Description
Delicious jalapeño poppers stuffed with creamy chicken and spicy buffalo sauce, perfect for game-day snacking.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 large jalapeño peppers
- 1 cup cooked, shredded chicken breast
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1/4 cup cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup buffalo wing sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese for garnish
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives or green onions (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil.
- Halve the jalapeños lengthwise and scoop out the seeds and membranes.
- Mix the chicken, blue cheese, cream cheese, buffalo sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper in a mixing bowl.
- Spoon the filling into each jalapeño half generously.
- Arrange the stuffed jalapeños in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes until the peppers are tender and the filling is bubbling.
- Garnish with additional buffalo sauce, blue cheese, and chives.
- Serve with celery sticks and dipping sauce.
Notes
Wear gloves when handling jalapeños to avoid skin irritation. You can prep the filling a day ahead for intensified flavors.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 poppers
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 30mg