Cream Cheese Stuffed Mini Peppers Food

STUFFED MINI PEPPERS RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 400 F. Line rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper or foil.
• Slice the peppers in half lengthwise.
• With a melon ball scoop or small spoon, scrape out the seeds and soft ribs. Repeat with the remaining peppers.
• Arrange the peppers, cut side up, on the prepared baking sheets.
• In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat the softened cream cheese with the mayonnaise, ranch dressing mix, and black pepper until smooth and well blended.
• Fold in the broccoli, chopped red bell pepper, and grated carrot.
• Fill each pepper half with the cream cheese mixture.
• Bake the peppers for 10 minutes. Sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese over the peppers and return them to the oven for 1 to 2 minutes longer, or until the cheese melts.
• Remove the peppers from the oven and arrange them on a tray or platter. Serve stuffed mini peppers warm.

CHEESY MINI PEPPERS

Steps:

• Smear the cream cheese spread inside the hollowed-out halves of the sweet peppers and jalapenos. Sprinkle on chopped chives.

CRAB-AND-CHEESE-STUFFED MINI PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
• Cut the peppers lengthwise and remove the stems, seeds and ribs. If needed, trim a small amount off the bottom of each pepper half so that it will lie flat when cut-side up (making them steady is important so the filling stays intact during baking). Chop the trimmings into small pieces and set aside.
• Toss the pepper halves in a medium bowl with the olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and several grinds of black pepper. Set aside.
• Stir together the softened cream cheese and reserved pepper trimmings in another medium bowl until smooth. Gently fold in the crabmeat and season with salt and pepper.
• Fill each pepper half with about 1 tablespoon of the crab mixture so it comes over the top of the pepper slightly. Place on the prepared baking sheet and bake until the filling is beginning to brown, about 18 minutes. Serve warm.

GARLIC AND HERB STUFFED MINI PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking spray.
• Cut each sweet pepper in half lengthwise, leaving stems intact. Remove seeds and membranes. Place halved sweet peppers on pan, cut sides up.
• In small bowl, mix Boursin™ cheese, cream cheese and ground red pepper with spoon until well blended. Place cheese mixture in small resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut 1/2 inch off 1 corner of bag. Pipe mixture evenly among pepper halves, about 2 teaspoons for each pepper.
• In another small bowl, mix bread crumbs, melted butter and pepper. Sprinkle each pepper half with about 1/2 teaspoon bread crumb mixture; gently press into cheese mixture.
• Bake 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and sprinkle about 1/2 teaspoon Parmesan cheese on each pepper. Return to oven; bake 5 to 8 minutes or until tops are brown and cheese is melted. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Top with chives. Serve warm.