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TOSTITOS® PEPPERONCINI POPPERS WITH ALFREDO CON QUESO

TOSTITOS® PEPPERONCINI POPPERS WITH ALFREDO CON QUESO

Prep Time:

45 min

Cook Time:

5 min

Total Time:

50 min

Servings:

4-6

These TOSTITOS® Cheesy Pepperoncini Chicken Bites are the ultimate combination of bold flavors and crisp crunch. Tender, seasoned chicken is coated in a zesty pepperoncini pepper to go with a melty layer of TOSTITOS® Salsa Con Queso flavored dip. Each bite is then breaded with a crispy outer layer made up of TOSTITOS® chips, adding an extra element of crunch and flavor.

Ingredients

Instructions

Step 1
Mix the TOSTITOS® Salsa Con Queso flavored dip and the two cheeses together well and set aside. Mix the Alfredo sauce, TOSTITOS® Queso Blanco flavored dip and TOSTITOS® Restaurant Style Salsa together, warm and set aside.

Step 2
To make the poppers: lightly season the flattened chicken pieces with salt and pepper, then top each one with a tablespoon of the cheese mix, place one opened pepperoncini on top with the stem sticking over the edge, then place each on a 5”x 5” piece of plastic wrap. With the stem of the pepperoncini facing to the right at 90°, roll the near edge of the chicken over using the plastic wrap to form a popper shape, then twist the ends of the plastic wrap to tighten up the popper. Once all the poppers are made, freeze them for 4 hours.

Step 3
Set up a breading station with the flour, beaten egg, bread crumbs and broken TOSTITOS® Cantina Thin & Crispy Chips and Cantina Traditional Yellow Corn Chips mixed together.

Step 4
Remove the poppers from the freezer and unwrap them. One at a time, roll them in flour, brushing off any excess, then coat well in the egg wash, then roll in bread crumbs, then back in egg wash and coat well with the broken chips.

Step 5
Once they are all breaded, they can either be refrigerated to fry and serve that day, or frozen to fry and serve later.

Step 6
To fry, heat oil to 340°F and fry refrigerated poppers for 4-5 minutes and frozen poppers for 6-8 minutes, making sure that the internal temperature taken with an instant read thermometer shows above 165°F.

Step 7
Serve hot with a side of the Alfredo sauce, TOSTITOS® Queso Blanco flavored dip and TOSTITOS® Restaurant Style Salsa mix as a dipping sauce.