Recipe of the Week – Grilled Stuffed Jalapeños

Grilled Stuffed Jalapeños

Try these tasty stuffed jalapeños on the grilled tonight!

What You Need:

• 2 spray(s) cooking spray
• 12 large jalapeño pepper(s)
• ¹/₂ cup(s) Whipped Reduced Fat Cream Cheese Spread, softened
• 6 Tbsp Reduced Fat Mexican style blend shredded cheese, or Cheddar jack, divided
• 2 Tbsp uncooked scallion(s), sliced
• 2 Tbsp cilantro, fresh, chopped
• ¹/₄ tsp table salt
• ¹/₄ tsp minced garlic
• ¹/₄ tsp paprika, smoked variety (plus extra for garnish)

How To Make It:

1. Before heating, coat grill rack with cooking spray; preheat grill to medium-high.
2. Cut off a thin slice from one side of each pepper, leaving stems intact; scoop out seeds with a grapefruit spoon or a small spoon (be careful not to touch seeds with bare hands).
3. In a medium bowl, stir together cream cheese, 3 Tbsp shredded cheese, scallions, cilantro, salt, garlic and paprika until blended.
4. Fill each pepper with about 2 tsp cheese mixture; sprinkle remaining 3 Tbsp shredded cheese evenly over peppers and sprinkle with more paprika, if desired.
5. Reduce heat to medium; grill, covered, until bottoms of peppers are lightly charred, peppers are tender and cheese is melted, about 7 to 8 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.Serving size: 1 pepper

Enjoy!

*Recipe Source: https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/recipe/grilled-stuffed-jalapenos-1/5626a63a2084d63a3401c058