These baked jalapeño poppers are healthy, delicious and nutritious
Prep Time: 10 minutesmins
Cook Time: 28 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: jalapeño
Servings: 20
Author: Christina Carlyle
Ingredients
10Jalapeno Peppers
½ cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
¼ cupPanko bread crumbs
¼ cup Parmesan cheese
½tsp. garlic powder
1 dash hot sauce
pepper to taste
2tbsp. low sodium chicken broth
2tbsp. nonfat plain Greek yogurt
1 tbsp. salsa verde
1 tsp. fresh lime juice
Instructions
Rinse peppers then pat dry with paper towels.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
While the oven is heating prepare your peppers.
Cut off the top and stem from the pepper.
Cut a slit from top to bottom down one side of the pepper.
Gently pry the pepper open and flatten it exposing the seeds and membranes.
Use a spoon to scrape all of the white membranes and remove all of the seeds.
Repeat and clean all of the peppers. Rinse to wash away all of the seeds then pat dry with paper towel removing all excess water.
Line a baking sheet with foil and arrange the pepper shells evenly on the baking sheet.
Bake the peppers for 10 minutes. During the last 5 minutes begin preparing the filling.
In a small bowl combine the Greek yogurt, panko breadcrumbs, Parmesan, garlic, hot sauce and pepper to taste. Mix until completely blended and creamy.
Remove the peppers from the oven. Quickly and carefully spoon the filling equally between the jalapeño shells, using all of the mixture. Use the back of your spoon to press and shape the filling into the peppers.
When finished, return the peppers into the oven and bake for 10 minutes until the filling begins to turn golden brown.
During the last few minutes of baking begin preparing the dipping sauce.
In a small serving bowl, combine all of the dipping sauce ingredients and stir until completely combined.When the peppers are golden brown, remove from the oven.
Quickly and carefully use a spatula to arrange them on a serving plate with the dip and serve immediately, while hot.