Jalapeño Popper Cheese Football
If you love hot jalapeño poppers, this football shaped cheese spread will be the best addition to your tailgate party. Ready in just 15 minutes!
Prep time15 min
Total time15min
ServingsMakes 24 servings, 2 Tbsp. cheese spread and 16 WHEAT THINS each.
Ingredients
- 2 pkg. (8 oz. each) Neufchatel cheese, softened
- 1 pkg. (7 oz.) shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese
- 2 Tbsp. finely chopped jalapeño peppers
- ¾ tsp. garlic powder
- 2 green onions, chopped, divided
- WHEAT THINS Original Snacks
- 2 tsp. light sour cream
Preparation
- Beat Neufchatel cheese, cheddar cheese, peppers, garlic powder and 3 Tbsp. onions in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Shape into oval to resemble a football.
- Crush 15 WHEAT THINS finely; mix with remaining onions. Press into football until evenly coated with crumb mixture.
- Spoon sour cream into small resealable plastic bag. Cut small piece off one bottom corner of bag; use to pipe sour cream onto football to resemble laces.
- Serve with additional WHEAT THINS.
Recipe Tips
- Snack Mindfully
Minimize distractions when eating to prevent mindless eating. - Variation
Omit the sour cream and substitute shredded white cheddar cheese for the regular cheddar. Reserve about 1 Tbsp. shredded cheese. Use remaining shredded cheese to prepare cheese mixture as directed. Shape into football shape, then coat with crumb mixture as directed. Use reserved cheddar shreds to make the football laces. - Substitute
Substitute mayonnaise for the sour cream.
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Nutrition InformationNutrition Per Serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 220 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total fat 11g | |
| Saturated fat 4g | |
| Trans fat 0g | |
| Cholesterol 20mg | |
| Sodium 340mg | |
| Carbohydrate 24g | |
| Dietary fiber 3g | |
| Total sugars 5g | |
| Added sugars 5g | |
| Protein 6g | |
| Vitamin A | 6 %DV |
| Vitamin C | 0 %DV |
| Calcium | 10 %DV |
| Iron | 6 %DV |
| Potassium | 2 %DV |
| Vitamin D | 0 %DV |
