Try this delicious jalapeno popper meatball recipe for your next game day appetizer. These are stuffed with cream cheese and jalapeños and topped with crispy bacon.
Super Bowl is around the corner and this is the perfect appetizer for game day. These jalapeno popper meatballs are filled with cream cheese and a pickled jalapeno.
You get all the flavors of a jalapeno popper and they are always a game day favorite. They are even Keto friendly so you don’t feel like you are loading up on a bunch of carbs.
I serve my meatballs in an Instant Pot or crockpot to keep them warm. Serve these stuffed meatballs with some buffalo sauce, ranch or even thousand island dressing.
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Jalapeno Popper Meatball Ingredients:
Ground Beef: Buy the good loose ground beef. This will allow for a softer meatball.
Egg: This acts as a binder.
Shredded Cheddar Cheese: I like to shred my own cheese so it melts better.
Gluten Free Panko Bread Crumbs: You can also use regular panko.
Worcestershire Sauce: Adds a delicious flavor to the meatballs.
Kosher Salt
Black Pepper
Cream Cheese: This adds a creamy center.
Tamed Jarred Pickled Jalapeno Peppers: You can also use hot pickled jalapeños.
Vegetable Oil or Coconut Oil.
Slices Bacon: I like to use black forest bacon but you can use any bacon you like.
How to make jalapeno popper meatballs:
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Place the ground beef into a mixing bowl and add the egg, shredded cheddar cheese, panko, Worcestershire sauce, bread crumbs, salt and pepper.
- Mix with your hands until just combined (be careful to not over mix).
- Grab a golf ball size amount of meat mixture with your hands and form the mixture into a ball.
- With your thumb, imprint your finger in the middle of the ball to form a little well. Place one jalapeno and one cube of cream cheese into the well. Fold up the edges of the meat mixture to enclose the cream cheese and jalapeno.
- Repeat with all the remaining mixture.
- Preheat a large cast iron or ovenproof skillet over medium heat.
- Add the vegetable oil into the pan and carefully place your meatballs in the pan (don’t touch them for 5 minutes to sear).
- Flip over and sear for another 5 minutes.
- Remove from the stove and place the pan in the oven for 5 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and top with crumbled bacon.
Jalapeño Popper Meatball Recipe:
Jalapeno Popper Meatballs
The perfect game day appetizer that taste just like jalapeno poppers.
Ingredients
- 1 Pound Ground Beef
- 1 Egg
- 1/4 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- 2 Tablespoons Gluten Free Panko Bread Crumbs (Can also use regular panko)
- 1 Teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 1/2 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1/4 Teaspoon Black Pepper
- 4 Ounces Cream Cheese, Cubed ½ Inch
- 2 Tablespoons Tamed Jarred Pickled Jalapeno Peppers
- 3 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
- 3 Slices Bacon, Cooked, Crumbled
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Place the ground beef into a mixing bowl and add the egg, shredded cheddar cheese, panko, Worcestershire sauce, bread crumbs, salt and pepper.
- Mix with your hands until just combined (be careful to not over mix).
- Grab a golf ball size amount of meat mixture with your hands and form the mixture into a ball.
- With your thumb, imprint your finger in the middle of the ball to form a little well. Place one jalapeno and one cube of cream cheese into the well. Fold up the edges of the meat mixture to enclose the cream cheese and jalapeno.
- Repeat with all the remaining mixture.
- Preheat a large cast iron or ovenproof skillet over medium heat.
- Add the vegetable oil into the pan and carefully place your meatballs in the pan (don’t touch them for 5 minutes to sear).
- Flip over and sear for another 5 minutes.
- Remove from the stove and place the pan in the oven for 5 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and top with crumbled bacon.
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