Antojitos & Botanos
Appetizers

Armadillo Eggs

2 cans whole jalapeno chiles
8 oz Monterey Jack cheese
1 pound pork sausage
1-1/2 cup Bisquick
2 eggs
2 packages Oven Fry Coating Mix
 (pork flavor)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  
Grate 2 oz. of cheese 
and set aside.  
Grate the other 6 ozs 
of cheese and mix it with 
the sausage and Bisquick.  
Knead well and set aside.  
Slit and scrape seeds 
Rinse the jalapenos and 
stuff each with some of the 
2 ozs of cheese 
that was set aside.  
Separate the sausage 
dough into patties
and form around 
the stuffed pods.  
Make sure the ends 
are closed and only
the stems are showing.

Beat the eggs in a small bowl 
and set aside.  
Spread coating mix on a plate.
Dip each covered pepper 
into egg and roll 
in coating mix.  
Bake on cookie sheet 
for 30 minutes, 
turning each one 
over after 15 minutes.

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