No bake sweet pepper poppers-perfect for your next grill out or even football game this fall. These little poppers are quick to make, and made with the right ingredients can be a healthy little snack. Mini peppers, low fat cream cheese, bacon, seasoning, jalepeno & cheddar cheese. Simple & delicious. No baking means not heating your house up on these hot summer months, too!
Perfect snack for vacation!
I have to admit, I did NOT come up with this recipe myself. We were on a friends vacation in the Black Hills earlier in June and my friend Jessica made a similar version to this. I LOVED it, everyone did! I immediately went home & researched similar recipes. These little poppers were perfect for our many grill out nights on vacation,and also would have been great added to our picnic lunches when we were 4-wheeling the trails of the Black Hills.
Ingredients
16 oz bag of sweet mini peppers- found at just about any grocery store. I estimated about 12 per bag, but this will vary. Seed these out and cut them long ways.
Jalepeno pepper- I do not like super spicy meals.I seeded & rinsed this pepper to be sure no heat would be added to the recipe. If jalepenos scare you, leave it out.(they scare my family so I totally understand. There was never a jalepeno in the Wild household growing up!)
Cream Cheese- I used the lowfat cream cheese & it tasted great. Consistency was still great too. Feel free to use regular fat if you want.
Bacon- cooked & crumbled. Feel free to replace with turkey bacon for a leaner option. If in a pinch, grab bacon bits. My favorite bacon bits are the Members Mark brand at Sams Club. I hate cooking bacon, and my husband will tell you I’m not that great at cooking it.It is either too crispy, or not crispy enough. When I do make it, I usually resort to making it in the oven. Here is a recipe I follow on cooking bacon from one of my favorite food bloggers, Spend with Pennies.
Cheddar Cheese- I used 1/2 cup. Add a little extra on the top of the poppers for decoration if you wish. I think he cheese in this recipe could be versatile, add what you like best.
Seasoning- I used simple seasonings-onion powder & worcestershire sauce. This is an open book for seasonings- garlic, red pepper flakes, pepper. Use what you like.
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No Bake Sweet Pepper Poppers
Equipment
- 1 bowl for mixing
- 1 knife for chopping
- measuring utensils
Ingredients
- 1 16 oz bag mini sweet peppers cut in half & seeded.
- 6 peices bacon, cooked + crumbles replace with good quality bacon bits if necessary
- 1 jalepeno diced, seeded & rinsed
- 1 8 oz package low fat cream cheese softened can use regular too
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Wash sweet peppers, dice in half and seed. Then, seed & dice up the jalepeno peppers into small pieces.
- Mix the cream cheese, onion powder & worcestershire together. Once mixed well, add the crumbled bacon, diced jalepeno pepper, cheddar cheese.
- Add about a tablespoon of cream cheese mixture to each sweet pepper. Depending on the size of the pepper you could use less or more. Sprinkle with more cheese if you wish. Enjoy!
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