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Oven Baked Jalapeño Poppers are stuffed with a creamy cheese mix, crispy panko breadcrumbs, bacon and chives. A fun switch up from the classic!
Why Make These Oven Baked Jalapeño Poppers
These jalapeño poppers are much more flavorful than your average poppers.
- They bake up quickly and are gluten-free. Baked jalapeño poppers are the perfect snack or appetizer.
- This recipe uses pre cooked bacon to top them with so it offers a good crunch to the popper. Enjoy! Looking for another crowd pleasing appetizer? Try Cream Cheese Corn Dip for a wonderful dip to pair with these!
Ingredients Needed
- Jalapeños. Take the seeds out before stuffing! If you can’t handle the heat, you can use green peppers.
- Seasoning. Onion, garlic powder, salt, pepper, italian seasonings
- Sour Cream. this is used to thin the goat cheese mix and make it more spreadable
- Goat Cheese. I use all goat cheese but you can use 50/50 cream cheese or all cream cheese if you’d like.
- Panko Breadcrumbs. For extra crunch and flavor.
- Cooked Bacon Bits. I cook my own bacon and chop it up. This is optional!
- Green Onions. For garnish.
- Buffalo Sauce. Optional for drizzling.
Steps To Make This Recipe
- Step One. Set oven to 375º. Cut the jalapeños in half vertically and scoop out the seeds/white flesh and discard. Wash your hands after! In a small bowl mix sour cream, seasonings, goat cheese (and cream cheese if subbing) together well.
- Step Two. Line a cooking sheet with parchment paper. Gently scoop and fill each jalapeño with goat cheese mix. and dip in panko or sprinkle the panko breadcrumbs over the top. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until panko and jalapeños are slightly browned. Sprinkle onions, bacon if using, and sauce over before serving and enjoy!
What To Serve With Jalapeño Poppers
If you are looking for other yummy appetizers to pair with these oven baked jalapeño poppers, try Asian Coleslaw or Spicy Deviled Eggs. My Mediterranean flatbread is also always yummy.
To make is a whole meal, serve my Cheeseburger bowls, Chicken Skewers or Spicy Chicken Burgers with these poppers!
Recipe Tips
- Be sure to wash your hands after handling the raw jalapeño!
- Use what you love. If you don’t like goat cheese, no problem! Just sub cream cheese 🙂
- Make it Low Carb! skip the panko bread crumbs for a low carb treat.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Recipe FAQ’s
No, as long as you clean the seeds out really well, they shouldn’t be too spicy.
Yes! use vegan cream cheese and vegan sour cream.
Other appetizers To Try
Appetizers
Burrata Tomato Salad
Dinner
Blackened Salmon Tacos
Side Dishes
Honey Sriracha Brussel Sprouts
Lunch
Avocado Egg Salad
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Oven Baked Jalapeño Poppers
Equipment
- rimmed cooking sheet
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 8-10 Jalapeños
- 8 oz goats chèvre, or cream cheese (see notes)
- ⅓ cup sour cream
- ¼ tsp course salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- ¼ cup panko bread crumbs, optional!
- ⅓ cup green onions, chopped , Keep some to the side for garnish!
- 4 tbsp buffalo sauce , optional!
- ⅓ cup cooked bacon (6 pieces) , optional!
Instructions
- Set oven to 375º Cut the jalapeños in half vertically and scoop out the seeds/white flesh and discard. Wash your hands after!
- In a small bowl mix sour cream, half of the green onion, seasonings, goat cheese (or cream cheese), together well.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Gently scoop and fill each jalapeño with the goat cheese mix and dip in panko or sprinkle the panko breadcrumbs over the top.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until panko and jalapeños are slightly browned and softened. Sprinkle leftover onions, crumbled bacon if using, and sauce over before serving and enjoy!
Notes
- Be sure to wash your hands after handling the raw jalapeño!
- Use what you love. If you don’t like goat cheese, no problem! Just sub cream cheese 🙂
- Make it Low Carb! skip the panko bread crumbs for a low carb treat.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
These are fantastic made them for Labor Day weekend BBQ party everyone was impressed.
So glad you enjoyed these! We love them.
Note to self… remove ALL of the seeds. Left in a couple for added heat but that was not needed. These things are fire regardless!
These are the perfect app for football season! I might make them/request them every Sunday.