Cheesy Pepperoni Popcorn

⏱ 10 mins 🍽 4 serving(s) 🏷 Snack

This savoury snack combines air-popped popcorn with bite-sized pieces of turkey pepperoni. The popcorn and pepperoni are lightly sprayed with oil and then tossed with a flavourful dry mix of nonfat parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and a blend of dried herbs including oregano, marjoram, basil, and sage, finished with black pepper. It's a quick, cheesy treat perfect for lunch or a snack, ready in about 10 minutes and serving four people.

Cheesy Pepperoni Popcorn

Ingredients

  • 12 cups air popped popcorn
  • 3/4 cup turkey pepperoni, cut into bite sized bits
  • olive oil flavored cooking spray
  • 1/4 cup nonfat parmesan cheese
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried basil leaves
  • 1/8 teaspoon dried sage
  • black pepper, to taste

Method

  1. In a small bowl, mix the nonfat parmesan cheese with the garlic powder, dried oregano, marjoram, basil leaves, sage, and black pepper until well combined.
  2. Put the air popped popcorn and the bite sized turkey pepperoni bits into a large bowl. Lightly spray them with the olive oil flavoured cooking spray.
  3. Sprinkle the cheese and herb mixture over the popcorn and pepperoni, then toss everything together to ensure an even coating.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium2300 mg

Recipe details

CategorySnack
Authorinternetnut