Low Fat Jalapeño Poppers Recipes

SKINNY JALAPEñO POPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange the peppers on the baking sheet.
• In a mixing bowl, stir together the Neufchâtel cheese, cheddar cheese, garlic powder, worchestershire, and the salt and pepper until well-combined. Spoon about 1-2 tablespoons of the mixture into each pepper half. Sprinkle some of the panko on top of each pepper.
• Spray the tops with cooking spray. Bake for 20 minutes. Switch the oven to broil and continue cooking for 3-5 minutes until the breadcrumbs are golden brown. Remove from the oven. Sprinkle some of the bacon on top of each popper. Serve warm.

JALAPENO POPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F. Set a wire rack over a baking sheet.
• If you have them, slip on some latex gloves for the pepper prep. Cut the jalapenos in half lengthwise. With a spoon, remove the seeds and white membranes (the source of the heat; leave a little if you like things HOT). Smear cream cheese into each jalapeno half and then wrap with a bacon piece (1/2 slice). Secure by sticking a toothpick through the middle. Place on the rack in the baking sheet.
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes. (You don't want the bacon pieces to shrink so much they start to squeeze the jalapenos.) If after 45 minutes the bacon doesn't look brown enough, just keep cooking until the bacon is sizzling.
• Serve immediately, or they're also great at room temperature.

LOW-CARB JALAPENO POPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Split jalepeno pepper down the side, but keep the stem in tact (wear gloves).
• With your thumb or a teaspoon, scrape out the seeds and membrane leaving a pocket in which to stuff. Blend cream cheese, cheddar cheese, green onion, and garlic powder. Stuff each pepper with the cheese mixture and place on a sprayed baking sheet and top with a sprinkle of paprika.
• Bake for about 25 minutes or until the peppers are softened and cheese is melted. Let sit a few minutes for the cheese to set up before eating.

BAKED JALAPENO POPPERS LOW FAT AND LOW CALORIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Place the whole peppers with the stems, on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Drizzle with 1 tbsp of the olive oil. Roast for about 8 minutes, Let cool.
• Cut peppers in half lengthwise and remove the seeds. Place cut side up on a baking sheet.
• Heat the remaining oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook mushrooms, zucchini, and garlic until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the corn and heat through. Stir in the scallions and half of the cheese.
• Stuff each pepper half with veggie mixture. Top with remaining cheese. Broil until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Serve immediately.

JALAPEñO POPPERS

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.