Fun (tick). Fast and easy (double tick). “Can’t stop eating it” delish. (triple tick). Oh, did I mention you can make ahead? I have 2 of these in the freezer!
Cheesy Jalapeno Bacon Stuffed Baguette
This tastes like a cross between cheesy garlic bread and bacon dip.
Well, that’s actually what it is. A cheesy bread STUFFED with bacon dip. Brushed with garlic butter and baked until toasty, crusty, golden brown.
That moment, when you tear a piece off and the cheese stretches, you take a bite into the warm garlicky bread and the creamy, bacon dip fills your mouth…..it’s like……there are just no words to describe how good it is.
I’m not into tedious cooking. I don’t have the patience or co-ordination. So while you might think this is difficult to stuff with the filling, it’s not! It takes about 5 minutes using a knife. Or 3 minutes using a piping bag.
Plus, I make things hard for myself by just cutting the baguette into 2 pieces. It would be easier to stuff if you cut it into 4 pieces. 🙂
See how easy this is to make?
Another very appealing feature of this stuffed baguette is that you can make it ahead. It freezes perfectly! I freeze them wrapped in foil then cling wrap (or I pop it in large ziplock bags). To serve, just let them defrost, then pop them right in the oven! I tried baking it from frozen once but the crust got a little too brown for my liking before the cream cheese filling warmed through and the cheese melted. 🙂
The filling options are endless. Cream cheese itself has such great flavour, it needs little else. The basic formula is this:
THE STUFFED BAGUETTE FORMULA
8oz/250g cream cheese + 4 cups of flavourings = filling for 20″/50cm baguette stick
I used 1 1/2 cups of shredded cheese in the filling. 1 cup of cheddar cheese (for flavour) and 1/2 cup of mozzarella (for stretch). But really, you can use any cheese that takes your fancy, and increase or decrease the amount you use.
I’ve provided some extra filling combination ideas in the recipe notes. I’m sure you have plenty of other suggestions! What other ideas do you have? Let me know and I’ll update the recipe!!
– Nagi
Things stuffed and baked into bread is a always good thing!
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Cheesy Jalapeno Bacon Stuffed Baguette with Garlic Butter
Ingredients
- 1/2 tbsp oil
- 8 oz / 250g bacon, diced (I used lean bacon)
- 1 x 20" / 50 cm baguette / french stick
- 8 oz / 250g Philadelphia cream cheese, softened (full or low fat)
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded (Note 1)
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1/4 cup packed jalapeños, finely chopped (if using fresh, deseed it. Or use canned, drained)
- 1 cup finely chopped scallions/shallots, green and white part (packed)
- Black pepper
Garlic butter
- 3 tbsp butter
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
- Heat oil in a pan over high heat. Add bacon and cook until lightly browned. Remove onto a plate lined with a paper towel to drain excess fat. Set aside to cool.
- Cut the ends off the baguette and cut the baguette in half (or quarters - makes it easier to stuff).
- Use a long knife (preferably bread knife) to cut the bread out, leaving about a 1/2" / 1.5cm wall of bread and crust. (Note 2)
- Place the bacon, cream cheese, cheddar and mozzarella cheese, jalapeños, scallions/shallots and pepper in a bowl and mix until combined.
- Use a knife or piping bag to stuff the mixture inside the baguettes.
- Garlic Butter: melt butter with the garlic and salt in the microwave or on the stove.
- Brush the baguette with garlic butter (or you can do this after you slice it).
- Slice the baguette into 1 1/4cm / 1/2" slices.
- Keep the slices pressed up against each other, and transfer to a large piece of foil.
- Wrap the baguette, then bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the bread is crusty and the cheese inside is melted.
- For optimal experience, serve warm!
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Recipe Notes:
* Pizza: 1 1/2 cups cheese, 1/2 cup shallots/scallions, 1 1/2 cups pepperoni or salami and 1/2 cup diced red capsicum / bell peppers.
* Bacon Ranch: Same recipe as Jalapeño Bacon, but add dry ranch mix
* Buffalo chicken: 1 1/2 cups cheese (optional to use some blue cheese), 1 1/2 cups chopped chicken, 1 cup scallions/shallots, 1/4 cup hot sauce.
* Italian: 1 1/2 cups cheese, 2 1/2 cups mixture of olives, artichokes, sun dried tomatoes, salami
* Cheesy corn: 1 1/2 cups cheese, 2 cups corn, 1/2 cup cilantro/coriander/jalapenos
* Spinach and artichoke - 1 1/2 cups cheese, 1 1/2 packet frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed of excess water, 1 1/2 cups chopped artichokes 5. Nutrition per slice assuming 30 slices using lean bacon and full fat cream cheese.
Nutrition Information:
Good golly, this looks INCREDIBLE! I love bread and cheese and bacon and chilli. I’m in heaven!!!
Absolutely gorgeous, Nagi. I think I might have to make this for the next party I host!
Thanks Marissa!! You totally should. My friends scoffed this down in a microsecond!!! 🙂
Yum! Perfect patio and cocktail food! Love everything about this, my friend!
THANKS ANNIE!!! 🙂 Happy weekend!
Another genius idea. I can just imagine sitting in the garden (well, if I had one …) with friends and drinks, all of us greedily pulling off bits of this. Mmm yummy yum!
We can do that together when you “are back home” 😉 N x
Ha! We do have similar tastes in food! This is my kind of food, and I make stuff like this all the time, though never quite stuffed a baguette before, this is brilliant. You can never have too many pictures of stretchy cheese….loving it!
That’s why get along!! We both have FAB taste in food!! 😉
This looks incredible, Nagi! All that cheesy goodness is totally mesmerizing! Love that you can make it before-hand too – it’s perfect for parties! 🙂
Thanks Kelly! That’s one of the reasons I like this so much, complete make ahead!! 🙂
Great party food Nagi. Great to use up tasty stuff too!
Thanks Tania!! I thought this was something fun 🙂 Though I had to cancel my lunch this weekend with this horrid weather 🙁 Now I have two of these taking up all that space in my freezer. What to do!?
This looks delicious! I have a question, though. We have a potluck at work every month, but we are limited to things that can be cooked in a crockpot, served cold, or heated in a microwave. If I cooked this at home the night before, do you think it would reheat well in a microwave, or would it be too soft?
Brilliant! I love this! It will definitely rock at a party.
HA! Yes, that’s the aim! 🙂
YUM, delicious – can’t wait to make this and to eat if, of course:-)
I KNEW you would like this one Rachel!! 🙂
I was just saying how my mother used to make a garlic bread by spreading butter and sprinkling garlic powder before wrapping in foil and baking and how I thought it was good when I was 12. My mother would be blown away by this and I wouldn’t get any. 🙂
That’s not the way I’ve made this, but that sounds lovely too! 🙂
I believe she’s referring to the part where you wrap the whole thing in foil as being the same.
🙂
This is definitely the perfect treat for parties! I can see my friends snatching it all up in a hurry. This looks AWESOME. Thanks for the recipe!
Thanks Lisa!!! 🙂 Yep, this is a crowd pleaser, that’s for sure!!
I’m making it for me and my hubby for dinner tonight.
Lucky hubby! Hope you love it! 🙂
This recipe is GENIUS! And your pictures are making me hungry, even though I just ate lunch. Droooooool
Thanks so much Tina!! Don’t you hate reading recipes just after a meal? It’s a health hazard!!
That’s it, I’m moving to Australia! Nagi, do you have a spare bedroom? I’ll be your free taste-tester. Haha this looks so good. I’m gonna try it real soon!
Shinee, we can’t be in the same house together. Can you imagine the cheeky chaos we would get up to in the kitchen? The outrageous creations?? It would be carnage!! FUN carnage!
Nagi this looks delicious! It reminds me of the garlic crack bread you made. The cheesy strings are the best. I like how it’s make-ahead too – perfect for ahead-prep party appetizers! Pinned!
Totally inspired by the crack bread!! I mean, garlic + cheese + bread – any combo of these, can’t go wrong!! 🙂
Another amazing recipe from the amazing Nagi! This looks so good!!!!
Thanks so much Linda! Hope you have been well! Thank you for popping by, reminds me that I haven’t been over to yours for a while!! I have a girls sleepover next weekend, I need some gluten free party food ideas! 🙂
Well now I’m drooling. I could make a meal of this!!
Oh Marissa, it was distressing how much of this I ate while photographing it. Each piece I pulled out that didn’t “work” for a shot, I shoved it in my mouth and munched away while I attempted another piece…it took quite a few goes. Sigh. I was SO full!!
Stretchy goodness with bacon and crunch… sign me up! Looks beautiful. 🙂
You nailed it. I mean, any combination of those – how can you go wrong? 😉
Holy Moly! This is way COOL! This bread must smell amazing when baking! I know I can finish at least half! This would be great for a sport viewing party, like tomorrow Mayweather v Pacquiao game! It is even better that it can be frozen. This recipe is too good to pass! Saving it now.
It’s PERFECT for game day!!! I mean honestly, cheese, garlic, bacon + footy = match made in heaven 😉
Pardon me! Nagi, I did not read a word you wrote about this – Am only looking starring at the pictures . Shhhh… am at work. This is pure torture! Ok ,I have to go back and read this cause am so making it!
HA! Now you know how I FEEL when I am reading YOUR latest creation!! 😉
Nagi – visiting your blog is making me into a bread and cheese lover…and I am lactose intolerant! This is mouthwatering!
Oh no!! I feel terrible! 🙂 But don’t worry, I post plenty of dairy free things!! Just my party food tends to be rather cheese focussed!! 😉