Baked Cream Cheese Jalapeno Poppers

Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 cup finely shredded Cheddar cheese

1 ½ tablespoons taco seasoning mix

12jalapeno peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded

2 tablespoons fine bread crumbs, or to taste

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper.

Step 2

Blend cream cheese, Cheddar cheese, and taco seasoning together in a bowl; spread into jalapeno halves and arrange onto prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle bread crumbs over the cheese filling.

Step 3

Bake until the peppers are just tender, 20 to 30 minutes.

Cook's Note:

If you aren’t a fan of taco seasoning, try stuffing the peppers with a mixture of cream cheese, mozzarella, and chopped pepperoni. Or try cream cheese, bleu cheese, and a bit of dry ranch dressing mix, or whatever sounds good to you!

They also keep quite well if baked for about 15 minutes and cooled before freezing on a baking sheet and then stored in resealable freezer bags. Bake frozen poppers for about 20 minutes.

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