Four Cheeseapeno Popper Pizza Bread

Ingredients

• 1 lb (500 g) bacon
• 5 jalapenos
• 1 cup (250 mL) plain cream cheese
• 1 mango, chopped into bite-sized pieces
• 1 D'Italiano Garlic Bread
• 1 cup (250 mL) pizza sauce
• Parmesan cheese, to taste
• 1 cup (250 mL) provolone cheese, grated
• 1/4 cup (50 mL) Asiago cheese, grated

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
2. In a frying pan, cook half of bacon, leaving the other half to wrap jalapeno poppers. Cut or break cooked bacon pieces in half.
3. Cut stemmed jalapenos in half lengthwise and remove seeds. Fill jalapeno halves with cream cheese and place one piece of mango on each. Wrap each stuffed jalapeno with a piece of uncooked bacon.
4. Place bacon-wrapped jalapenos on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
5. While jalapenos are in the oven, cut the D'Italiano garlic bread in half lengthwise and place each half on a foil-lined baking sheet, cut side up. Spread pizza sauce on the open-faced bread and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
6. After removing from the oven, place jalapeno poppers on bread and sprinkle with grated provolone and Asiago cheeses, and top with cooked bacon pieces.
7. Place back in the oven at 350°F (180°C) for 5 to 10 minutes. If desired, you can broil to brown the cheese on top. Remove from oven and cut into 10 individual servings for guests.

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