Jalapeno Poppers

We love Jalapeno Poppers.  Our favorite is Pioneer Woman Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Popper but way too many calories. So I changed it up some to make it lighter but still yummy.

Jalapeno Poppers

20 jalapeno peppers
16 oz light cream cheese
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp white pepper
1 tsp smoked paprika
6 slice bacon fried crisp, drained well and chopped
1/4 cup BBQ sauce

Preheat oven at 350 degrees

Wearing gloves, slice jalapenos in half length wise and remove seeds and veins. Then rinse well.

Royce washed these and didn't take the veins out so the poppers were quite spicy

Mix cream cheese, cheese and seasoning with mixer until well blended.  Stir in chopped bacon.


Spoon small amount of cream cheese mixture into each jalapeno half.  Place on grill pan (I put foil in the bottom of the grill pan for easy clean up). Bake for 30 minutes.


 Brush each popper with small amount of BBQ sauce and bake for another 10 minutes.


Servings per recipe: 20
Serving size: 2 poppers
Calories per servings: 90 calories

We had 2 servings of  these, baked lemon pepper talapia and a salad for supper tonight for a total of 355 calories