BREADED JALAPENO POPPER RECIPE RECIPES

Steps:

• Wash and dry chicken cutlets, season with salt and pepper.  Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Lightly spray a baking dish with non-stick spray.
• Combine cream cheese, cheddar, scallions, jalapeño and bacon crumbles in a medium bowl.
• Lay chicken cutlets on a working surface and spread 2 tbsp of cream cheese mixture on each cutlet.
• Loosely roll each one, secure the ends with toothpicks to prevent the cheese from oozing out.
• Place breadcrumbs in a bowl; in a second bowl combine olive oil, lime juice, salt and pepper.
• Dip chicken in lime-oil mixture, then in breadcrumbs and place seam side down on a baking dish. Repeat with the remaining chicken.
• When finished, lightly spray the top of the chicken with oil spray.
• Bake 22-25 minutes, serve immediately.
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Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil, then top with a wire rack.
• Halve jalapeños lengthwise. (Do your best to halve them through their stems for added visual appeal.) Using the tip of a small spoon, scoop out and discard the seeds. Set the halved jalapeños aside.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the cream cheese, cilantro, scallions, garlic and lime zest, if using; season generously with salt and pepper.
• Season the inside of each halved jalapeño with salt and pepper, then fill each with about 2 teaspoons of the cream cheese mixture. (Fill until there’s a slight dome on top.) Wrap each stuffed jalapeño with 1 piece of bacon, setting one tip of bacon on top of the cream cheese filling, then wrapping the bacon under and over the popper at an angle, so the bacon covers the filling on top in two layers. (The bacon will shrink as it cooks, so you want to make sure the top of the popper is well covered.) Arrange poppers evenly on the wire rack, nestling each popper between two parallel wires to keep it upright so the cream cheese doesn’t spill during baking.
• Transfer to the oven, and bake until bacon is cooked through, about 25 minutes. Broil on the rack closest to the broiler until crisp, about 2 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes, then serve warm.