Over The Top Poppers

1 Preheat oven to 400 ° and line a cookie sheet with foil.  
2 Slice stems off jalapenos and slice and opening down one side,  removing all seeds and membranes.  Being careful not to split the jalapeno in half. 
3 In a mixing bowl, combine cheese, garlic and season with salt and pepper to taste. 
4 Gather a spoonful of cheese filling and carefully place inside each jalapeno, stuffing nice and full. 
5 Separate your pound of sausage into eight balls .  This makes it easier to make sure each popper has the same amount of sausage.  Then just pat down your ball of sausage and wrap around each jalapeno.  
6 Once you have each jalapeno covered with sausage,  take a strip of bacon, starting at one end, slowly wrap around each jalapeno. When that reaches half way, continue wrapping with second slice of bacon, because you can never have too much bacon.  If you have a small jalapeno, and one slice covers completely, no need to add a second slice.   Place on baking sheet with the end of bacon on bottom.  If you need to,  stick a tooth pick to hold in place.   
7 Bake in oven for 35 to 45 minutes, depending on how big your jalapenos are.    Remove when bacon is crisp and let rest before cutting in center to prevent the cheese from oozing out.  Make sure to remove any toothpicks before first bite.  Enjoy friends!