Nacho Cheese Jalapeño Poppers
Nacho Cheese Jalapeño Poppers are a delicious appetizer for any occasion. Charred jalapeño peppers filled with beef queso dip topped with crushed Doritos for an epic appetizer.
If you are a jalapeño popper fan, you have to give our Jalapeño Popper Burgers a try for your next cookout. We also love to serve Brisket and Bacon Jalapeño Poppers for a hearty appetizer that everyone goes crazy for.
We are doing an appetizer mash-up with the classic queso dip stuffed into fire roasted jalapeños and the flavor combination is spot on. The creamy cheese, hearty ground beef and the spicy charred jalapeños topped with crunchy Doritos is the perfect snack for watching the game or for a backyard cookout.
Serve these poppers hot off of the grill or at room temperature and watch them disappear.
🔥 Ingredients Needed
- whole jalapeños
- olive oil
- sweet onions
- ground beef
- Velveeta cheese
- Rotel Tomatoes or picante sauce
- heavy whipping cream
- granulated garlic
- ground cumin
- Nacho Cheese Doritos
🔥 Step By Step Directions
- Slice jalapeños in half, lengthwise, leaving the stem intact. Scrape out the seeds and membranes.
- Toss with olive oil and cook over open flame on the grill. You can also place on a baking sheet and roast at 400° until charred.
- Turn the jalapeños and cook for about 8- 10 minutes until charred. Remove from the grill and set aside.
- Meanwhile, cook finely chopped onions until caramelized.
- Add the ground beef, breaking it up into small chunks, until well browned.
- Cut the Velveeta into 2 inch pieces and add to the browned ground beef and onion mixture with the picante sauce, heavy cream, garlic and cumin.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring often until cheese is melted and ingredients are well combined.
- Remove from heat.
- Spoon into roasted jalapeños.
- Crush the Doritos in a zip top bag with a rolling pin.
- Sprinkle over the jalapeños and garnish with cilantro if desired.
- Serve immediately.
🔥 How to Store and Reheat
Store leftover poppers in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 4 days.
Reheat in a 350° oven for 5- 10 minutes.
These Nacho Jalapeño Poppers are a really simple and delicious appetizer that is sure to be a crowd favorite. Classic queso loaded with ground beef stuffed into fire roasted jalapeños makes a tasty appetizer that will have everyone coming back for more.
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Nacho Cheese Jalapeño Poppers
Ingredients
- 12 whole jalapeños
- 3 tablespoons olive oil divided
- ½ cup fine chopped sweet onion
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ pound ground beef
- 8 ounces Velveeta
- ½ cup picante sauce or Rotel tomatoes and green chiles
- ½ teaspoon granulated garlic
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 1 cup crushed Nacho Cheese Doritos
Instructions
- Slice jalapeños in half, lengthwise, leaving the stem intact. Scrape out the seeds and membranes.
- Toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil and cook over open flame on the grill. You can also place on a baking sheet and roast at 400° until charred.
- Turn the jalapeños and cook for about 8- 10 minutes until charred.
- Meanwhile, cook finely chopped onions in 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, cooking until caramelized.
- Add the ground beef, breaking it up into small chunks, until well browned.
- Cut the Velveeta into 2 inch pieces and add to the browned ground beef and onion mixture with the picante sauce, heavy cream, garlic and cumin.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring often until cheese is melted and ingredients are well combined.
- Remove from heat.
- Spoon into roasted jalapeños.
- Crush the Doritos in a zip top bag with a rolling pin.
- Sprinkle over the jalapeños and garnish with cilantro if desired.
- Serve immediately.
