Jalepeno Poppers!

Kellyffm
Kellyffm Posts: 61 Member
edited November 10 in Recipes
If you like Jalepeno Poppers I learned how to make these from my friend, Karla and tweeked it to make them low fat and low cal!

12 Fresh Jalepenos (slice in half and remove seeds)
1 pkg fat free or low fat cream cheese
1 tsp garlic salt
4 slices 95% fat free ham (cut into 3 strips each, lenthwise)

Mix cream cheese and garlic salt. Fill each Jalepeno half with cream cheese mixture and then wrap with strip of ham.

Broil until ham is slightly toasted and cream cheese is melted. Serve warm and enjoy!
26 calories each!
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  • bel4_20
    bel4_20 Posts: 2
    That sounds great I should put a few of those together and toss them in my smoker!
  • beckys19
    beckys19 Posts: 119 Member
    I love stuffed jalapenos... one of my favorite snacks is grilled jalapenos stuffed with peanut butter (it's best to use a chile grill)... sounds odd at first but it's very yummy, sort of like a satay sauce... I've had them pizza-style (lower fat mozerella and turkey peperoni), with smoked pork and a dab of BBQ sauce.....
  • KateB1982
    KateB1982 Posts: 107 Member
    Yum!
  • Heidi64
    Heidi64 Posts: 211 Member
    We did shredded cheddar cheese mixed into the cream cheese. Extra good that way too!
  • Kellyffm
    Kellyffm Posts: 61 Member
    If you have the extra calories to use, wrap bacon around them instead of ham. Broil until bacon is crispy on top.... YUM!
  • MissJenova
    MissJenova Posts: 258
    Yay!! One of my favorite appetizers! Thanks for the recipe :)
  • thekateb
    thekateb Posts: 45
    Sounds delish, do you know how many calories they are?
  • kuunsilta
    kuunsilta Posts: 126 Member
    This sounds SO GOOD. I also love that it's low cal ! The ones that I get at the store certainly aren't! haha
  • DisneyMommy
    DisneyMommy Posts: 281 Member
    Thank you! I must try these. Sounds yummy!
  • Shinkermom
    Shinkermom Posts: 16 Member
    These sound yummy :wink:
  • graycaro
    graycaro Posts: 71 Member
    bump
  • AJ_MotherRunner
    AJ_MotherRunner Posts: 175 Member
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  • wdwghettogirl
    wdwghettogirl Posts: 559 Member
    Oh wow! Is the jalapeno overpowering? Or does it balance out with the cheese? I don't like super spice, but a bit of a bite is great!
  • firesoforion
    firesoforion Posts: 1,017 Member
    Mmmm One of my favorite guilty pleasures but I hardly ever have them. Definitely going to be trying this! Perhaps with cheddar rather than cream cheese, though.
  • azilana76
    azilana76 Posts: 7 Member
    Thanks for sharing! I love Jalepeno Poppers.
  • Kellyffm
    Kellyffm Posts: 61 Member
    26 calories in each one.
  • sassylilmama
    sassylilmama Posts: 1,493 Member
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  • Kellyffm
    Kellyffm Posts: 61 Member
    Oh wow! Is the jalapeno overpowering? Or does it balance out with the cheese? I don't like super spice, but a bit of a bite is great!

    Only occasionally have I found a hot one after removing the seeds. I personally like the heat/spice so I add a few seeds to the cream cheese and garlic mixture.
  • ls_66
    ls_66 Posts: 395 Member
    I used to wrap them in bacon and then smoke them on my wood smoker... I bet with the ham should be really good
  • sherrybaby81
    sherrybaby81 Posts: 257 Member
    omg bump!
  • kmill81385
    kmill81385 Posts: 48
    Bump! These sounds yummy!
  • Kellyffm
    Kellyffm Posts: 61 Member
    Bump! These sounds yummy!

    I am fairly new to the site. What the heck does "bump" mean?? LOL
  • dia77
    dia77 Posts: 410 Member
    bump
  • lizzys
    lizzys Posts: 841 Member
    i am going to try:happy: sound great
  • Kellyffm
    Kellyffm Posts: 61 Member
    I used to wrap them in bacon and then smoke them on my wood smoker... I bet with the ham should be really good

    Before starting MFP. My favorite way was with bacon. I found ham has less cals and just enough flavor! :) I bet smoking them would be delish!
  • leahneedstobethin
    leahneedstobethin Posts: 7
    Sounds good. Thanks for posting.
  • Anomalia
    Anomalia Posts: 506 Member
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  • kennethmayo
    kennethmayo Posts: 6
    Slow grilling or smoking the peppers makes them hotter so if you don't like the heat be sure and scrape the veins from the inside of the peppers first. You can do this with a spoon. We make these often in the summer.

    Thank you for the low cal version. Will definitely give it a try when grilling weather gets here.
  • Kellyffm
    Kellyffm Posts: 61 Member
    I grill all the time but never thought of grilling these. Thanks for the idea!
  • beckys19
    beckys19 Posts: 119 Member
    Slow grilling or smoking the peppers makes them hotter so if you don't like the heat be sure and scrape the veins from the inside of the peppers first. You can do this with a spoon. We make these often in the summer.

    Thank you for the low cal version. Will definitely give it a try when grilling weather gets here.

    Slow cooking/roasting/grilling DOES NOT increase the heat. When properly cored and seeded (a jalapeno corer works wonders!) low and slow reduces the spice : http://www.chilegrill.com/Pepper-Preparation.html

    When grilling stuffed jalapenos, it's best to core, seed, remove membranes (if you don't like it too spicy), poke a small hole in the bottom with a toothpick, and salt lightly before stuffing. In every batch we do get a couple that are still pretty spicy. We've noticed the ones we get in winter are generally more mild than what we get in summer (either different varieties grown in winter, or they are better-watered than the ones we get in summer).

    For more recipe ideas you can check out the Chili Grill website: http://www.chilegrill.com/Stuffed-Jalapeno-Recipes.html

    note- we do own this particular brand of product, but any similar contraption should work just fine for grill or oven!
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