Bacon Jalapeno Tots on the Char-Broil Big Easy

The key to cooking bacon-wrapped tater tots on the Char-Broil Big Easy is to cook them until they just start to char. They won’t be super crispy yet. That happens after you take them out of the cooker and they cool. The bacon will crisp up as it sits.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword Big Easy, Char-Broil, tater tots

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Servings bites

Calories 136kcal

Author Based on a recipe from The Noble Pig

Equipment

Ingredients

For the cheese sauce

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups whole milk
1 cup Pepper Jack cheese grated. Or your favorite cheese

For the wrapped tots

1 pound bacon sliced, cut in half (you may not use all of the bacon)
24 frozen tater tots thawed
3 medium jalapenos stems and seeds removed, then cut into 24 small strips

Instructions

For the cheese sauce

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
Add the salt, pepper and flour and whisk for 1 minute.
Slowly whisk in the milk.
Bring mixture to a very low boil. Add the cheese and stir.
Reduce the heat and peep warm until ready to use.

For the wrapped tots

Fire up your Big Easy.
Wrap a strip of jalapeno and a tot with a piece of bacon.
Place seam-side down into the Big Easy basket. Do not let the tots touch or the bacon will not cook evenly.
After all of the tots are wrapped, lower the basket into your Big Easy and cook for 20 minutes or until the bacon just starts to char.
Remove and let cool slightly before serving with the warm cheese sauce for dipping.

Notes

You'll need a Bunk Bed basket for your Big Easy to cook all of these tots at once.

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