These mini pepper poppers are a great alternative to my jalapeño popper recipe. They pack all of the flavor without the spice!
Do you ever have a recipe that you really, really like but you can’t eat it anymore?
That’s how I feel about my jalapeño poppers. They are deliciously spicy and I can’t stop eating them once I start. But, because they are so spicy, they hurt my stomach sometimes. Especially if I eat 10 of them. That is a lot of jalapeños.
I guess I hit a point when I decided masochism just wasn’t my style and it was time to stop hurting myself. I had two choices – make smaller portions of my jalapeño poppers so there aren’t 10 for me to eat, or change the recipe so that I could still eat 10 if I felt so inclined.
Enter mini pepper poppers.
Mini Pepper Poppers
I found the cutest package of mini bell peppers while grocery shopping other day and the perfect solution to my jalapeño popper dilemna was born.
The mini peppers aren’t quite as sturdy as a jalapeño so carefully deseed and devein them. Also, don’t overstuff them. And if you have leftover stuffing after making the mini pepper poppers, I would understand if you used it to stuff a few jalapeños. Just don’t stuff 10.
Mini Pepper Poppers
These mini pepper poppers are a great alternative to my jalapeño popper recipe. They pack all of the flavor without the spice!
Ingredients
- 20 mini bell peppers
- 1 8 ounce package of cream cheese, softened
- 1 stick of chorizo
- 1 cup chihuahua cheese
- ½ cup diced green onions
- ¼ finely chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line 2 baking sheets with foil. Cut off the stem from each pepper and slice in half, vertically. Using a paring or sharp knife, cut out the seeds and ribs and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, chorizo, chihuahua cheese, green onions and cilantro. Mix until well blended. Use a spoon to fill each pepper with the chorizo mixture and place on the baking sheets, spaced evenly apart.
- Bake for 15 minutes, then remove from oven and let cool slightly before serving.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 5 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 321Total Fat: 26gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 379mgCarbohydrates: 11gFiber: 3gSugar: 7gProtein: 11g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and may not be correct.
lnmaher
Saturday 21st of March 2015
Do you cook the chorizo first?
Jenny B
Saturday 21st of March 2015
No, it cooks when the poppers bake.
Ashley @ Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen
Friday 20th of February 2015
OMG this is genius! I loooove mini bell peppers and I almost always have them on hand, but am not super into jalapeños. Fantastic recipe!
Jenny B
Friday 20th of February 2015
Thanks Ashley! :)
Amanda
Thursday 19th of February 2015
What a tasty looking snack! They have my husband's name written all over them :D
Jenny B
Friday 20th of February 2015
Lol, my husband ate almost all of them!
Debi @ Life Currents
Thursday 19th of February 2015
Oh man, these look great! We throw a happy hour around here, and I think these need to be on the next happy hour menu! Pinning for then. Thanks for the recipe!
Jenny B
Friday 20th of February 2015
Thanks Debi! They are the perfect finger food, definitely.
Jean | DelightfulRepast.com
Thursday 19th of February 2015
Jenny, what a great idea! Sometimes I can't handle hot peppers either, and the mini bells would be perfect!
Jenny B
Friday 20th of February 2015
Thanks Jean! :)