Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Chicken Breasts

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 178.3

Total Fat: 2.7 g
Cholesterol: 49.5 mg
Sodium: 164.8 mg
Total Carbs: 11.6 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.4 g
Protein: 24.5 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Chicken Breasts calories by ingredient

Introduction

If you like jalapeno poppers, you'll love this recipe! The spicy pepper mellows out a bit as it cooks.
If you like jalapeno poppers, you'll love this recipe! The spicy pepper mellows out a bit as it cooks.

Minutes to Prepare: 15

Minutes to Cook: 20

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

1 1/2 teaspoons dark chili powder

1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 cup panko (Japanese bread crumbs)

4 small jalapeno peppers, stems and seeds removed

4 garlic cloves, sliced

1/4 cup hummus or reduced-fat cream cheese

16 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts, (4 ounces each)

Yogurt sauce

1/4 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt

2 tablespoons chopped parsley

2 tablespoons lime juice

Tips

To mellow the pepper's heat even more, steam the diced peppers in the microwave for two minutes with two tablespoons of water, then add to the recipe.

Like it spicy? Don't remove the ribs and seeds.

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Place an oven-safe wire rack on a baking sheet. Spritz the wire rack with cooking spray.

In a small bowl, combine the spices. Place a third of the spice blend in a zip-top plastic bag or shallow, flat dish with the breadcrumbs.

Dice the peppers and add to the bowl with half of the remaining spice blend, hummus or cream cheese, and garlic. Stir to combine.

Cut a slit into the side of each chicken breast to form a pocket.

Divide the jalapeno stuffing mixture among the four chicken breasts, then use toothpicks to close them.

Spritz the chicken with cooking spray, then roll in the breadcrumbs.

Place the chicken on the wire rack and spritz with cooking spray.

Bake for 20 minutes, turning the chicken after 10 minutes, until the chicken. Remove from oven.

While the chicken is cooking, prepare the yogurt sauce.
In a small bowl, mix together the yogurt, parsley, lime juice, and the remaining spice blend.

Serving Size: Makes 4 servings; 3 ounces cooked chicken per serving with a heaping tablespoon of sauce

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Member Ratings For This Recipe

CD13934834

Very Good

21 of 21 people found this review helpful

made w/ 3 wedges laughing cow garlic/herb & 1/4 jalapeno. Turned out AWESOME!!! - 5/14/13
CD13487612

Incredible!

11 of 11 people found this review helpful

Very, very good! I used chicken thighs instead of breasts and had enough filling & breading for 5 thighs. Didn't make the yogurt sauce, but will have to get yogurt for next time. Hubby liked it pretty good, he says, and for him, that's saying a lot! - 4/29/13
GREENEYES_

Very Good

6 of 7 people found this review helpful

This was delicious! My 9 yr old chose to make it and I walked him right through. The yogurt was a perfect accompaniment to mellow out the bite. Directions need a little editing. Beware of the bare hands meets jalapeno... we discovered if you put milk on it the sting will go away. - 7/3/14
DGARDNER123

Very Good

6 of 7 people found this review helpful

Made this the other night. My husband and I both loved it. I used chicken cutlets pounded to 1/4". Spread the cream cheese
mixture on one side and rolled the chicken before breading. The next time I will try it with hummus and use more peppers. We like it hot. - 7/28/13
ITSMEGER

Very Good

6 of 6 people found this review helpful

Good recipe. The yogurt sauce helps cut the heat if you want. Had to cook it longer but maybe that's because I had big chicken breasts. - 5/12/13
LIMITEDGRACE

Incredible!

4 of 4 people found this review helpful

USE CAUTION when handling jalapenos. Wear gloves & DO NOT touch your face. I didn't wear gloves and my hands are burning. :(
Otherwise, this recipe ROCKS. I went the not-so-spicy route and sub'd paprika for a portion of the chili powder. Also it took my oven an extra 10 min to cook. - 8/4/13
PATRICIAANN46

Very Good

4 of 4 people found this review helpful

I used the low-fat cream cheese and it was great. Thank You. - 5/12/13
CD13099273

Incredible!

3 of 4 people found this review helpful

I used reduced fat cream cheese - not a big fan of hummus added some fresh chives to the mixture. - 5/28/13
SHARMOON

Incredible!

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Oh goodness, this was so good! We had it 2 days ago and will cook it again for company tonight! 5 Stars for sure! - 5/28/13
JANET7OF8

Very Good

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

A little too hot for me but my family loved it. It was really good, I would just need to cool down the jalapeno in my own the next time. - 5/13/13
CD13861522

2 of 23 people found this review helpful

Nope. Thought it was gross. But I am not a fan of cumin.
Nothing close to a jalapeno popper. - 5/12/13
SASHAMIDKNIGHT

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I skipped the yogurt sauce and instead used some Oikos brand greek yogurt jalapeno salsa dip. delicious! - 8/24/14
LAURENP288

Incredible!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Very good. Next time I will dice the garlic instead of slicing it. I found the garlic pieces too large to stuff properly. - 6/2/14
AMEY73

Very Good

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Used a combination of chicken breasts (2) and thighs (4) and had enough stuffing for all. We really enjoyed this, but did not particularly care for the yogurt sauce. We'll skip that part next time. - 6/27/13
4EVERADONEGIRL

Very Good

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

We will definitely be eating this again! - 5/28/13
CD7023171

Bad

1 of 21 people found this review helpful

Way too hot and spicy... I'll stuff mine with broccoli and cheese. - 5/12/13
STEPFANIER

Incredible!

1 of 4 people found this review helpful

Thanks for sharing! - 5/6/13
PATRICIAAK

:) - 4/18/21
TRAVELGAL417

Incredible!

YUM! - 4/14/21
PIZZA5152

Good reciepe did not make the sauce - 4/11/21
CORVETTECOWBOY

Good, thanks for sharing - 3/30/21
ROBBIEY

One to try - 3/1/21
EOWYN2424

Incredible!

yum! - 1/21/21
ABHARDY33

Very Good

- 10/18/20
CD14575754

Good

...minus the hot peppers... - 9/16/20
SHERYE

What a delicious recipe, the yogurt sauce was delicious and helped with keeping the heat down haha - 9/10/20
GOFORGIN

Very Good

Ok - 9/10/20
PWILLOW1

The chicken was good ane the sauce very tasty but the stuffing was too spicey for me - 9/10/20
JULIJULINN

Very Good

Every day if you live in texas! - 9/10/20
KITTYHAWK1949

good but a little spicy for me but son loves spicy - 5/14/20
NEPTUNE1939

Very Good

tasty - 5/11/20
WILDKAT781

interesting! - 4/14/20
2DAWN4

My family loved this recipe! - 4/13/20
MNABOY

Very Good

Low calorie and sodium is tasty - 3/23/20
NIKO27

Incredible!

Loved this recipe. Very easy to make and came out amazing. - 2/20/20
LAURALLANCE

Incredible!

Delicious! I also used deboned thighs and it cooked up great. The kids even enjoyed it. - 2/20/20
TWEETYKC00

Not bad , thanks. - 2/14/20
AMBER461

Tanks for sharing. - 1/14/20
CD1987279

good recipe - 11/24/19
CECTARR

Thanks - 9/20/19
EVIE4NOW

Good

I used 2 small jalapenos to keep the heat down. - 9/17/19
PREMAM

Good

This is a keeper. Instead of using yogurt sauce, i used guacamole and it was still a hit.... - 9/11/19
TERMITEMOM

Good

Good. I grilled the chicken and skipped the panko, I am not a fan of bread crumbs, Japanese or otherwise. - 9/10/19
CKEYES1

jalapeno peppers would kill me - 9/10/19
HOTPINKCAMARO49

Great recipe! - 7/18/19
MUGABI123

Great idea! - 7/12/19
JIACOLO

Not a jalapeno fan but the rest looks good - 5/30/19
KWOOD1955

Tasty and quick and easy! My kind of cookin'!!
- 4/17/19
POSEY440

Good

Great - 3/23/19
RHOOK20047

Incredible!

A great tasty recipe. I loved the heat and the smoothness of the yogurt. Will make this again. - 2/19/19
1HAPPYSPIRIT

Very Good

Very Good! - 1/17/19
LIBR@RYL@DY

Incredible!

YUMMY - 11/25/18
KATHYJO56

Very Good

really good - 11/17/18
KACEYSW

Very Good

I made this for my fiance' and he really loved the flavor! - 11/8/18
NASFKAB

Great idea - 9/22/18
SUSIEMT

Very Good

It was an easy recipe to make and it was very tasty and good!! - 9/16/18
RAZZOOZLE

Very Good

great - 9/13/18
JAMER123

Interesting but not one that I would make due to foods we can't eat. - 9/10/18
BONDMANUS2002

Interesting - 9/10/18
JANTHEBLONDE

Incredible!

I love you this Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Chicken Breast Recipe! Absolutely delicious! - 9/10/18
BONNIE1552

Great for those who want some spice in their chicken. - 9/10/18
HOLLYM48

Incredible!

I love this Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Chicken Breast Recipe! Yummy!! - 9/10/18
ADRIENALINE

Incredible!

Delicious recipe - 9/10/18
MOMMY445

Good

tasty - 9/10/18
ETHELMERZ

Good

Was good, the yogurt sauce was not good, but the chicken tasted good. 3 ounces is not enough of a serving though. Dietitian says 4 or 5 ounces is a serving! - 9/10/18
JOHNMARTINMILES

Interesting idea! - 9/10/18
DRLMAZ

yummy - 9/10/18
RYCGIRL

very good - 9/10/18
ALEXTHEHUN

A delicious change of pace for us! - 9/10/18
NANAW12001

Incredible!

I replaced the hummus with red beans. Awesome. - 9/10/18
PLCHAPPELL

A bit too spicy for me - 9/10/18
BABY_GIRL69

Good

Ease up on the spices & thanks for the yogurt in comment section. - 7/25/18
FISHGUT3

thanks - 7/23/18
ROSSYFLOSSY

Incredible!

Kids love this recipe! - 7/18/18
RDCAGAIN10

Incredible!

Tried this. - 7/5/18
1RETSGM

Very Good

Very Good! - 6/6/18
DMEYER4

very tasty - 6/6/18
TOMATOCAFEGAL

Very Good

No one else will eat, but I thought it was yummy. - 5/20/18
BIKE4HEALTH

Sorry, I cant do the heat part of this - 5/12/18
CHERIRIDDELL

Nice - 4/23/18
BARCELONAME

AWESOME - 4/5/18
CAROL6X

Looks good. - 3/25/18
SUNSHINE99999

tasty - 3/23/18
THINCPL2004

Very Good

This recipe is popping! Wife did not like it, little bit on the spicy side, but I loved it. For me it is not that spicy! - 2/19/18
ELRIDDICK

Very Good

Thanks for sharing - 1/26/18
NANCYA8689

Incredible!

These chicken breasts are so good!! I've made this several times and I wouldn't change a thing. - 1/7/18
GEORGE815

Nice mix of my favorite ingredients. - 1/1/18
ALEPEQUIJADA

Will try it - 12/14/17
JWRFLINT

O.K.

Not sure about some of those ingridences. - 12/12/17
JORDANHORTON

Incredible!

This was SOO good!!! For sure making it again!! - 10/22/17
RO2BENT

Boy does that sound tasty it is making me hungry - 10/10/17
JUMMAE

- 10/3/17
LESSOFMOORE

Sounds yummy! - 9/15/17
WHITEANGEL4

Taste great - 9/12/17
MARISAG5

Very Good

Love this popper recipe! - 9/11/17
REDROBIN47

Don't know if DH will like this as he is not a spicy food lover but I may try it for myself. - 9/10/17
DEE107

sounds good - 9/10/17
AZMOMXTWO

I made this one for me son and his gf they loved the taste I made mine with out the spices I can't have spicy food I will make it again for them - 9/10/17
EGGBASKET1

Incredible!

Delicious - 9/10/17
AIYANASMAMA

Sounds good - 9/10/17