Author Notes
Jalapeno peppers stuffed with cheese (I made half with non-dairy cheese) are stuffed inside a boneless chicken breast. The chicken breast is wrapped in bacon (organic, nitrate-free…). The whole thing is then basted in BBQ sauce and baked in the oven. And it tastes as good as it sounds. I made some of these with real cheese (a combination of cream cheese and cheddar) and half with Daiya tapioca-based faux cheese. I ate the healthy version and it was delicious. Those who ate the real-cheese ones also loved it. —sisaaacs1
Ingredients
-
4
boneless, skinless chicken breasts, halved lengthwise, then cut a deep pocket in each
-
4
jalapeno peppers, halved lengthwise, seeds discarded
-
16
strips of bacon
-
4 ounces
cream cheese plus 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese, or 3 slices Daiya non dairy cheese, cut into slices
-
sea salt and black pepper, to taste
-
1 cup bbq sauce
Directions
-
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
-
Stuff jalapeno halves with cheese. If using real cheese, use about 2 Tbs each. If using Daiya use as much as you can pile into the pepper. Stuff a stuffed pepper half into each chicken pocket. Tightly wrap 2 slices of bacon around each chicken piece, covering the opening and the cheese well. Arrange chicken on a rimmed baking pan. Brush each piece with BBQ sauce. Bake 40 minutes, basting occasionally with more BBQ sauce, until the chicken registers 165-170 degrees on a meat thermometer. Enjoy!
See what other Food52ers are saying.