Cooking Challenge: Jalapeno

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inskydiamonds
inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
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Welcome to the fortieth round of the cooking challenge! This week's ingredient comes to us from wannabahotmom, the winner of the kiwi cooking challenge.

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This week's challenge is JALAPENO.

These are the rules for the challenge:

1. You don't need to have created the recipe from scratch, but you DO need to make it.
2. Voting will be put up for the challenge and the winner of the challenge will pick the next ingredient to be used.
3. Pictures are encouraged but not required. If you want to post a picture upload it on a website like photobucket.com or tinypic.com . If there's any questions about how to do that, don't be shy to ask me.
4. You do need to post the recipe you used so other people can try it too, if they so please.
5. If you used a recipe from another source give credit to the original creator!
6. Your recipe can be a breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, or dessert! Anything!

Fill out the following form to play:

NAME OF RECIPE:
INGREDIENTS:
DIRECTIONS:
CALORIES PER SERVING:
HOW MANY IT SERVES:
OPINIONS ON HOW IT TASTED, ETC:
PICTURE (optional):

Voting for this challenge will begin next Saturday July 30th at 5PM Pacific Standard Time.

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  • jalapenos
    jalapenos Posts: 345 Member
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    Yay!! My fav!! Now to see which recipe to post.... :devil:
  • elliecolorado
    elliecolorado Posts: 1,040
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    bump! Love jalapenos :heart:
  • Erindipitous
    Erindipitous Posts: 1,234 Member
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    NAME OF RECIPE: Jalapeno Turkey Burgers

    INGREDIENTS:

    16oz Ground Turkey, 93% lean
    2 Jalapeno Peppers, finely chopped
    1/2 cup Fresh Cilantro, finely chopped
    1 Egg
    1/8 cup Italian Style Bread Crumbs
    2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
    1 tsp concentrated beef stock / soup base
    Salt and Pepper, to taste

    4 Pepperidge Farm 100% Whole Wheat Sandwich Thins

    Optional:
    4 Reduced Fat Pepper Jack Cheese Slices
    1 medium vidalia onion sauteed with 1 cup of chopped shiitake mushrooms
    12 slices of cooked bacon


    DIRECTIONS:

    Mix the ground turkey, jalapenos, cilantro, egg, bread crumbs, Worcestershire sauce, concentrated beef stock, and salt/pepper thoroughly in a bowl. Separate into four patties. Grill until cooked through (I didn't pay attention to time, but just make sure the turkey is cooked all of the way through. On the Foreman Grill, I believe it was about 13 minutes).

    Place on sandwich thin, top with cheese, onions/mushrooms, and bacon, if desired.


    CALORIES PER SERVING:

    523 calories, fully loaded (with 1 slice of cheese, 1/4 cup sauteed onions/mushrooms, and 3 slices of bacon)
    288 calories, "naked"


    HOW MANY IT SERVES: 4


    OPINIONS ON HOW IT TASTED, ETC:

    My boyfriend and I made these together on a whim and loved them. If I don't want to go so heavy on calories, I would cut out the bacon, cheese, and onions/mushrooms.. But quite frankly, those additions make this incredible and I'd gladly spend an extra hour working out to compensate. Mmm mmm.. :)


    PICTURE (optional):
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    ...I think I'm going to make these again tomorrow. ;)
  • maeadair
    maeadair Posts: 496 Member
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    I do not eat spicy due to medication I am on, but my son loves spicy so I will let him judge. :-)
  • cdevine10
    cdevine10 Posts: 102 Member
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    Wow that turkey burger sounds amazing!!

    I will post later when I am home with my recipes!
  • findingfit23
    findingfit23 Posts: 846 Member
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    NAME OF RECIPE: Spicy Meatloaf Muffins


    INGREDIENTS:
    1 lb lean ground beef, I used 90/10, calories can be reduced by using 93/7 or 95/5
    4 oz shredded pepper jack cheese
    1 egg
    1 onion chopped,
    2 jalapenos, seeded or not, heat is up to you!
    1/2 cup salsa, I used a verde

    DIRECTIONS:
    Preheat oven to 350. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Spray muffin tin with cooking spray. Spoon mixture into muffin tin, making 8 muffin.

    CALORIES PER SERVING:
    Calories 166 Carbs 4 Fat 10 Protein 15

    HOW MANY IT SERVES: 8 Muffins, 1 per serving


    PICTURE (optional):
    Was going to post a pic, but these are not too pretty. They taste much better then they look!!!
  • shagybear33
    shagybear33 Posts: 272
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    JALEPENO WONTONS

    INGREDIENTS:

    1 PKG Cream Cheese
    1/2 Cup Pickled Jalapenos
    WonTon Skins

    DIRECTIONS:

    Mix cream cheese and jalapenos together.
    Put in wontons
    Brush with a tiny bit of oil
    Bake in Oven until crispy.


    CALORIES PER SERVING: 60
    HOW MANY IT SERVES: 20
    OPINIONS ON HOW IT TASTED, ETC: AMAZING!! LOVE THIS RECIPE for a nice treat once in a while
  • alwaysenl
    alwaysenl Posts: 197 Member
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    NAME OF RECIPE: Light Jalapeno Poppers

    INGREDIENTS:
    5 dashes olive oil flavored cooking spray (5 one second sprays)
    2 ounces light cream cheese
    1/2 cup shredded low-fat cheddar cheese
    1 tablespoon fat-free mayonnaise
    8 medium jalapeno peppers
    1/4 cup fat free egg substitute
    3/4 cup corn flake crumbs

    DIRECTIONS:
    1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
    2. Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
    3. In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, cheddar cheese and mayonnaise; mix well and set aside.
    4. Halve jalapenos lengthwise and remove seeds.
    5. Stuff jalapeno halves with cream cheese mixture.
    6. Place egg substitute in a shallow dish.
    7. Place cereal crumbs in a separate shallow dish.
    8. Dip stuffed jalapeno halves into egg substitute and then roll in cereal crumbs to coat.
    9. Transfer jalapenos to prepared baking sheet and coat with cooking spray.
    10. Bake until filling is bubbly, about 30 minutes.
    11. Serve hot.

    CALORIES PER SERVING: 50
    HOW MANY IT SERVES: 8

    OPINIONS ON HOW IT TASTED, ETC:
    These are so delish! I made them yesterday to bring to my father's birthday party and they were a hit! I tripled the recipe and they were all gobbled down. So yummy & so low calorie! We really loved them. (Found recipe on food.com)
  • findingfit23
    findingfit23 Posts: 846 Member
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    I forgot to include the baking time of 30 minutes on mine, for some reason I cannot go back and edit.
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
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    Keep them coming in!
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
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    Share the jalapeno recipes!
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
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    Share your jalapeno recipes by today!
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
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    http://www.scribbld.com/customview.cgi?user=whiskey&styleid=27146

    And voting has opened! I am a little disappointed in myself for not getting my dish done in time (which I'm about to make now) but I wanted to make sure voting gets up and I don't forget to do it! So go vote for your favorite jalapeno dish before Wednesday at 5PM PST.
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
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    Make sure you vote :)
  • nkrueger1
    nkrueger1 Posts: 129 Member
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    Grilled Stuffed Jalapenos

    Ingredients:
    Jalapeno Peppers - 7 peppers
    7 Tbsp Philadelphia Cream Cheese 1/3 Less Fat (8oz), softened
    3.5 slices Oscar Mayer Bacon (cut bacon in half)

    Directions:
    Cut stem off Jalapenos and use a corer to scrap out seeds and veins. Stuff with 1 Tbsp of softened cream cheese. Wrap with half a piece of bacon secure with a toothpick. Place on the grill and cook till bacon is cooked through. So Yummy!!!

    You could use Turkey bacon for less cals and fat if you prefer

    1 Pepper= 57 cals, 2 carbs, 5 fats, 2 protein
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
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    Voting ends tomorrow night, so make sure you vote before then!
  • wannabahotmom
    wannabahotmom Posts: 108
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    The turkey burger looks FABULOUS!!! Can't wait to try it!
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
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    Congratulations to Erindipitous and her Jalapeno Turkey Burgers!
    Now go enter the spaghetti squash cooking challenge: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/304227-cooking-challenge-spaghetti-squash?page=1#posts-4077752

    !!!
  • janeeny
    janeeny Posts: 25 Member
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    bump

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