There were so many great dishes, but these Bacon Pimento Cheese Bites from Anne Lanier were the winning recipe. They’re the perfect bite of sweet and salty and are amazingly easy to prepare.
Even though her original recipe was a cinch, I’ve updated a little here to make it even simpler.
Her recipe calls for cooking the bacon and crumbling it. I’ve subbed the 15 pieces of bacon she called for for a package of chopped bacon pieces from the grocery store. They have dramatically improved the flavor and texture of the precooked stuff over the past few years and it’s a perfect substitution when you don’t want to have to cook (and clean up after) bacon.
She also calls for Captain Rodney’s Boucan Glaze as the topping with the bacon. Some may find this difficult to locate, so I’ve switched that out for some melted mild green pepper jelly. I find the flavor to be similar and the jelly is much easier to find. But if you can find the glaze, I certainly recommend it!
With the holidays coming up, it would be great to have all the ingredients on hand so you can turn out some of these quickly and easily when company drops by! Y’all enjoy!
Bacon Pimento Cheese Bites
Ingredients
- 2 (1.9-ounce) (15-count) mini fillo shells
- 1 (3.5-ounce) package chopped real bacon pieces
- 3/4 cup prepared pimento cheese (I like Palmetto Cheese brand)
- 1/2 cup mild green pepper jelly, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Fill each mini fillo shell with 1 teaspoon pimento cheese. Drizzle with about 1/2 teaspoon of the melted pepper jelly. Sprinkle about 1 teaspoon of the bacon crumbles over the top each.
- Transfer to baking sheet and bake 5-8 minutes. Serve warm. Makes 30 appetizers.
Susan the Farm Quilter says
I am totally blaming you for me ordering 3 bottles of Captain Rodney’s Boucan Glaze (less expensive then ordering 1 bottle with shipping)!! And I don’t even know if I like pimento cheese!!! These look so fabulous that I just HAVE to make them. So, do I warm up the Boucan Glaze like the jelly or not???
Stacey says
Ha! The glaze is pourable, so you shouldn’t need to warm it. Sure hope you’ll enjoy it!! 🙂
Susan the Farm Quilter says
Finally got everything ordered for these…Thanksgiving feast, here we come!!!
Stacey says
I sure hope everyone will enjoy!!!
Susan the Farm Quilter says
Couldn’t find the filo cups so I kinda made my own…in big cupcake cups…made 6…no one else has seen them…two are gone!! Captain Rodney’s Boucan Glaze is AMAZING and totally worth ordering 3 bottles (I rather wish I had ordered more)!!! Mercy, Stacey, they are AWESOME!! I’ll be looking for the filo cups and definitely making this in the future. Thank you so much and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!!
Stacey says
Awesome! Love hearing that!! Hope y’all had an amazing Thanksgiving!!
MusicCityMissy says
Susan if you have a Fresh Market, I know they have the phyllo shells both prebaked and frozen unbaked. They have them where they have things like the small loaves of cocktail breads, crackers, etc. As for the Captain Rodney’s, if you have a Publix, every one I have ever seen had Captain Rodney’s on an end cap where they have “local” products and I think I have seen it at Kroger. If your Publix doesn’t have it, ask them to order it, they are really good about getting things for me.
Jenna says
Yes please send some over!
Stacey says
🙂
Susan says
I’m defiantly making these in the very near future, they look so good! I wonder, do you have to eat them while their warm only? Are will they taste good at room temp on a appetizer table??
Stacey says
They’re best warm, but are still super delicious at room temp.
Karen says
I found my uncle Rodney’s boucan glaze at Adams Drugs in Wetumpka. The Alabama governors mansion gift shop and Priesters pecans have been known to carry it, as well
Stacey says
Thanks for the info!
Mickie says
A neighbor brought these over this evening & they were so delish! A real keeper,
Stacey says
Lucky you!! So glad you enjoyed them!