Cream Cheese Stuffed Peppers – by Gastro Guru

These cream cheese stuffed peppers are a easy but elegant appetizer that wants simply 6 components! Low in carbs however stuffed with taste, they take simply 5 minutes to prep. 

I’m all the time looking out for easy appetizers that style unimaginable. As somebody who loves including cheese to absolutely anything (hiya, bacon wrapped dates with goat cheese) and loves stuffed bell peppers (hiya, Italian stuffed peppers and air fryer stuffed peppers), it was a no brainer to mix the 2 to make this straightforward cream cheese stuffed pepper recipe.

These are much like jalapeno poppers however skip the bacon and the extreme spice.

Recipe highlights

• Deceptively simple. This may occasionally look tremendous fancy, however they arrive collectively very quickly.
• Simply 6 Substances. Depend them yourself- there are simply six components wanted.
• Low carb and gluten-free. Should you observe a keto food plan, these are good for you.
• Simple to make forward. If I’m internet hosting mates over or want a enjoyable vacation appetizer, the filling might be prepped prematurely. Once I’m able to serve, I simply stuff the peppers, bake them, and voila- scorching and tacky bite-sized peppers.

Substances wanted

Cream cheese stuffed mini peppers are quite simple, and the components replicate that. All the things might be discovered at any primary grocery retailer. Here’s what you’ll want:

• Mini candy peppers. A mixture of purple, yellow, and orange peppers for some colour.
• Cream cheese. Full-fat cream cheese that has been softened to room temperature. I don’t advocate reduced-fat or fat-free cream cheese as a result of 1) it lacks taste and a pair of) it has added water in it, which can really make your filling soggy.
• Garlic powder. Provides a refined garlic taste. 
• Parmesan cheese. Freshly grated. Sure, it’s additional work, however belief me, it’s price it. It tastes higher, and it melts higher.
• Inexperienced onion. It provides a light-weight, peppery kick with out being overpowering. 
• Child spinach. For the cream cheese filling. 
• Shredded cheese. To cowl the cream cheese peppers earlier than baking them within the oven. I like utilizing a Mexican cheese mix, however mozzarella cheese or sharp cheddar cheese work. 

The right way to make cream cheese stuffed peppers

I’ve included step-by-step photographs under to make this recipe simple to observe at dwelling. For the total printable recipe directions and ingredient portions, scroll to the recipe card on the backside of this put up.

Step 1- Prep the peppers. Begin by slicing your mini peppers lengthways, then take away any seeds and membranes inside.

Step 2- Make the filling. Subsequent, put together the filling by mixing all of the components, aside from the shredded cheese. 

Step 3- Stuff them. Now, spoon the peppers with the cream cheese combination, guaranteeing they’re tightly packed into them.

Step 4- Bake. Place the stuffed peppers onto a lined baking sheet. Sprinkle with the shredded cheese and bake for 15-20 minutes, or till the cheese has melted and is golden across the edges.

Step 5- Serve. Take away the peppers from the oven and serve instantly. 

Recipe suggestions and variations

• Remember to stuff the mini peppers very nicely. If there are leftover peppers, that’s okay.
• Should you can’t discover mini bell peppers, you should utilize full-sized ones, supplied they’re on the smaller aspect. 
• I like to recommend patting dry the peppers very nicely to make sure there isn’t any extra moisture. There may be nothing worse that soggy child bell peppers.
• As a substitute of cream cheese, use goat cheese, Boursin cheese, and even whipped feta cheese. 
• Add chopped bacon, Italian sausage, and even floor beef. 
• Swap out the mini peppers for whole-sized ones and serve them as a straightforward dinner recipe.

The right way to retailer leftovers

To retailer: Leftovers might be saved at room temperature, lined, for as much as 5 days. 

To freeze: Place the cooked and cooled cream cheese peppers in an hermetic container and retailer them within the freezer for as much as 6 months. 

Reheating: Cream cheese bell peppers ought to all the time be loved heat, so both reheat them in a preheated oven or air fryer. 

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