Quick and easy Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Chicken is spicy, cheesy, hearty, and made with simple ingredients, bacon, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and jalapenos.
This recipe is, basically, a chicken breast with a Jalapeno Popper stuffed inside. I covered the breast in panko, Japanese breadcrumbs, and baked them to perfection.
Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Chicken
- It’s easy to control the spice level. For less heat, remove the seeds and veins from the jalapenos. Jalapenos vary levels of heat. I recommend tasting a small amount before adding it to your recipe each time. If you don’t like much heat at all, you may want to substitute a poblano pepper.
- Depending on the thickness of your chicken, you may need to adjust the cooking time. Testing the chicken with an instant-read thermometer is the only way to know for sure it’s perfectly cooked. The safe internal temperature for cooked chicken is 165° Fahrenheit
- I recommend pounding the chicken with a meat mallet to make it a uniform thickness. It will cook more evenly.
- You can substitute any cheese for the cheddar cheese.
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Inside Out Jalapeno Popper
Ingredients
- 2 slices bacon cooked crisp and crumbled
- 1/4 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 2 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 2 Tablespoons jalapeno seeds removed and finely diced
- 2 medium boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a small bowl, mix cream cheese, cheddar cheese, jalapeno, and bacon together. It will be thick.
- Cut a pocket in the chicken and fill with the cream cheese mixture. Close and secure with toothpick or skewer.
- Salt and Pepper chicken.
- Beat egg in a small bowl with a fork.
- In another small bowl or shallow platter put panko bread crumbs.
- Bake 30 minutes or until chicken reaches 160 degrees.
- Serve immediately.
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Jo and Sue says
Definitely Pinning this for later. My niece is a spicy-food fanatic – she will love this recipe. Thank you for sharing!
Carole says
This one is so goood…. Fantastic that you linked it in to Food on Friday. Cheers
Cheerios and Lattes says
I love it! Thank you so much for posting on Saturday Show and Tell. I hope you'll be back this week to link up some more great ideas! Have a great rest of the week!
-Mackenzie
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Michelle's Tasty Creations says
Love this recipe. I love jalapeno poppers and I am always on the look out for new chicken recipes. Thanks for sharing.
Michelle
The Mandatory Mooch says
This looks delicious. My family would love this dish!! Thanks for linking up to Tasty Thursdays on The Mandatory Mooch. I hope you will link up again this week. The party will be live tonight. http://www.mandatorymooch.blogspot.com
Thanks, Nichi
Debi Bolocofsky says
Hi Paula,
This recipe looks delicious. Thank you so much for sharing with Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party last week. This weeks Link Party is opened at
http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/09/simple-anti-aging-moisturizer-and.html
from Wednesday until Sunday.
Hope to see you there.
Debi Bolocofsky
Adorned From Above
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Randomly Fascinated says
My brother loves jalepenos! Thanks for sharing at Friday Fascinations! Don’t forget to link up to this week’s party! http://domesticrandomness.blogspot.com/2012/08/friday-fascinations-4-everything-linky.html
Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says
Thank you for sharing at All My Bloggy Friends last week. I can't wait to see what you share this tomorrow!
Emily says
yum! My husband would love this one, I may have to give it a try!!!
MM says
I have but two words for you:
Yes, please!
Gina says
Oh my yummy!! I think I will definitely give this a try asap!! New follower 🙂
Gina
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My name is Jessica says
Oh yum! I used to love going to arbys for their jalapeno poppers and sweet jelly… this looks way better! My grandma makes jalapeno jelly that I think would go perfectly with this dish! I'm going to have to try it. Thanks for the great idea!!! I get so tired of making the same things all the time!
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Beach Monkeys - Jen says
OMG my husband would LOVE this! Okay, pining this and then trying it.
Jana@Transformations From the Heart says
Oh now this just looks delicious! Will have to try soon.
Paula Jones says
I'm glad you're following! I love to cook, I'm so glad you like my recipes.
Katie Drane says
I'm so glad that I'm following you! These look delicious. Thank you so much for posting how you stuffed the chicken, that is very helpful. Great recipe!
Katie
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Paula Jones says
Thank You, thanks for visiting!
Courtney says
This is one delicious looking recipe! YUMMY!!!
Earning-My-Cape says
This looks so yummy!!!
I'd like to invite you to link up with my Super Link Party on Wednesday!
I hope to see you there! 🙂
~Susie~
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Theresa says
This looks YUM! Thanks for following. I added you back on GFC, but also G+ too as gfc will be fading out soon.
I can't wait to see the other recipes you have posted!
Theresa
Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says
This would be right up our alley! Yum!
Paula Jones says
Great! We loved it. It went into the Favorites file!
Laura says
Oh my goodness that looks good. I bought tons of jalapenos at the community market this weekend. Some are going to go to salsa, but I can tell one will go to these too!