Herb Cream Cheese Stuffed Mini Peppers
A fun and flavorful appetizer or snack, these herb cream cheese stuffed mini peppers have a delightful herby taste that goes so well with the creamy cheese. Make sure to use mini sweet peppers rather than hot ones! Think kids will love these too!
Servings: 9 servings
Calories: 88kcal
Ingredients
- 9 mini bell peppers cut lengthwise. De-seeded and with ribs removed.
- ¾ package cream cheese approx 5oz
- ⅛ cup white onion diced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 garlic clove minced or finely diced
- handful coriander / cilantro diced
- pinch salt
- pinch black pepper optional
To garnish
- sesame seeds optional
- pinch sweet paprika
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 360F / 180C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cook the onion in a little olive oil until softened, then add the garlic and cook for another minute or so.
- Place the halved mini peppers on the baking tray, drizzle with a little olive oil and cook for 8 minutes or until the edges are slightly wrinkled and have taken on some colour.
- Combine the cream cheese, onion, garlic, coriander / cilantro, salt and pepper (if using), and stir well. Using a fork helps to very slightly whip it.
- Spoon the cream cheese mixture into the peppers and bake for 8-10 minutes until the cheese has very slightly browned. Sprinkle with herbs, a pinch of sweet paprika and sesame seeds (if using).
Notes
- Combine the cream cheese filling well, so the onion and garlic are well distributed.
- Bake the mini peppers first, as they will be a little too tough otherwise.
- Don't worry about making them look perfect!
- Please note that nutritional information is offered as a courtesy. It is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.
- garlic and sesame seeds, which score 1.
- black pepper, which scores 2.
Nutrition
Calories: 88kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 60mg | Potassium: 89mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1130IU | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 0.2mg