Swaddled Jalapeno Peppers Recipes

SWADDLED JALAPENO PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F and prepare a cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• Combine cream cheese, lime peel, cilantro and lime juice.
• Unroll dough on cutting board and separate into 8 triangles.
• From center of longest side to opposite point, cut each triangle in half, making 16 triangles.
• Spoon 1 teaspoon of cream cheese into each jalepeno half and place cheese side down on cresent triangles with the point end of the pepper near the top point of the triangle.
• Fold triangle sides over the jalepeno and pinch to seal.
• Fold triangle top over end of the pepper and pinch to seal.
• Place melted butter and Parmesan in separate shallow dishes.
• Dip dough wrapped peppers in butter then roll in Parmesan.
• Place on cookie sheet and bake 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.

STUFFED JALAPENO PEPPERS

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil, and par-boil the Jalapenos for 3-4 minutes. Drain. Cool.
• Cut a slit lengthwise along one side of each pepper, leaving the stem intact.
• Using a teaspoon / paring knife, carefully scrape out the core and seeds of each pepper.
• Now stuff the peppers with sticks of cheese.
• In a casserole dish, add the sliced tomatoes.
• Add the red onion.
• Add the white wine. Salt and pepper to taste. (proper seasoning - important).
• Place 8 oz. shredded Mozerella on top in the middle of the tomatoes and onion.
• Arrange the dozen peppers in a circle, or aside each other on top of the cheese.
• Add the remaining shredded cheese in the middle of the peppers in one large "pile".
• Season top with paprika lightly for additional color.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for approximately 25 minutes, until golden brown, and cheese is evenly melted.

STUFFED JALAPENO PEPPERS

Steps:

• Boil Jalapeno Peppers until soft for 5 minutes or so.
• Remove from water, Using a sharp knive, slice the pepper lengthwise,leaving the pepper intact as a cavity, remove seeds and clean for the cream cheese filling. Rub olive oil on peppers.
• Combine cream cheese, bread crumbs, jack cheese, salsa.
• Fill each pepper with cream cheese mixture.
• Place peppers on grill or bake (in preheated oven at 400) until cream cheese mixture is hot and peppers are cooked tender about 10 minutes.

SWADDLED PEPPERS

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 375°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix cream cheese, lime peel, cilantro and lime juice until well blended; set aside. Carefully remove stems from chiles; cut each in half lengthwise. Remove and discard seeds.
• 2. Unroll dough on cutting board; separate into 8 triangles. From center of longest side to opposite point, cut each triangle in half, making 16 triangles.
• 3. For each appetizer, spoon 1 teaspoon cream cheese mixture into chile half; place chile, cream cheese side down, on dough triangle with point of chile near top point of triangle. Wrap sides of triangle up over chile; pinch to seal. Bring point of triangle down over end of chile to cover; pinch to seal.
• 4. In separate shallow dishes, place melted butter and Parmesan cheese. Dip each dough-wrapped chile into butter; roll in cheese to coat. Place on sprayed cookie sheet.
• 5. Bake at 375°F. for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.