Easy Roasted Jalapeño Poppers with Thai Sweet Chili Sauce

Name: Easy Roasted Jalapeño Poppers with Thai Sweet Chili Sauce
Yield: 2 to 3 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5-7 jalapeños, cut in half vertically and deveined and deseeded; 4 oz. (1/2 a brick) cream cheese, brought to room temp; 1/2 cup shredded cheese - Jack, Pepper Jack, Colby Jack would all work; 1/4 teaspoon onion powder; 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder; 3-4 sprigs chopped cilantro for the cream cheese mix; optional: 3/4 sprigs chopped cilantro for garnish; optional: a 1-inch wide strip of red bell pepper, minced, for garnish; optional: 1/2 teaspoon oil for the garnish; 1/4-1/3 cup Thai Sweet Chili Sauce (I use Mae Ploy brand) for drizzling and/or dipping

x @cook_5886383

Hubbalicious and I were feeling a wings and poppers night, so I came up with these with whatever was in the fridge.

It's a small batch, but you can easily double it.

Hubbalicious and I were feeling a wings and poppers night, so I came up with these with whatever was in the fridge.

It's a small batch, but you can easily double it.

x @cook_5886383

Hubbalicious and I were feeling a wings and poppers night, so I came up with these with whatever was in the fridge.

It's a small batch, but you can easily double it.

Hubbalicious and I were feeling a wings and poppers night, so I came up with these with whatever was in the fridge.

It's a small batch, but you can easily double it.

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Ingredients

2 to 3 servings

5-7jalapeños, cut in half vertically and deveined and deseeded
4 oz.(1/2 a brick) cream cheese, brought to room temp
1/2 cupshredded cheese - Jack, Pepper Jack, Colby Jack would all work
1/4 teaspoononion powder
1/8 teaspoongarlic powder
3-4 sprigschopped cilantro for the cream cheese mix
optional: 3/4 sprigs chopped cilantro for garnish
optional: a 1-inch wide strip of red bell pepper, minced, for garnish
optional: 1/2 teaspoon oil for the garnish
1/4-1/3 cupThai Sweet Chili Sauce (I use Mae Ploy brand) for drizzling and/or dipping

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 400F.
2

In a medium mixing bowl, mix cream cheese, cheese, onion powder, garlic powder, and chopped cilantro and mix with fork until thoroughly incorporated.
3

Fill jalapeño halves with filling. I like a good pepper to filling ratio, so I mostly just fill it level, but you can add a little more if you like.
4

Mix the garnish cilantro and red bell pepper with the oil and sprinkle over the poppers.
5

Put poppers on a baking sheet or baking dish and roast for 30 to 45 minutes depending on the size of the peppers and how soft you like them. I like my roasted peppers cooked completely through to really bring out the roasted flavor and sweetness. About 25 minutes into roasting, you might like to tent the poppers with foil if you don't want the filling to brown anymore (or burn).
6

Transfer to a plate or platter and serve with Thai Sweet Chili Sauce either drizzled atop or on the side for dipping.
7

Enjoy! :)