Look no further! Your new favorite game day snack of the year is here, and it’s packed with protein, flavor, and live probiotics. Our Farmer Cheese Jalapeño Poppers are just the recipe to try if you want to spice things up this year for game day in the best way possible, all while being nice to your gut at the same time.
Lifeway Farmer Cheese is our creamy, protein-rich cheese made with live and active cultures to support your gut health that’s easy to digest and lactose intolerance friendly. In this easy appetizer recipe, it’s used to create a filling spread stuffed inside mini jalapeño peppers that creates a stunning, yet simple presentation for your game day table.
The ingredients you’ll need for this recipe couldn’t be simpler, and everything comes together in no time. Just be careful to keep your hands out of your eyes while you make these poppers so you don’t transfer the peppers’ heat—trust us!
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The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for optimal digestion and gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health. Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, improve digestion, reduce inflammation, support healthier blood sugar levels, and improve satiety since the bioavailable protein it contains triggers the release of GLP-1.
Lifeway Kefir is packed with a variety of vital nutrients important for overall health, including bone and muscle health; these include vitamin D3, K, calcium, and vitamin B12. Along with our probiotic-rich kefir, Lifeway also offers artisan-made Farmer Cheese, a creamy, high-protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support healthy muscles and a healthy microbiome. Lifeway Farmer Cheese is easy to spread, free of gums and thickeners, and contains no added salt or sugar for optimal health benefits.
Prep Time: 20 mins Servings: 6Ingredients
Filling:
- 1 cup Farmer Cheese
- 1/4 diced green onions (scallions)
- 1/4 cup cooked bacon, diced (omit if vegetarian or see notes for alternative)*
- 1 tsp. minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
Toppings:
- 1/3 cup panko breadcrumbs (see notes for gluten-free alternatives*)
- 2 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp. fresh chives, chopped
- optional: hot sauce
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Slice the jalapeños in half, removing ribs and seeds. Set aside.
- Make the filling: Combine the ingredients for the filling, and stuff mixture into jalapeño halves. Set aside.
- Mix panko breadcrumbs with olive oil, and sprinkle on top of each jalapeño popper. Bake for 10 minutes on regular heat, then broil for 4 minutes.
- Finish with chives and enjoy! For more heat, drizzle with your favorite hot sauce of choice.
- *For a vegetarian alternative to chopped bacon, try sautéed or grilled mushrooms, chopped/diced.
- **For gluten-free alternatives to panko breadcrumbs with a similar texture, try coarsely ground organic cornmeal, ground flaxseed meal, or almond meal (not almond flour).
