Healthy Jalapeno Poppers
 
 
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Ingredients
  • 12 fresh jalapeno peppers, halved lengthwise (seeds and membranes removed if you don't want spicy. I like mine spicy so I left half the seeds in each and scraped out the remaining)
  • 4.5 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup grated cheddar cheese
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 cup fine dry breadcrumbs
  • Salt to taste
  • black pepper to taste
  • Red chili powder to taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  2. Wash the jalapenos nicely. Cut them in half lengthwise and scrape out the seeds and membranes as desired. In a bowl add cream cheese and cheddar and mix it up nicely. Taste and add black pepper and salt. In second bowl, break the eggs and add milk, salt, black pepper and red chili powder and mix it up. In third bowl, add the bread crumbs and salt, black pepper according to taste. I used Italian style bread crumbs and noticed that they were pretty spicy by themselves. So make sure how much pepper you want.
  3. Fill up the jalapenos with the cheese mix and keep them aside. Now one at a time, dip the jalapeno first in egg mix and then coat it with bread crumbs. You can use spoon or your hands to coat it nicely with crumbs. Repeat the steps if you feel it is not coated enough with crumbs.
  4. Once all are done, grease a baking dish and place them in a preheated oven for around 30 minutes.
  5. Enjoy them hot.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Emeril Lagasse, 2002 Food network.com.
Recipe by Naive Cook Cooks at https://www.naivecookcooks.com/healthy-jalapeno-poppers/