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Baked Jalapeno Poppers

Posted by on Feb 19, 2011 in Appetizers, Baking, Featured | 32 comments

Jalapeno Poppers is a wonderful appetizer for any party. I made this recently for the Super Bowl party. My  husband and my friends liked it very much. I came across this wonderful recipe from SkinnyTaste when I was looking for a new and tasty appetizer in the internet. The main ingredients used are low fat and hence it is suitable for diet/weight watchers too. Here you go…

Remember not to touch your eyes or lips while or after handling the Jalapenos. Or you can wear gloves and work.

Preparation time: 60 to 70 minutes

Spice level: 4 out of 5

No. of servings: 8 to 10

Ingredients:

  • Jalapeno peppers – 10
  • Light cream cheese – 1/2 cup
  • Low fat shredded cheddar cheese – 4 tbsp
  • Green onions – 4
  • Egg whites or egg beaters – 1/2 cup
  • Panko crumbs – 1/2 cup (substitute for egg: 3 tbsp all purpose flour with water)
  • Paprika – 1/8 tsp
  • garlic powder – 1/8 tsp
  • chili powder – 1/8 tsp
  • Salt and fresh pepper
  • Cooking oil spray

Method of Preparation:

  1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
  2. Slit jalapeno peppers in half  and remove the seeds.
  3. Combine cream cheese, cheddar cheese and chopped green onions (just the green part) in a bowl.
  4. Combine, panko crumbs, paprika, garlic powder, chili powder, salt and pepper in another bowl. If you do not have panko crumbs, you can also use the regular bread crumbs or the crushed corn flakes.
  5. Fill the peppers with cheese filling and dip it in the beaten egg whites or egg beaters.
  6. Now place the peppers in  the panko crumbs mixture and cover it using a spoon.
  7. Remove it and place it in a greased baking sheet or on a pan lined with parchment paper.
  8. Repeat the same procedure with the rest of the peppers.
  9. When you are about half done, the panko crumbs might not stick by forming lumps.
  10. Replace it with fresh crumbs. This will help the peppers sticking to the crumbs easily.
  11. Spray over the peppers lightly.
  12. bake in oven for 20 minutes or until the cheese oozes out and the bread crumbs become brown.
  13. For those who finds it hot and spicy, do not eat till the stem part.

32 Comments

  1. Sharmilee / February 19, 2011

    Intersting recipe…looks so delicious

  2. Shobha / February 19, 2011

    Nice recipe.

  3. Divya Vikram / February 19, 2011

    I just love this! Have always had these in restaurants. Time to try this at home!

  4. Reva / February 19, 2011

    My favourite starters when I visit the famous Mexican restaurant here in London…. After reading through your recipe and knowing it can be prepared at home sounds wonderful…
    Reva

  5. nisha / February 19, 2011

    this is my favouritest appetizer..yummo 🙂

  6. sushma / February 19, 2011

    Lovely clicks…looks spicy and yum!

  7. Suman Singh / February 19, 2011

    I luv panko bread crumbs and that looks great..

  8. Chitra / February 19, 2011

    Yummy,drooling.

  9. Priya Sreeram / February 19, 2011

    looks perfectly yumm ! make somethg similar with shallow fry-loved the baked part of it !

  10. akila / February 20, 2011

    wow what a lovely peppers…
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    Regards,
    Akila

  11. Treat and Trick / February 20, 2011

    Interesting recipe, a great appetizer and looks so yum…..

  12. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal / February 20, 2011

    Love, love, love them 🙂

  13. Priya / February 20, 2011

    Omg, am just drooling here,sooooo tempting!

  14. Simply Life / February 20, 2011

    oh wow, these look great!

  15. Sadhana / February 20, 2011

    Nithu they look absolutely delicious, a perfect snack for any party.

  16. aipi / February 20, 2011

    I often make these..makes for a great n healthy appetizer 🙂

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  17. Reeni / February 20, 2011

    I love these – such a delicious treat – I could eat anytime!

  18. Nandini / February 20, 2011

    This is very tempting!

  19. Rosa / February 21, 2011

    Those look delicious! I love peppers.

    Cheers,

    Rosa

  20. Jay / February 21, 2011

    this is making me droooooool…I m def gonna try this Nithu..:)
    Tasty appetite

  21. Namitha / February 21, 2011

    Awesome starters ! baking makes it even more appealing

  22. krupa / February 21, 2011

    Looks Yummyyyyyy

  23. Rashmy / February 21, 2011

    Ahh declicious….. it look so good.. tempting..

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  24. lisaiscooking / February 22, 2011

    I love that these are baked instead of fried. The crunchy topping looks great!

  25. honeybeecooksjackfruit / February 24, 2011

    These look sooooo good. Your whole blog is making me drool! I just made a jalapeno dip, inspired by the taste of poppers. Yummy

  26. Sprouts of Spring / March 1, 2011

    Very nice presentation. I made jalapeno poppers a few weeks ago. I tried Emeril’s recipe posted on food network website. They tasted good, but I had a really hard time getting the panko crumbs to stay on the jalapenos. I should definitely give yours a try!

  27. Kothiyavunu / March 1, 2011

    Lovely appetizer Nithu..Awesome!

  28. Shoba Shrinivasan / March 11, 2011

    You know Nithu,

    When I was seeing the panko bread crumbs It struck me I could spice up the couscous and fill it in the peppers….some cilantro action and some lemon….yum!!!

    Shobha

  29. Nithu / March 11, 2011

    Thanks all of you for the comments.

    Hi Shoba, it would be nice with those touches. Sure will try the next time.

  30. brandon / May 19, 2011

    Hmm, thanks have a food festival and couldn’t find anything to make but when i looked at these made a couple and i am going to take them into my class thank you so much!

  31. Nithu / May 25, 2011

    Thanks Brandon for stopping by.

  32. Aarthi / June 10, 2011

    This looks yummy….you have a lovely blog…I am having a giveaway in my blog..Y dont you check and join that
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