Jalapeno Popper Dip with Bacon, Green Onions and Panko | Chef Tips

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork belly

Turkey bacon is lower in fat and calories.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: colby cheese

Colby cheese is often less expensive and melts well.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Plain yogurt is a cost-effective substitute with similar tang.

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).

Soften 2 bricks of cream cheese in the microwave.

Add 1 cup each of grated pepper jack and cheddar cheese to the cream cheese.

Remove seeds from 4 diced fresh jalapenos and add to the mixture.

Add 1 cup of diced green onion to the bowl.

Add 1 cup of pre-cooked bacon bits to the mixture.

Add about half a cup of chopped cilantro, reserving some for garnish.

Fold all the ingredients together until evenly mixed, ensuring no large clumps of any ingredient remain.

Scoop the mixture into a lucracy oval stoneware dish.

Spread 1 cup of Panko bread crumbs evenly on top of the mixture.

Garnish with leftover cilantro and thinly sliced fresh jalapenos cut at a bias.

Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes.

After about 25 minutes, drizzle melted butter over the Panko bread crumbs to enhance browning and flavor.

Continue baking until the top is golden brown.

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