Baked Cream Cheese Jalapeno Poppers

Description

After a number of unsatisfactory attempts at making deep-fried poppers, I modified a recipe by Emeril that is much easier than frying and everyone in our family agrees that these are at least as good as — if not better than — any fried poppers they have had! We love hot peppers and always make a lot of these from the ones we grow in our garden every year.

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup finely shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1 ½ tablespoons taco seasoning mix
  • 12 jalapeno peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded
  • 2 tablespoons fine bread crumbs, or to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper.
  2. Blend cream cheese
  3. Cheddar cheese
  4. and seasoning mix together in a bowl. Spread mixture into jalapeño halves and arrange onto the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle bread crumbs over the cheese filling.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven until the peppers are just tender
  6. 20 to 30 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 35 mins

Servings: 12

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