Easy Bacon and Cheese Stuffed Arepas
These delicious, golden stuffed Bacon and Cheese Stuffed Arepas are perfect for any time of day. Breakfast, lunch or dinner, the satisfying crunch and cheesy bacon filling will have your family coming back for more. And the best part? They’re super easy to make in a matter of minutes.
The great thing about Arepas is that you can make them any size you like. Hosting a party? Make them appetizer size that your guests can enjoy in two bites. Or, make a large sandwich size for a hot lunch or satisfying dinner. Some of our other favorite appetizers are our Garlic Flatbread and our Jalapeno Popper Cheese Dip.
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🥘Ingredients
- warm water
- White Corn Meal
- Kosher salt
- Garlic powder
- Vegetable oil for frying
- Bacon
- Shredded cheese of choice
You will find a complete list of the ingredients as well as the amounts needed in the recipe card below.
🔪Instructions
You will find the full step-by-step instructions at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.
🧾Substitutions
- White cornmeal – you can use whatever brand you prefer.
- Shredded cheese – this is your choice based on whatever flavor your family loves.
📖Variations
- Golfball size if you want to make appetizers.
- Baseball size if you want to make meal size.
🥫Storage
You can store them in the fridge, for up to five days, in an airtight container.
💭Top Tip
These are best served hot and fresh from the oven.
❔FAQ
It’s all in the dough. Pupusas have thicker dough and the arepas have a thinner dough.
Easy Bacon and Cheese Arepas
Equipment
- large pan
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups warm water
- 2 cups White Corn Meal
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
- Vegetable oil for frying
- 10 – 12 slices Bacon cooked & chopped
- 2 cups Shredded Cheese of choice
Instructions
- Pour water into a medium mixing bowl
- Add salt, garlic powder and corn meal gradually
- Knead by hand until a smooth but firm dough is formed
- Let sit for 2 – 3 minutes
- Separate dough into balls. Golfball size if you want to make appetizers. Baseball size if you want to make meal size.
- Flatten balls
- Place cheese and bacon in the center of half of the flattened dough
- Place other flattened dough circles on top and press around edges to seal.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large pan over medium-high heat
- Fry arepas until golden brown and crunchy (approximately 5 min on each side)
- Place on rack or paper towels to remove extra oil
- Serve hot