Baked Jalapeno Poppers with Cottage Cheese
on May 17, 2015, Updated Sep 05, 2020
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These Baked Jalapeno Poppers are stuffed with mozzarella and cottage cheese which makes them really irresistible! The flavour of the spicy jalapenos combined with the gooey cheese makes this a perfect vegetarian crowd pulling appetizer!
These Jalapeno Poppers with Cottage Cheese has to be one of my top 5 favorite vegetarian party starters. They are even better than the baked sticky chicken wings, and I’ll tell you why! These Jalapeno Poppers are crunchy, spicy, creamy and oh-so-delicious! Plus they’re really easy and quick easy, which is perfect when you need to make it in large quantities for a party crowd. I recently made this for a game night, and it was such a huge hit that everything disappeared in minutes! Excited?
Quick Walk Through: Baked Jalapeno Poppers With Cottage Cheese
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- The perfect party appetizer that’s crunchy, gooey, cheesy and spicy at the same time
- Super quick and easy. Requires hardly any chopping and most of the process is hands-free
- The filling options are endless and can be easily customised to suit your preferences
Top Tips To Make The Best Baked Jalapeno Poppers
- This starter can be quite spicy. So if you have a low spice tolerance, then I would highly recommend removing the seeds after splitting the jalapenos open. The seeds are where the heat is, so once those are removed, you’re left with crunchy, delicious goodness.
- The filling ideas for these jalapeno poppers are endless. I have kept mine pretty basic, but there’s so much you can do with it. Add an assortment of veggies like carrots, cabbage, mushrooms etc. if you want to go the veg route. Or you can stuff these poppers with minced chicken, bacon, or any other minced meat of your choice.
- Slicing and seeding jalapenos can cause your fingers to burn. And if you happen to touch your eyes or face with those hands, chances are that your eyes will burn and water too. So I would highly recommend you to wear gloves when handling jalapenos until they’re in the oven.
These jalapeno poppers are the best and most delicious game or party night starter and will truly make anyone who tastes it fall in love. If you want to make this into a complete meal, serve it with some salad or sandwiches and there you have it – a delicious and fun meal!
Baked Jalapeno Poppers with Cottage Cheese
Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
- Jalapenos
- ½ cup Paneer, grated Cottage Cheese
- ½ cup Mozzarella, grated
- ½ teaspoon Hot sauce, Sriracha or any other
- teaspoon Tomato, Ketchup
- ¼ cup Spring Onions, finely chopped
- ½ cup Breadcrumbs
- Strips of Bacon chopped in small pieces, Optional
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to degrees 200.
- Cut Jalapenos lengthwise in remove the seeds if you like these less spicy half.
- Combine paneer, mozzarella, sriracha, tomato ketchup and spring onions half.
- Stuff each Jalapeno mixture half.
- Spread bread crumbs out on a plate and place Jalapenos face down on the breadcrumbs so that the breadcrumbs stick to the mixture.
- Place Jalapenos on a baking tray lined with aluminum foil with the skin side down and sprinkle remaining cheese and bacon if using.
- Bake for 20 minutes and serve hot.
What time to put the oven on??
Hey Katie, Bake for 20 minutes at 200 C in the pre-heated oven
For some reason, the vegetarians in my party weren’t too keen on the bacon.
Hey Vinod. Thanks a ton! I live in Bangalore and got these from First Agro which grows them. Unfortunately, you can’t substitute them for the canned variety in this recipe. I hope you liked the other stuff you’ve tried so far 🙂
Hello,
I “L O V E” your recipes!!! I’ve been trying my hand on few of them and I stumbled across this.
Can you please tell me where to find whole Jalapeños? Yours looks fresh so am sure they are not out of a can.
V
Thaaaanks Indu 🙂 Bacon makes our world better doesn’t it? 😛
Love the logo and the jalapeno. Cheese, siracha, bacon and jalapeno? Cant get better!