How To Make Fried Jalapeno Poppers - Bacon and Cheese Stuffed Peppers

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: monterey jack

Monterey jack is often less expensive and melts well.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: panko crumbs

💰Cheaper: crushed cornflakes

Cornflakes provide a crunchy texture at a lower cost.

Cut the tops off the jalapenos and remove the insides with a knife.

Cook the bacon until crispy and then dice it up.

Shred the mozzarella cheese.

Stuff the jalapenos with a mixture of shredded mozzarella and diced bacon, pressing down to fill them completely.

Secure the tops of the stuffed jalapenos with toothpicks, inserting them diagonally from both sides.

Set up a breading station: dust the stuffed jalapenos with flour, then coat them in an egg wash made of beaten eggs and a little milk, and finally roll them in bread crumbs.

Preheat oil in a deep fryer to about 350-360°F.

Carefully lower the breaded jalapenos into the hot oil and fry until golden brown.

Remove the jalapenos from the oil and place them on a broiler pan to drain.

Let the jalapenos cool for about 5 minutes before removing the toothpicks.

Sprinkle with salt and serve.

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