Jalapeño Popper Chicken Casserole

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• Kathy Fatti

  2022-06-21 19:08:12

  I mixed the cream cheese, heavy cream mixture with the cheddar cheese and paprika. I put that mixture on the bottom of a Pyrex casserole dish (smaller than a 9x13). I fried a few slices of bacon and then fried the sliced jalapeños. After removing the jalapeño’s, I fried the rest of the bacon. I put the jalapeños on top of the chicken mixture and topped it with panko bread crumbs then drizzled melted butter over the top. Baked as directed. Delicious!

• Sarah Lo

  2022-04-27 18:29:07

  Definitely a favorite of mine and make it once every two weeks. So glad a dear friend turned me into this site. I have made many things and all easy and delicious. Unfortunately, I’m the only one that likes it super spicy so I try to put more jalapeños on one end of the casserole than the other. However, sometimes they dig in before I can tell them so their mouths are burning while I’m secretly adding more jalapeños to my serving. And yeah I found a nice HOT jar of crispy jalapeños and they are amazing. I’ve even mixed those with fresh. I like texture. Also foe those who live with others who don’t care about carbs, the sweetness of a Spanish rice pares perfectly with the heat of the casserole…

• Sara S

  2021-12-08 19:23:11

  This continues to be one of our favorites & an easy, go-to dinner. I have tweaked it a bit for our tastes, using diced green chiles instead of jalapeños since we like the flavor of green chile better. I also add 1/2 tsp of onion powder & tonight I added a little cumin too. To make it easier I use rotisserie chicken from our freezer & mix the sauce, add the shredded chicken & chiles to the bowl of sauce & mix it all up. Transfer 1/2 to your greased baking dish, top with 1/2 cheese, put in remaining chicken mix, top with remaining cheese. Sometimes if I have some leftover little keto tortilla chip shards I will stir those in too so that it is more like King Ranch Chicken.

• Kelley

  2021-11-08 18:28:14

  This recipe is delish! I think next time I will make a little more of the cream cheese mixture and stir the chicken and peppers into it so you get more sauce in every bite. For those who has issues with the sauce being too thin, use heavy cream and really whisk it, almost like you’re making whipped cream. Mine came out perfect!

• Carly

  2021-10-29 14:12:49

  This was so good! I’m new to cooking so this was pretty easy for me. I actually liked the jalapeños with a little crunch. Great dish for someone new in the kitchen.

• Carlea

  2021-10-03 08:22:09

  This had a great flavor. I added more cream cheese because my mixture ended up a little runny. If I do it again, I will roast the peppers a little before and would chop them up as others have recommended. It was delicious with a crisp green salad with avocado and tomato.

• Lindsay

  2021-09-12 21:39:14

  This recipe is SO good! So excited to have leftovers for lunch this week 😋. After seeing the other comments about crunchy peppers, I opted for my jar of sliced jalapeños I had in the fridge. I just laid down a nice even layer. I also used about twice as much cheddar, so that the top was covered. This was beyond good, thank you so much for this yummy recipe!

• Alicia

  2021-06-10 13:03:10

  I made this casserole last night and it was delicious! I did add extra cream cheese and extra cheddar cheese. I also largely diced the jalapeños and sautéed them in the bacon grease before I added them to the casserole. Another thing I added that made a huge difference in flavor was cooked chorizo. I added the chorizo to the cream cheese mixture and it was FIRE! I sprinkled some fresh diced tomatoes and green onion on top and it was so so good. Will make again!

• Carmen Lewis

  2021-05-28 20:32:53

  I've made this a few times now and it's always delicious. This time I chopped the jalapenos and cooked them in 1-2 tbspn of the bacon grease as someone previously mentioned. It was delicious.

• Stephanie

  2021-05-13 17:48:39

  This recipe is easy to make, for me that's a plus. This recipe has a lot of flavor, giving the jalapenos give it that extra punch that sets this meal off. I give this recipe two thumbs up.

• New Mexican green chili but they call me 🔥

  2021-03-29 13:05:31

  I substituted the jalapeños for chopped New Mexican green chilies. I guess any kind of green chili would do if you can’t get your hands on in New Mexican green chili.😂 I’ve also done it with whole roasted green chilies, cut in half lengthwise which was delicious. The jalapeños are crispy unless they’re roasted beforehand. I added a little less heavy cream and topped it with avocado after baking.

• Brittaney

  2021-03-18 20:43:58

  I have made this recipe three times now the first time I just sliced the jalapenos and cooked it for the 20 minutes and the pepper still came out crunchy. The second time I made it I follow the suggestions and I dice the jalapenos but they still came out crunchy. The third time I made it I dice the jalapenos and sauteed them so then they were soft once they were done baking. But each time I've made it it always comes out soupy. I love this recipe I just wish it wasn't so soupy

• Linda

  2021-02-26 15:13:30

  Delicious! I diced jalapeños and used half and half since I don’t have heavy cream. So good I wanted to lick the plate.

• Angie

  2021-01-28 17:10:24

  This is both easy and delicious. At first I followed directions. Then I modified it by cutting the Jalapenos as other suggested. I also did a double layer of cheese and sauce to make it "cheesier". Turned out perfect! Thank you for the suggestion.

• Loretta

  2021-01-18 17:29:03

  Oh my was this ever awesome!!! I put leftover rice mixed with cilantro on the bottom and avocado on top for serving, it’s def a keeper recipe. I also sliced up the jalapeño into smaller pieces.

• Briana

  2020-12-28 18:30:48

  This recipe is amazing! I chopped the jalapeno instead of doing strips. It was delicious over rice.