Fried Chicken and Pulled Pork Cornbread Poppers

  Appetizers

These fun little apps are an instant conversation starter wherever they're served. We love them on game day, but they'd be a hit at brunch, too.

Fried Chicken and Pulled Pork Cornbread Poppers

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TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 25 min
YIELD: 2 dozen.

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces frozen popcorn chicken
  • 1 package (8-1/2 ounces) cornbread/muffin mix
  • 4 seeded jalapeno peppers or pickled jalapeno peppers, cut into 6 slices each
  • 1/4 cup refrigerated fully cooked barbecued pulled pork
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup or honey
  • 1 teaspoon Sriracha chili sauce, optional

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 400°. Bake popcorn chicken according to package directions. When cool enough to handle, cut chicken into 12 pieces.
  • 2. Meanwhile, prepare cornbread mix according to package directions. Place a jalapeno slice in each of 24 foil-lined mini muffin cups. Fill each cup with 1 tablespoon batter. Gently press a piece of popcorn chicken into the centers of half the cups. Spoon 1 teaspoon pulled pork into the centers of remaining cups.
  • 3. Bake until golden brown, about 12 minutes. Serve with maple syrup; if desired, whisk chili sauce into syrup.

Nutrition Facts

1 mini muffin: 74 calories, 2g fat (1g saturated fat), 10mg cholesterol, 120mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

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