Baked Jalapeno Poppers
Baked Jalapeno Poppers are an easy way to enjoy the indulgence of a popper without the deep frying! These are loaded with cream cheese, pepper jack cheese and crumbled bacon and then top with a seasoned buttery panko topping.
Ingredients
6-7 jalapeno peppers (if the peppers are large you can use 6, if they are small go with 7)
4 ounces of softened cream cheese
1/2 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
6 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/4 teaspoons garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
For the panko topping
2 tablespoons of butter, melted
1/3 cup panko breadcrumbs
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
Instructions
1. Cook and crumble the slices of bacon.
2. While the bacon is cooking, preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Prepare the jalapeno peppers by slicing them length-wise and removing all seeds and ribs (the white membrane part).
3. In a bowl combine the cream cheese, crumbled bacon, pepper jack cheese, salt, and garlic powder.
4. In another bowl combine all the ingredients for the panko topping.
5. Fill the peppers with the cream cheese filling then press into the bowl of panko breading to get a generous amount of topping on each. Depending on the size and number of peppers you might have some leftover topping.
6. Bake for 20 minutes.
Allow to cool for 5 minutes then enjoy! I find these have so much flavor I don’t even need to dip them in anything.
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