Jalapeno Popper Chicken
Jalapeno Popper Chicken is chicken layered with cream cheese, jalapenos, and cheese. This simple dinner is low-carb and Keto friendly!
JALAPENO POPPER CHICKEN
The past few years have been a reset for all of us.
Back to family time without distractions. I think we’re all a little more conscience of our usage of everything.
That’s how this recipe came about. I had some jalapenos left over from this Creamy Tomatillo Dressing I made for a church activity. Since we are trying to use every single ingredient in our fridge before it goes bad I thought of this chicken.
I have about ten Jalapeno Popper recipes on this blog and have been wanting to make a chicken version for a while.
HOW SPICY IS THIS?
Interesting enough, it’s not as spicy as you would think. When jalapenos are cooked they lose some of their kick. Don’t get me wrong, every once in a while I will get a pepper that is crazy spicy.
CAN I USE CANNED JALAPENOS?
Yes. Canned jalapenos are a great option here! Use a 4 ounce can of diced jalapenos to substitute.
HOW TO MAKE JALAPENO POPPER CHICKEN
You can have this dinner in the oven in less than ten minutes (if your bacon is already cooked).
- Layer your chicken in a 9×13 baking dish.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over the chicken.
- Sprinkle the diced jalapenos on top.
- Add some shredded cheddar cheese.
- Add some crumbled bacon on top. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until done.
OTHER JALAPENO RECIPES:
- Jalapeno Popper Pinwheels
- Pico De Gallo
- Jalapeno Popper Pigs in a Blanket
- Buffalo Chicken Jalapeno Poppers
- Jalapeno Popper Chicken Sliders
- Chile Relleno Flautas
Jalapeno Popper Chicken
Ingredients
- 1.5 - 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs, (slice in half lengthwise if thick)
- salt and pepper
- 1 8 ounce cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons milk or cream
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2-3 jalapeno peppers, seeded and diced, (about 1/2 cup)
- 1/2 cup cooked and crumbled bacon, (about 6 slices)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, (or mix of cheddar)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9x13 baking dish.
- Layer chicken in a single layer in the baking dish. Season well with salt and pepper.
- In a small bowl, stir together the cream cheese, milk or cream, and garlic powder. If not room temperature enough microwave until able to stir together. Spread mixture evenly over chicken.
- Sprinkle jalapeno peppers, bacon, and cheese on top.
- Cover with foil and bake for 30-35 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove foil for the last 5 minutes of baking to melt cheese.
This is an excellent recipe! We absolutely loved it! The flavors come together so well. We paired it with corn and cheddar garlic biscuits!
Thank you!
So easy and perfect. I change it up sometimes and add mushroom, onion, and habanero cheese🫠Thanks for the recipe. It is always a hit. Just dinr rub your eyes when deaing with jalapenos!🫣🫨
thank you!
This was super easy and delicious! I did use a can if green chili’s instead of jalapeños. So it wasnt as spicy.
Thank you!
OMG sooooo good.  I browned the boneless skinless chicken thighs in olive oil first.  The only complaint I had was that the chicken was so good I didn’t want to eat the mixed greens/spinach salad with blue cheese and blue cheese dressing I had on the side.  My solution was to put the chicken over the salad and it was so awesome!  Try it!!!!!
Awesome!
Agree with what others said.  I needed 55 minutes and that included turning up to 450 last 10 minutes.  Mine weren’t super thin but I wouldn’t call them thick.  Basically unless you have thin chicken strips (not breasts), go with 400 from the start, not 350 and you still will be looking at 45 minutes.
Can I use shredded chicken?
You could!
The flavors themselves are good. Our oven cooks a little low so we go 25 degrees hotter, but even putting oven at 400 (we have another thermometer in the oven to confirm temp) this took closer to 55 minutes for chicken to cook through.
Agreed. It takes much longer than stated. My chicken was still red after 45 minutes.Â
Delicious flavours, but needs 55 mins at this temp to cook.Â
How do u serve this. Just pile on a plate?
YEs!
I made this tonight, of course I made alterations, but the base is what makes this amazing!!! Home run!! What I did different: used ground chicken that I browned first, I mixed diced jalapeños and bacon bits into the cream cheese mixture. Mixed all of this together then topped with cheese, garnished with cilantro. Again you have presented an amazing dish here, thank you
Thank you!
I’ve made this recipe several times and I always use triple the amount of jalapeños the recipe calls for…. at least! It always turns out amazing.Â
Thank you!
This sounds amazing. What would you recommend serving with it besides just a salad?
Steamed broccoli, brussels sprouts, green beans?
Made this tonight and it turned out pretty good! Added more jalapeños than it states and we used precooked chicken, which made it so the flavors didn’t really go through. It’s amazing how green onions can make a dish.Â
Oh my days!! This is sooo good!!!
Thank you!
You are British aren’t you? 🤣
This was yummy! Thank you for the recipe 🙂
You are welcome!
I’m making this as I type. I used chicken strips and put a bit of panko on them for crispness. I cannot wait to taste this!
Hope you like them!
This recipe delivers a lot of flavor with a few simple ingredients. It’s in our rotation. Thank you for the recipe!
You’re welcome!
This has become a staple meal in our house. We double the recipe to make sure we have leftovers for lunch the next day 😃
So happy to hear that.
What did you all serve this with to keep it low carb? Just curious…
Caesar salad or a wedge salad is a great option.
So yummy!  We all loved this.  We added more jalapeños than it called for.  Also, the cream cheese went farther for us than the recipe suggested.  Next time we’ll use more chicken than cream cheese.  Overall an excellent recipe that we’ll definitely repeat!
Thank you Emily!
This was a pretty good recipe as written, although not as much flavor as I would have hoped for. We used about 8 jalapenos (1 cup diced), but next time I will add some maple sriracha to the cream cheese mixture. Had to add more salt on it after cooking as well. I almost think it might have been more flavorful as a skillet meal instead of baking in the oven.
I have our daughter, son in law and 15 yr old grandson over every Sunday evening for dinner and games. I try out different recipes and yours came up as I was searching for chicken dishes. It was delicious. I have put the recipe in my save folder. Â I will be trying out more of your recipes. Â Thanks.Â
AWesome to hear Judy!
My family full of grown boys/men loved this. They don’t mind me going keto with recipes like this!
Left it in for 35 minutes after thinning out the thighs and it was still raw. Had to double the cook time.
Same here. Edges cooked but middle was raw raw raw. Doubled the time and upped to 400 for second round
It definitely depends on how thick your chicken breasts are so you may need to add time.
Thanks. Yep! You can eat “normal” foods on Keto!
Made it loved it, super easy to out together. We made it with tater tots and dipped them is the extra cheese mixtureÂ
Yum!
Made this tonight for dinner for the first time. I also added some spicy cheese with the cheddar cheese.
Sounds delicious!
I made this the other night on the advice of a friend. It was awesome. I swapped out the garlic powder for chipotle powder and used shredded pepper jack instead of cheddar because I like everything kind of spicy. Tried to give you 5 stars but the site is only  letting me give 4 for some reason. Great recipe!
This recipe is Amazing! I’m glad that I decided to make something new for my diet. I ran into a few problems but i’m sure that was just my doing. Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe.
You’re welcome!
Is there a lot of water in the pan from the chicken. I have ran into this problem a lot with recipes.
We made it tonight and it was delicious!! I don’t know why but it came out really watery though, even though everything was exactly like in the photo. Advice appreciated for how to prevent this in the future! Thanks!Â
Maybe some extra watery jalapenos? You could sautee them first to get the liquid out.
I also had a lot of water (like chicken broth water),, what if I precooked the chicken for a bit, drain then add the ingredients? Â
Sure! Yes every chicken breast has different water content.
How many servings does this make??
It makes about 6
Just made this. Used jarred jalapenos and jalapeno salt. So good!
Thank you!
I used jalapeño salt the second time to add a little more tooÂ
Easy and delicious, what more could you ask for! Made recipe as is but subbed a 4 oz can of green chilies (drained) for the fresh jalapenos. The chicken needed to bake for 45 minutes but it depends on the thickness. Very tasty!
Yes, exactly on the baking time!
Looks so yummy I would love to try it!
Is there any way nutrion fact could be added . I’m eating under 20 carbs and is is hard for me to figure it out .
Yes! I use MyFitnessPal to calculate it. I can add it but it can vary depending on the brands you use.
I totally need to make this asap! It looks amazing!
Paige
http://thehappyflammily.com
Hope you do!