Game Day Table: Jarlsberg Shares Jalepeno Poppers and BBQ Chicken Nachos

RECIPES FOR THE SUPER BOWL

Jarlsberg Jalepeno Stuffed Poppers
Jarlsberg BBQ Pulled Chicken Nachos
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This Game Day, be sure to add in your own action, by adding Jarlsberg ® Cheese to your winning party. Game Day is famous for the endless foods that wow your friends and family, and begs for some memorable savory snacks. With chips, dips, pizza and wings on the menu, don’t forget the real Hail-Mary of the Big Game: Jarlsberg® Cheese. Every time you add Jarlsberg® Cheese to your recipes your spread will be the scoring points for your Game Day feast.

Jarlsberg® Cheese is always a crowd pleaser, whether you add it to your favorite sub or recipes. Jarlsberg® Cheese is available nationwide at grocery retailers and club stores in the specialty cheese case and is also available in pre-sliced packages or sliced at the deli counter.

“Every year, hundreds of millions watch the Big Game, with family and friends,” says Deborah Seife, General Manager of Marketing for Jarlsberg® Cheese. “No matter which team you root for this year, you will always be the winner when you serve up Jarlsberg® Cheese.”


Try these exciting recipes for your Super Bowl spread and you’ll score big points for flavor and excitement at your festive celebration:



JARLSBERG® JALAPENO POPPERS


Makes 16 appetizers

Ingredients:
1-1/2 cups grated Jarlsberg® cheese
16 pickled jalapeño peppers, rinsed and drained
2 4-ounce logs fresh goat cheese\
¼ cup grated Parmesan
1/4 cup diced green onion (scallions)
Dash of hot sauce
Cilantro leaves
Optional garnish: pickled mini hot red pepper

Using small sharp knife, cut slit down one side of each pepper. Leave stem intact and remove seeds and veins. In bowl, mash goat cheese with Jarlsberg®, Parmesan, onion and hot sauce. Divide among peppers, stuffing each generously. Refrigerate. (Recipe can be made ahead to this point.) Arrange peppers in heavy aluminum foil packet. Grill 8 – 10 minutes until cheese begins to melt. Garnish with cilantro and, if desired, hot red peppers.



BBQ Chicken Nachos with Jarlsberg® Cheese

Ingredients:
2 cups of shredded or grated Jarlsberg® Cheese?1 Rotisserie chicken
1 bag of nachos
½ cup of BBQ Sauce
Sour cream to taste
1 cup diced green onion

Spread the nacho chips over the bottom of an ovenproof dish, or use a grill pan. Pull meat off of Rotisserie Chicken and mix in a bowl with BBQ Sauce. Place chicken on top of chips. Add the Jarlsberg® Cheese (after grating or shredding) on top. Cover with BBQ Sauce Bake in the oven for about 10-15 minutes at 350 degrees until the cheese is melted and golden.
Finely chop the broccoli. Finely chop the chilies and garlic. Mix all the ingredients together and add the olive oil, pepper and the juice of 2 limes.
Serve the salsa with the freshly baked Jarlsberg® cheese nachos, garnished with fresh coriander.