Jalapeño Popper Cheesy Bread is a mild cheesy bread made with Italian bread, real butter, garlic, cream cheese, jalapeños and mozzarella.
JALAPENO POPPER CHEESY BREAD
One of my absolute favorite appetizers are jalapeño poppers. If you have never eaten one, (and really, who has never eaten one?) they are sliced jalapeños, stuffed with cream cheese then covered in breading and deep fried or baked. I could stuff myself silly with them! I already have quite a few jalapeño popper-inspired recipes - like JALAPENO POPPER DIP, JALAPENO POPPER TATER TOT CASSEROLE, CROCK POT JALAPENO POPPER CORN DIP, EASY JALAPENO POPPER BITES and now this Jalapeño Popper Cheesy Bread.
WHAT DO I SERVE WITH JALAPENO POPPER BREAD?
This bread goes perfectly with my MEXICAN LASAGNA. The flavors all blend really well together! I love the combination of creamy cheesiness with the crunchiness of the bread. This bread has a very mild flavor. It is not super hot/spicy at all. You could certainly add a dash or two of hot sauce to the cream cheese mixture if you really love a spicy kick. But, I'm a wimp with horrible acid reflux so this is just enough heat for me! 😉
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
Italian bread loaf
salted butter
garlic powder
cream cheese
sour cream
pickled jalapeño slices
shredded mozzarella cheese
HOW TO MAKE THIS CHEESY JALAPEÑO POPPER BREAD:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or nonstick aluminum foil. Cut the bread lengthwise and place both parts face up on the sheet. Brush both pieces with melted butter. Sprinkle with garlic powder. Set aside.
Divide the jalapeños. Save a few slices to place on top of the bread (about ¼ cup). Chop the rest. In a medium mixing bowl, mix together cream cheese, sour cream, and chopped jalapeños.
Spread the jalapeño dip mixture on the bread, dividing equally between the two pieces of bread.
Top bread with mozzarella cheese. Arrange the reserved jalapeño slices over the cheese.
Place bread in the oven for about 12 minutes, until cheese is melty. Remove from the oven and place on a cutting board. Let cool for few minutes. Slice and serve.
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Ingredients
- 1 loaf Italian bread
- ½ cup salted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 4 oz block cream cheese (½ block), softened to room temp
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup pickled jalapeño slices, divided use
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or nonstick aluminum foil. Cut the bread lengthwise and place both parts face up on the sheet. Brush both pieces with melted butter.
- Sprinkle with garlic powder. Set aside.
- Divide the jalapeños. Save a few slices to place on top of the bread (about ¼ cup). Chop the rest.
- In a medium mixing bowl, mix together cream cheese, sour cream, and chopped jalapeños.
- Spread the jalapeño dip mixture on the bread, dividing equally between the two pieces of bread.
- Top bread with mozzarella cheese.
- Arrange the reserved jalapeño slices over the cheese.
- Place bread in the oven for about 12 minutes, until cheese is melty. Remove from the oven and place on a cutting board. Let cool for few minutes.
- Slice and serve.
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Originally published: September 2017
Updated & republished: June 2020
Nicole Seflers
Seriously omg.... we added bacon on top of ours it is so good! Thanks for the recipe!
CMason
This sounds pretty good! I'll have to try it.
Off topic, but check out the Fast Tract diet by Norm Robillard for that reflux! You can enjoy spicy food again! I found probiotic supplements helped a lot, too.
Hope you feel better and thanks for the recipe.
Carlee
What a fun idea! We are suckers for poppers, though we mostly stuff ours and do them on the grill instead of the breaded ones. Either way, they are delicious! I can't wait to make this!