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Updated Oct 6, 2022
Bake-Off® Contest 51, 2022
Erma Innis
Kerrville, Texas
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Craving savory jalapeño poppers but don't want to start up the grill or turn on the oven? Introducing the perfect poppers recipe, made in the air fryer! Pillsbury™ Cornbread Swirls cover colorful chiles filled with cream cheese and sausage. Did we mention there's bacon involved, too? These Air Fryer Sausage Corn Dog Poppers are easy, creamy and packed with flavor—perfect for your next get-together!

Air Fryer Sausage Corn Dog Poppers

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 55 min
  • Ingredients 6
  • Servings 6
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Ingredients

  • 3 large jalapeño chiles
  • 6 tablespoons chive and onion-flavored cream cheese (from 7.5-oz tub)
  • 3 fully cooked breakfast sausage links, cut in half lengthwise (from 8.3- to 9.6-oz package)
  • 12 slices precooked bacon (from two 2.52-oz packages)
  • 1 can (11 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Cornbread Swirls (6 Count)
  • 1/2 cup mustard, for dipping

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Cut chiles lengthwise; use spoon to remove seeds, ribs and stems.
  • Step 
    2
    Fill each chile half with 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese.
  • Step 
    3
    Place 1 sausage half into each chile half.
  • Step 
    4
    Wrap 2 strips of bacon entirely around each chile half.
  • Step 
    5
    Unroll cornbread swirls; separate into 6 pieces. Gently stretch each piece to 15 inches, and wrap 1 around each chile half, completely covering chile and bacon.
  • Step 
    6
    Spray air fryer basket with cooking spray. Place 3 poppers in air fryer basket. Set air fryer to 320°F; cook 13 to 16 minutes, until cornbread swirls are deep golden brown and sausage reaches at least 165°F in center. Repeat with remaining poppers. Serve with mustard.

Nutrition

340 Calories
21g Total Fat
10g Protein
27g Total Carbohydrate
7g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Popper and 1 1/3 Tablespoons Mustard
Calories
340
Calories from Fat
190
Total Fat
21g
33%
Saturated Fat
9g
46%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
40mg
14%
Sodium
1030mg
43%
Potassium
200mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
27g
9%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
Sugars
7g
Protein
10g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
25%
25%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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