Cheese and Chicken Sausage Stuffed Jalapeños
Bite into flavorful Cheese and chicken sausage Stuffed Jalapeños that are easy to make! Perfect as an appetizer or snack—try this recipe today!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: Serves approximately 4 (2 stuffed peppers each) 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Broiling
- Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients
Scale
- 6–8 jalapeño peppers
- Olive oil
- 5 oz Mexican chicken sausage
- 5 oz queso asadero cheese (coarsely grated)
- 6–8 corn tortillas
- Chopped fresh cilantro (for garnish)
- Kosher salt (to taste)
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, boil water and add the jalapeño peppers. Simmer for 5 minutes until softened, then cool in the water.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and cook the chicken sausage until browned.
- Cut a small slit in each jalapeño and remove seeds carefully.
- Stuff each pepper with cheese and chicken sausage mixture, then place on a baking sheet.
- Broil for 2-5 minutes until cheese is melted. Serve warm garnished with cilantro.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed jalapeño - approx. 50g
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 290mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 30mg