Spicy Sausage Jalapeño Poppers
This game day appetizer requires minimal ingredients but packs a fiery punch of flavor!
Servings 8
Calories 344kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 pound hot Italian sausage, casings removed if needed
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
- 2½ cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 18 medium jalapeño peppers
- 1 tablespoon diced chives for serving
Instructions
- Heat a large cast iron pan over medium heat, add the oil and heat through. Add the sausage and cook, using a wooden spoon to break it into pieces, until golden brown and cooked through, about 8 minutes. Remove the sausage from the pan, draining as much oil as possible, to a medium mixing bowl and let cool completely.
- Add the cooled sausage to the bowl of a food processor fitted with the blade attachment and pulse a few times just until the sausage is finely ground.
- Add the cream cheese. Parmesan cheese and chives, blending just until combined.
- Heat oven to 400ºF (200ºC). Cut the jalapeños in half lengthwise and remove the seeds with a paring knife or spoon and discard.
- Spoon the cream cheese filling into the scooped out jalapeños and arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet.
- Bake until the jalapeño is tender and the filling is golden brown, about 25 minutes. Let cool and serve.
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Nutrition
Calories: 344kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 916mg | Potassium: 252mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 602IU | Vitamin C: 39mg | Calcium: 384mg | Iron: 1mg
