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Jalapeño Poppers

5 from 1 vote
Creamy and porky with a gentle touch of spice
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 23 minutes
Total Time 33 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine: Snack
Calories: 306

Ingredients
  

  • 8 jalapeños
  • 2 spring onions/scallions
  • 125 g cream cheese
  • 2 medium cloves garlic
  • 8 rashers streaky bacon (cut in half)
  • 8 grinds of pepper
  • ½ tsp salt

Method
 

  1. Pre-heat oven to 200℃/400℉ fan bake
  2. Slice the Jalapeños in two lengthwise and scape out the seeds and pith and discard (or dry the seeds and plant again next spring)
  3. Chop white and green parts of the spring onions finely and mince the garlic
  4. Mix the cream cheese, garlic, spring onions, pepper and salt
  5. Spoon the mixture into each Jalapeño half and wrap bacon on the diagonal, stretching it to cover as much of the filling as possible.
  6. Place on a rack over a baking tray and bake for 20 minutes followed by 3 minutes under the grill (keeping an eye on them)
  7. Serve as an appetiser, side dish or finger food.

Nutrition

Calories: 306kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 8gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 1183mgPotassium: 212mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 1007IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 1mg

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