This jalapeno popper dip is a great game day appetizer and one of our favorite Super Bowl Sunday appetizer recipes. Made with classic jalapeno popper ingredients, this easy dip recipe is ready in 15-minutes for a quick and easy crowd-pleaser appetizer.
This jalapeno popper dip combines the classic flavors of jalapeno poppers into a creamy, cheesy, flavorful dip that can be served warm with tortilla chips for a delish appetizer. The best part about this appetizer recipe is that it can be easily made and ready to serve in 15 minutes or less.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Easy Appetizer
- Ready in 10 minutes
- Crowd-Pleaser
Ingredients & Substitutions
- Jalapenos - Finely dice the jalapenos into small pieces to spread the flavor throughout the dish.
- Cheese - This recipe calls for cream cheese and cheddar cheese to give the dish a creamy, cheesy flavor. We recommend allowing the cream cheese to soften at room temperature prior to making the dish. This will allow the ingredients to easily mix together.
- Sour Cream - Sour cream adds flavor to the dish and helps give it a creamy texture.
- Spices - This recipe calls for garlic powder, onion powder and salt to enhance the flavors of the dish.
Complete list of ingredients and amounts is located on the recipe card below.
Kitchen Tools & Equipment
- Cutting Board - A cutting board is necessary for dicing the jalapenos.
- Knife - A good-quality knife makes it easier to dice the jalapenos.
- Mixing Bowl - A medium-size mixing bowl is the perfect size to mix the ingredients together in.
- Baking Dish - We recommend using an appetizer dish like this one to bake this recipe in. You can double this recipe to fill a 8x8 baking dish.
How to Make Jalapeno Popper Dip
Step 1. Add all of the ingredients to a bowl.
Step 2. Mix to combine.
Step 3. Transfer to an oven-safe dish.
Step 4. Top with cheese and bake in the oven.
Recipe Serving Suggestions
This recipe is a deliciously easy appetizer and can be easily doubled to serve a large crowd. We recommend serving the dish warm with tortilla chips.
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Expert Tips & Variations
- Double the recipe. This recipe makes enough to fill a 7.5x4.5 appetizer dish, but you can easily double or triple the recipe if you want to make enough to serve a large crowd.
- Make it ahead of time. This dish takes 15 minutes to make, but to save even more time, make the dish ahead of time. Simply mix everything together and transfer to the baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until you're ready to bake the appetizer before serving.
- Add bacon. Some jalapeno recipes call for the jalapeno popper to be wrapped in bacon, so why not add it to this recipe? Simple chop cooked bacon into small pieces and add it to the mixing bowl when mixing the dip ingredients together.
How to Store Jalapeno Popper Dip
- Refrigerator - in an airtight container for up to 3 days
Recipe FAQ
It is a little spicy, because there are 3 whole jalapenos mixed into the dish, but the cream cheese and sour cream help mellow out the heat of the jalapenos.
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Jalapeno Popper Dip
This jalapeno popper dip is a great game day appetizer and one of our favorite Super Bowl Sunday appetizer recipes. Made with classic jalapeno popper ingredients, this easy dip recipe is ready in 15-minutes for a quick and easy crowd-pleaser appetizer.
Ingredients
- 3 jalapenos, finely diced
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened at room temperature
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- optional green onion for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Finely dice the jalapenos.
- Add the diced jalapenos, cream cheese, sour cream, ½ cup cheddar cheese, and spices to a mixing bowl.
- Use a spoon to mix everything together.
- Transfer the mixture to an oven-safe dish and spread the mixture out evenly in the dish.
- Top the dish with the remaining ½ cup cheddar cheese.
- Place the dish in the oven to bake for 8-10 minutes at 350.
- Remove the dish from the oven when the dip starts to bubble and the cheddar cheese on top has melted.
- Top with green onion as a garnish and serve the warm dip with tortilla chips.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 252Total Fat: 23gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 68mgSodium: 337mgCarbohydrates: 5gFiber: 0gSugar: 3gProtein: 7g
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