Lisa's chicken poppers

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 39.1
  • Total Fat: 1.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 5.9 mg
  • Sodium: 89.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 3.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
  • Protein: 3.5 g

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Introduction

I love poppers but have to reduce the fat in my diet so I came up with a ' chicken stuffed popper' instead!
I used my own home made refried beans for an even lower fat count I love poppers but have to reduce the fat in my diet so I came up with a ' chicken stuffed popper' instead!
I used my own home made refried beans for an even lower fat count
Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    2 cups water
    1 b/s-less Chicken Breast
    1/2 tsp onion powder
    1/2 tsp garlic powder
    1/2 tsp ground tumeric
    1/2 cup Mexican Four Cheese blend, Low Fat, shredded (divided)
    3/4 cup homemade Refried Beans
    6 jalepeno peppers, fresh, halved (seeds removed)

Tips

cook till pepper is soft, depending on your grill (or oven) this will vary in time. If over an open flame of a grill, use a low heat to reduce HCA's


Directions

1. in medium pot bring water with spices to boil. add chicken & cook thouroughly. When cooked, remove from water, allow to cool & shred chicken
2. in bowl, mix shredded chicken, refried beans & 1/4 cup cheese
3. spoon a heaping tablespoon of chicken mixture onto each halved pepper till all 12 are full.
4. sprinkle remaining cheese over poppers.
5. spray cookie sheet w/ pam or other low calorie spray to keep peppers from sticking
6. you can cook these on a grill (on cookie sheet OR directly on grate) for about 20 minutes on medium heat
OR
7. bake in pre-heated oven for 25 minutes at 325
Enjoy!



Serving Size: 1 popper