Baked Jalapeño Poppers

Name: Baked Jalapeño Poppers
Yield: Makes 24 poppers
Ingredients: 6 slices, bacon; 12 , jalapeño chiles, halved lengthwise with stems left intact, seeds and ribs removed; 4 ounces, mild cheddar cheese, shredded (1 cup); 4 ounces, Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (1 cup); 4 ounces, cream cheese, softened; 2 , scallions, sliced thin; 3 tablespoons, minced fresh cilantro; 2 tablespoons, panko bread crumbs; 1 large, egg yolk; 2 teaspoons, lime juice; 1 teaspoon, ground cumin

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2014

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An easier path to homemade jalapeño poppers starts with ditching the deep frying.

SERVESMakes 24 poppers

TIME1¼ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

With all due respect to stuffed, breaded, and fried jalapeño poppers, we wanted an easier option to bring this bar snack to the home kitchen. But perfecting baked jalapeño poppers took a few tricks. First, roasting the halved chiles cut sid...

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