Air Fryer Jalapeño Poppers
Air fryer jalapeño poppers are a yummy app that everyone loves! Recipe includes methods for cooking them in your air fryer or baked! Keto and low carb friendly recipe for the best appetizer out there.
Servings: 6
Calories: 199kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 12 jalapeño peppers
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 2 green onion
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese
- ¾ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp salt to taste
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes optional, extra spicy
Instructions
Air Fryer Jalapeño Poppers
- Chop the green onion in slices and sauté the white part in olive oil over medium heat. Once translucent, add the green part. Stir for one minute until tender.
- Remove the onion from heat. Add cream cheese, parmesan cheese, onion powder, garlic powder and salt. Mix all the ingredients to get a smooth paste.
- Chop each jalapeños in halves, remove their veins and seeds but not their stalks.
- Fill the jalapeños with the cream cheese mixture and top them with a small amount of shredded mozzarella.
- Add to air fryer at 375°F for 7 minutes.
- Serve warm with ranch dressing or a dipping sauce.
Oven-baked jalapeño poppers
- Follow same instructions for prep, but preheat the oven to 400F.
- Bake the jalapeños in a high baking tray covered with foil for 12 minutes or until jalapeños are fork-tender, then remove foil and bake for 2 more minutes for the mozzarella to gratin.
Notes
Tips
- Store left-overs in the fridge for up to five days. Re-heat in the microwave or in the oven.
- Add some panko (or pork rinds, if keto) on top of the jalapeños for a crunchy bite.
Nutrition
Calories: 199kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 377mg | Potassium: 155mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1026IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 165mg | Iron: 1mg