Baked Jalapeño Poppers

Name: Baked Jalapeño Poppers
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 4 strips bacon (cooked*); 12 jalapeño peppers (small/medium-sized, split in half length-wise with seeds and membranes removed); 6 oz light cream cheese (softened); ½ cup freshly grated pepper jack cheese; 2 small green onions (finely sliced); ½ tsp garlic powder; ¼ tsp kosher salt; ½ cup panko breadcrumbs; Nonstick cooking spray

These baked jalapeño poppers are stuffed with bacon, cheese, and crispy panko—and since this recipe is baked, not fried, it's SUPER easy!

⏱ 35 min 🔨 Prep 15min 🔥 Cook 15min 📊 Medium 🍽 24 servings ⭐ 5.0 (21) 👁 8

Ingredients

24 servings

4 strips bacon (cooked*)
12 jalapeño peppers (small/medium-sized, split in half length-wise with seeds and membranes removed)
6 oz light cream cheese (softened)
½ cup freshly grated pepper jack cheese
2 small green onions (finely sliced)
½ tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp kosher salt
½ cup panko breadcrumbs
Nonstick cooking spray

Instructions

If necessary, cook the bacon (see notes section for suggested methods). Once cool, dice the bacon into small pieces.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat a baking sheet with nonstick spray or line with parchment paper. Arrange the peppers on the sheet pan. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, grated cheese, three-quarters of the bacon, green onion, garlic powder, and salt.
Stir to combine the filling.
Spoon the filling into each jalapeño cavity. Arrange the peppers on the prepared baking sheet, filling-side up.
Sprinkle a small amount of panko on top of each jalapeño, then lightly coat the top of the jalapeños with nonstick spray.
Bake until the jalapeños are tender and the breadcrumbs are golden, about 15 to 18 minutes. If the panko isn't browned to your liking when the peppers are soft, switch the oven to broil and broil for 1 minute. Watch VERY CAREFULLY to make sure the breadcrumbs do not burn (don't walk away!). Remove from oven and sprinkle with remaining bacon. Serve hot.

Nutrition per serving

Protein2g

Carbs2g

Fat3g

46kcal

2gProtein

2gCarbs

3gFat

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$6468.00

Per Serving
$270.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$12936.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (89% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
strips bacon	4	$528.00
jalapeño peppers	12	$5299.00
light cream cheese	6 oz	$252.00
freshly grated pepper jack cheese	0.5 cup	$156.00
green onions	2 small	$109.00
garlic powder	0.5 tsp	$4.00
kosher salt	0.25 tsp	-
panko breadcrumbs	0.5 cup	$120.00
Nonstick cooking spray	-	-