: 20 servings
Calories: 227kcal
Ingredients
For the Bacon Wrapped Breadsticks
- 1 batch pizza dough homemade or store-bought
- 8 slices thick-cut bacon
- ½ cup Cabot Vermont Sharp cheddar cheese grated
For the Queso
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup white onion minced
- 1 jalapeno seeds and ribs removed, diced
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp cumin
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 10-oz. can diced tomatoes with green chilies
- 1 4.5-oz. can diced green chilies
- 8 oz. Cabot Monterey Jack cheese grated
- 8 oz. Cabot Vermont Sharp cheddar cheese grated
- 8 oz. Cabot cream cheese
- 2 Tbsp fresh cilantro chopped
- ½ cup sour cream
Instructions
For the Bacon Wrapped Breadsticks
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set metal cooling rack on top of foil; set pan aside. (Note: The metal cooling rack will allow the bacon fat to drip down and not soak into breadsticks.)
- Press/roll dough into a 12”x16” rectangle. Cut dough into (16) 12”x1” strips.
- Stack bacon strips on top of themselves and slice lengthwise to create 16 thin slices of bacon.
- Working with one piece of dough at a time, roll into a round breadstick. Wrap one slice of bacon around dough, making sure that both ends of bacon are underneath the dough; place breadstick on baking rack.
- Repeat process with remaining dough and bacon.
- Sprinkle tops of breadsticks with grated cheese.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until breadsticks are golden brown.
- For ease of dipping, slice breadsticks in half before serving.
For the Queso
- While the breadsticks are baking, add olive oil to a deep skillet and place over medium-high heat. Once hot, add onion and jalapeno.
- Sauté for 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until onions have softened.
- Add garlic and continue sautéing, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 more minutes.
- Add flour and cumin, stir and cook for 1 minute.
- Add milk, diced tomatoes, diced chilies, Monterey Jack cheese, Vermont Sharp cheese and cream cheese. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until cheeses have melted and mixture is smooth.
- Remove from heat and stir in chopped cilantro and sour cream.
- Serve hot with bacon-wrapped breadsticks.
Nutrition
Calories: 227kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 289mg | Potassium: 99mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 450IU | Vitamin C: 1.5mg | Calcium: 217mg | Iron: 0.4mg
