Filled with three kinds of cheeses and extra crispy Panko, these may be the fastest-selling appetizers at your next football party!

Three-Cheese Jalapeno Poppers - These may be the fastest-selling appetizers at your next football party!

Ever since I could remember, I didn’t really like jalapeño poppers. I don’t even know why. I actually love jalapeños but for some reason, the minute someone said “jalapeño poppers”, I was completely turned off.

I do make different variations of jalapeño poppers from time to time for Jason though. He’s a bit of jalapeño popper fiend so every time I tell him I’m going to make it for him, he’s face will just light up.

But oddly enough, these jalapeño poppers actually came together when Jason wasn’t home. See, I had to come up with a game day type appetizer and the first thing that popped into my head was jalapeño poppers. They’re the perfect finger-foods with just enough of a spicy kick. So with that in mind, I decided to bring together 3 types of cheeses and stuff them in a jalapeño, baking them to cheesy goodness perfection and topping them off with toasted Panko bread crumbs for that extra crunch.

I can’t even stand jalapeño poppers but I actually devoured these in an instant! Now maybe next time I can wrap these bad boys in bacon…

Three-Cheese Jalapeno Poppers

Three-Cheese Jalapeno Poppers

Yield: 6 servings
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 25 minutes
Total: 35 minutes
These may be the fastest-selling appetizers at your next football party!
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ cup Panko*
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • ¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon onion powder
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 6 jalapeños, halved lengthwise, seeds and membranes removed

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
  • Heat olive in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add Panko and cook, stirring, until browned and toasted, about 3 minutes.
  • In a medium bowl, cream together cream cheese, cheeses, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper, to taste.
  • Spoon the filling into each jalapeño cavity. Place on prepared baking sheet, cavity side up, and bake until the filling is runny and golden, about 15-20 minutes.
  • Serve immediately, sprinkled with toasted Panko.

Notes

*Panko is a Japanese-style breadcrumb and can be found in the Asian section of your local grocery store.

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