These afterburners are the perfect appetizer for tailgating parties, summer celebrations, or a holiday cocktail party.

In place of cheese or other gooey stuffing, this three-ingredient recipe uses peeled and deveined shrimp.

verify you use raw shrimp for this recipe.

Afterburners

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If you use pre-cooked shrimp, they’ll likely turn tough and rubbery during the broiling process.

But raw shrimp will cook just perfectly with the 5 to 6 minutes of broiling per side.

Place in a jellyroll pan.

shrimp in a bowl beside cutting board with jalapeno peppers

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stuffing shrimp inside jalapeno pepper

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bacon-wrapped jalapeno peppers

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