Chorizo Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Dates with Spicy Red Pepper Sauce make the perfect party dish, game day snack, or easy appetizer for a get-together!
Round 2! I’m back for round two of recreating some of the dishes that are going to be served at our wedding. If you missed it, I recreated this amazing roasted carrot salad that is perfect for the fall! We are officially two weeks out and I’m sharing with you an appetizer they will be passing around – chorizo stuffed bacon wrapped dates with spicy red pepper sauce!!
I think the passed appetizers at weddings are my favorite part, besides the cake. The cake usually wins. But you usually have a few appetizers to pick from, each of them being so different. If you like something, you can go hunt it down again and get more! I don’t know if I can pick a favorite that will be served at our wedding, but these chorizo stuffed bacon wrapped dates are up there. They make the perfect bite of sweet and savory and you can just pop them in your mouth.
Chorizo Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Dates with Spicy Red Pepper Sauce
If you haven’t had a stuffed bacon wrapped date before, you are missing out! I’ve made them stuffed with almond butter and goat cheese, but the chorizo was a new one to me. The combo is great though – the spiciness from the chorizo, the sweetness from the date, and the saltiness from bacon. The other added kick is from the spicy red pepper sauce, which is not to be overlooked. And they are made with super simple ingredients you probably already have on hand. This is what you need:
- dates
- chorizo
- bacon
- a variety of red peppers (I did some spicy and some mild)
- onion
- garlic
- olive oil
To made the stuffed dates, you first start out by slicing the dates open and removing the seeds (if needed). You want to make sure you don’t slice all the way through it though, leaving it almost like a taco shell. Then you stuff them with some chorizo and wrap each one in a small slice of bacon.
While the dates bake, you make the sauce. First, sauté your variety of red peppers, onion, and garlic until soften. Then take the mixture and blend it up into a smooth sauce.
A note about the sauce – you could definitely make these without the sauce, but the sauce really adds a great complexity to the dates and helps balance out the sweetness. And honestly it’s straight up really good, I wanted to pour it on everything we had in the house.
Once the dates are done (you want the bacon to be nice and golden brown and crispy and the dates caramelized), you serve the dates on top of the sauce for the perfect bite!
These little nuggets make the best appetizers ever. Whether you are throwing a game day party, a holiday party, or are just having some friends over for dinner, these chorizo stuffed bacon wrapped dates will fit the bill. I definitely won’t be doing a Whole30 this holiday season, but if you are, they are a great appetizer to bring.
They are easy to throw together and can even be prepped ahead of time if needed – just assemble and store them in the fridge until needed. Then just bake then up before you want to serve them. You can also make the sauce ahead of time!
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Chorizo Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Dates with Spicy Red Pepper Sauce
Ingredients
Chorizo Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Dates
- 1 cup dates (about 20 dates/120 grams)
- 5 ounces chorizo
- 3 1/2 pieces bacon, cut in half length wise and then cut in thirds
Spicy Red Pepper Sauce
- 2 heaping cups chopped red peppers - I used a variety of bell, mini bell, and cherry (250 grams)
- 3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped onion (60 grams)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut open one side of the date and remove the seed (if needed). Stuff with the chorizo, dividing it up equally among the dates (about 1/4 an ounce each). Wrap with a piece of bacon, tucking in the ends on the bottom of the date. Place on the baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes until chorizo is cooked through and bacon is golden brown.
- While the dates cook, make the sauce. Heat a medium sized sauté pan over medium heat and add olive oil. Let it get hot, about 30 seconds. Add onion and garlic and sauté 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add peppers and salt and pepper and sauté for another 8-10 minutes until soft. Add mixture to a Vitamix or high powdered blender and blend until smooth.
- When the dates are done and the sauce has cooled some, it's time to assemble. Either cover the bottom of a plate/dish/small pan with the sauce or place small dollops on a plate. Pierce dates with a toothpick and place on top of the the sauce. Enjoy!
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Alicia Kelly
December 9, 2018 at 2:56 amWOW! This article really useful for me. I confused for choosing the weekend recipes information what would be the best for everything. But review this article my confusion has cleared. Thanks a lot for sharing such an informative article about “Chorizo Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Dates with Spicy Red Pepper Sauce” and I’m sure most people can take notes from this article. One thing most people lack experience while aware of weekend recipes. Well, this post will give me much good ideas for healthy Spicy Red Pepper Sauce recipes. Thanks Kelly and keep it up…….
Susan
January 12, 2019 at 2:34 pmThese were nothing short of amazing and super easy. I could have eaten all 20… I just might.
Kelly
January 14, 2019 at 9:32 amHaha, yes!! It’s hard to stop at a couple. So glad you liked them Susan!