Swaddled Jalapeno Peppers

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon lime zest
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 8 whole fresh jalapeno chilies, halved and seeded
• 1 (8 ounce) can refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 4 ounces fresh parmesan cheese, grated (1 cup)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f and prepare a cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• 2 combine cream cheese, lime peel, cilantro and lime juice.
• 3 unroll dough on cutting board and separate into 8 triangles.
• 4 from center of longest side to opposite point, cut each triangle in half, making 16 triangles.
• 5 spoon 1 teaspoon of cream cheese into each jalepeno half and place cheese side down on cresent triangles with the point end of the pepper near the top point of the triangle.
• 6 fold triangle sides over the jalepeno and pinch to seal.
• 7 fold triangle top over end of the pepper and pinch to seal.
• 8 place melted butter and parmesan in separate shallow dishes.
• 9 dip dough wrapped peppers in butter then roll in parmesan.
• 10 place on cookie sheet and bake 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.