Paula Deens Chicken Quesadilla Stuffed Jalapenos Recipes

PAULA DEEN'S CHICKEN QUESADILLA STUFFED JALAPENOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Lightly grease baking sheets.
• Cut jalapeños in half lengthwise.
• Remove and discard seeds and membranes; Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine chicken and remaining ingredients.
• Spoon mixture evenly into jalapeños.
• Place on baking sheets.
• Bake 20 minutes.

STUFFED JALAPENOS

Steps:

• Place jalapeños in a 13 x 9 glass dish or large bowl. Cover with ice and let chill 2 hours or overnight.
• Cut peppers in half lengthwise. Scrape out seeds.
• Combine all remaining ingredients, stuff pepper halves.
• Store in a airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
• **Note: You may need an extra can of jalapeños. Sometimes I use 5 cans, sometimes 6. It depends on how big the peppers are in the brand that you use.

CHICKEN JALAPENO POPPER QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Place a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook, turning as needed, until crisp, about 8 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate, reserving a couple of tablespoons of bacon fat.
• While the bacon is frying, mix together the pepper jack, cream cheese, cayenne pepper and cumin in a bowl. Spread onto one of the tortillas and set aside.
• Wipe out the skillet and return it to the heat. Heat the butter and reserved bacon fat until the butter is melted, then place the prepared tortilla in the skillet, cheese-side up. Top with the chicken and jalapenos. Crumble over the bacon and top with the second tortilla. Cook until golden on both sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a cutting board, slice and sprinkle over the cilantro before serving.

JALAPEñOS RELLENOS (STUFFED JALAPENOS)

Steps:

• Trim and discard stem ends of 8 jalapeño chiles (always wear rubber gloves when handling hot chiles). Scrape seeds and veins out of each chile with a thin-bladed knife.
• Mash together queso fresco (fresh Mexican cheese), cilantro and mint leaves, and yellow onion. Stuff chiles with mixture, dividing it equally between them.
• Sauté chiles in a lightly oiled nonstick skillet over medium-low heat, turning occasionally, until soft and all sides are browned, about 15 minutes.

CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, combine the first 6 ingredients. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat until heated through, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. , Brush 1 side of tortillas with butter; place buttered side down on a lightly greased baking sheet. Spoon 1/3 cup chicken mixture over half of each tortilla; sprinkle with 1/3 cup cheese. , Fold plain side of tortilla over cheese. Bake at 375° until crisp and golden brown, 9-11 minutes. Cut into wedges; serve with sour cream and guacamole.

STUFFED JALAPENOS

Steps:

• Brown up the bacon in a skillet until it reaches the desired level of crispness. Set aside and let cool.
• Cut each jalapeno in half. I would suggest using a teaspoon to scrape out the seeds and veins. The idea is not to make this a super spicy recipe, but one that a majority of people will enjoy and where the flavors meld together.
• Use a spoon to fill each jalapeno half with some cream cheese. Do not overfill the pepper.
• Finely crumble the bacon and mix with the shredded cheese.
• Mound the cheese/bacon mixture on each pepper.
• Grill over medium heat until the pepper has softened and the cheese melted. You can also smoke the peppers if you desire.
• Optional: Melt some butter, toss with the panko bread crumbs, and bake at 350 degrees until the panko is golden brown. Top each pepper before grillingwith some panko breadcrumbs for a crispy topping.

PAULA DEEN'S BACON WRAPPED STUFFED JALAPENOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• She says line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. But I would set them on a baking rack in the rimmed baking sheet to get them out of the grease although they are harder to get out that way.
• Cut a lengthwise slit down center of each pepper.
• Cut a crosswise slit at top of each pepper to form a T.
• Carefully remove seeds from inside of peppers, leaving peppers intact.
• In a large bowl, combine black beans, corn, both cheeses, chili powder, and cumin.
• Spoon about 1 1/2 tablespoons bean mixture evenly into each jalapeno.
• Fold bacon half slice around each jalapeno.
• Secure with wooden picks, if needed.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until bacon is cooked through.
• Serve immediately.