Description

These poppers are a great appetizer to serve at parties. They are filled with ground beef, seasonings, and topped with your favorite cheese. Make them as spicy or hot as you desire.

Ingredients

• 8 medium jalapeno peppers
• 1 T. butter
• 1/2 l.b lean ground beef, (80/20)
• 4 T. ketchup
• 1 T. Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 t. onion salt
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 6 oz. cheese slices, your favorite (Monterrey Jack is a good choice)
• several small scallions, very thinly sliced, for garnish
• chives, snipped into very small pieces, for garnish

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Rinse the jalapenos; slice them in half, lengthwise; carefully scoop out the inner ribs and seeds. Set some of the seeds aside, if desired for added heat.
3. Melt butter in a skillet and brown the ground beef, breaking it up while cooking it. Meat should be finely crumbled.