Jalapeño Poppers Recipe

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: monterey jack

Monterey jack offers a similar texture and flavor at a lower cost

Pick jalapeño peppers, selecting a mix of green and red ones.

Preheat the pan for cooking the sausage.

Remove the casing from the sausage and break it up in the pan as it cooks down.

Cut green onions into slivers, reserving some for topping later.

Crush garlic using a garlic crusher and mix it into the cream cheese, reserving some for later.

Add cheddar cheese to the cream cheese mixture and incorporate the cooked sausage and green onions.

Cut jalapeño peppers in half lengthwise and remove the seeds and pith to reduce spiciness, wearing gloves to protect hands.

Fill each jalapeño half with the cheese and sausage mixture.

Top each filled jalapeño with homemade bread crumbs for added crunch.

Place the jalapeños in the oven and bake until they are browned and sizzling.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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Allergens