Homemade Jalapeño Popper Pizza
Homemade Jalapeño Popper Pizza combines cream cheese, crispy bacon, and spicy jalapeños on a golden crust ; a perfect appetizer turned full meal.
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Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 280kcal
Cost: $13 (depending on ingredients)
Equipment
- 1 Pizza stone or baking sheet
- 1 Mixing bowl
- 1 Sharp knife
- 1 Rolling Pin
- 1 Pastry Brush
Ingredients
Dough and Base
- 1 pre-made pizza dough or homemade if preferred
- 2 tablespoons olive oil for brushing
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder for extra flavor
Cheese and Toppings
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1.5 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
- 0.5 cup pepper jack cheese shredded
- 0.25 cup parmesan cheese grated
- 6-8 fresh jalapeños sliced thin (remove seeds for less heat)
- 6 strips bacon cooked and crumbled (turkey bacon optional)
- 0.25 cup green onions chopped fine
- 0.5 teaspoon smoked paprika enhances smoky flavor
- 0.25 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F and prep pizza stone or baking sheet.
- Roll out pizza dough, brush with olive oil, and sprinkle garlic powder.
- Mix cream cheese with smoked paprika; spread on dough leaving border.
- Add half mozzarella and all pepper jack cheese over cream cheese layer.
- Top with jalapeños, bacon, remaining mozzarella, parmesan, green onions, and black pepper.
- Bake 12–15 minutes until crust is golden and cheese bubbly.
- Cool 3 minutes, slice, and serve hot.
Notes
Note: Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an approximation.
Nutrition
Serving: 120g | Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 480mg | Potassium: 140mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 350IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 180mg | Iron: 1.5mg