Easy Jalapeño Popper Meatballs
Make your stuffed meatballs next level with these healthy Jalapeño Popper Meatballs! These balls are packed with flavor, protein, and cheese!
Yield: 6 Meatballs
Calories: 193kcal
Cost: $3.50
Equipment
Materials
Meatballs
- 1 Pound Ground Beef or Turkey (Lean)
- ¼ Cup Bread Crumbs
- 1 Teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- 1 Large Whole Egg
- Sliced Jalapeños Chopped
Filling
- ¾ Cup Cheese Reduced Fat (Your choice)
- 3 Ounces Cream Cheese I use fat free
- Sliced Jalapeños Chopped
Instructions
- Mix all of your meatball ingredients together in one bowl and all of your filling ingredients together in another bowl
- Shape each ball into a “circle” and press an indent into the center of it
- Roll up some of your filling mix into a smaller ball and place that into the center of your meatball
- Shape your meat around your filling until it’s completely sealed off
- Roll each ball in some Bread Crumbs and coat them with some cooking spray
- Place them in the oven on 350F/176C for around 20-25 minutes depending on the size of your balls
Video
Notes
Look for lower sodium alternative to all of your ingredients!
Calories in the whole recipe:
Calories in each meatball (if you make 6):
- Calories: 1158
- Fat: 54g
- Saturated Fat: 22g
- Sodium: 1304mg
- Carbs: 34g
- Fiber: 3g
- Sugar: 11g
- Protein: 134g
- Calories: 193
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 3.6g
- Sodium: 217.3mg
- Carbs: 5.6g
- Fiber: .5g
- Sugar: 1.8g
- Protein: 22.3g
Nutrition
Calories: 193kcal | Carbohydrates: 5.6g | Protein: 22.3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3.6g | Sodium: 217.3mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 1.8g