Swaddled Peppers

Cream cheese-stuffed peppers are wrapped in flaky crescent rolls and rolled in Parmesan cheese in this spicy appetizer.

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( 47 ) Ratings

47 Ratings

5 Stars 16%

4 Stars 4%

3 Stars 1%

2 Stars 5%

1 Stars 1%

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Bake-Off® Contest 41, 2004
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
  • ingredients 8
  • Prep Time 35 min
  • Total Time 50 min

Ingredients

4
oz. cream cheese (from 8-oz. pkg.), softened
1
teaspoon grated lime peel
1
tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
1
tablespoon lime juice
8
fresh whole jalapeño chiles
1
(8-oz.) can Pillsbury® Refrigerated Crescent Dinner Rolls
1/4
cup butter or margarine, melted
4
oz. fresh Parmesan cheese, grated (1 cup)

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Directions

  • 1 Heat oven to 375°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix cream cheese, lime peel, cilantro and lime juice until well blended; set aside. Carefully remove stems from chiles; cut each in half lengthwise.* Remove and discard seeds.
  • 2 Unroll dough on cutting board; separate into 8 triangles. From center of longest side to opposite point, cut each triangle in half, making 16 triangles.
  • 3 For each appetizer, spoon 1 teaspoon cream cheese mixture into chile half; place chile, cream cheese side down, on dough triangle with point of chile near top point of triangle. Wrap sides of triangle up over chile; pinch to seal. Bring point of triangle down over end of chile to cover; pinch to seal.
  • 4 In separate shallow dishes, place melted butter and Parmesan cheese. Dip each dough-wrapped chile into butter; roll in cheese to coat. Place on sprayed cookie sheet.
  • 5 Bake at 375°F. for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.

EXPERT TIPS

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Expert Tips

*Handle jalapeño chiles carefully, as their oil can cause burning. If possible, use food-safe plastic gloves when working with the chiles.

Nutrition Information 

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Appetizer
Calories
130
(
Calories from Fat
80),
% Daily Value
Total Fat
9g
9%
(Saturated Fat
5g,
5%
),
Cholesterol
20mg
20%;
Sodium
320mg
320%;
Total Carbohydrate
8g
8%
(Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
  Sugars
3g
3%
),
Protein
4g
4%
;
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%;
Vitamin C
2%;
Calcium
8%;
Iron
2%;
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choices:
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Review & Comments

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Starfan report Posted Jul. 13, 2010 1:16 PM
Very tasty but using pillsbury dough never fails to make a simple recipe so much better. The addition of lime juice really enhances these.
sweetNspicy1 report Posted Jun. 13, 2010 5:14 PM
Great treat used them for a baby shower and they where a big hit everybody liked how the looked like a baby swaddled in a blanket!!
Dagalo-PB4me report Posted Apr. 25, 2010 11:26 AM
These tasted fine but I couldn't really figure out (by written directions) how I was actually supposed to wrap these things. It would have been nice to have had a diagram, I guess...lol. Also, I think the jalapenos I used were too big (so I cut some of them in two before trying to wrap them). I don't think I would make these EXACTLY like this again...I did like the filling and the jalapeno taste together, though. Maybe I will roll them up in the crescent dough next time, if I ever make them again.
haylie79 report Posted Mar. 24, 2009 4:21 PM
These were delish!
PSW report Posted Mar. 14, 2009 1:58 PM
My friends loved it, but for an appetizer I think they should be smaller unless you are serving them as a side with an entree.

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