Stuffed Mini Peppers
August 15, 2016 - 1 Comments
Stuffed mini peppers always take me back to the roots of my kitchen. Growing up, we always believed that grilling was an expression of joy and a fantastic way of sharing joy with friends and family. These stuffed mini-sweet peppers bring these old memories back. They are filled with blue cheese, shiitake mushrooms, and spinach. They are grilled to perfection and served with French bread.
Sweet and crunchy mini multi color peppers are perfect for these stuffed mini pepper recipe.
How to Make Stuffed Mini Peppers?
Start by washing the peppers, cutting off their tops, and removing the seeds.
The filling is a simple vegetable blend of shiitake mushrooms, spinach, and absolutely awesome creamy blue cheese, but if you prefer making your own stuffing feel free to experiment.
So let’s roll and prepare some amazing pepper stuffing 🙂 Food processor comes handy in this situations spinach and shiitake mushrooms are so easy to blend.
Take a look at this world class stuffed mini peppers filling. Make sure to save 3-4 peppers to dice and mix with the rest of the filling.
Stuffed mini peppers are so easy to prepare. Just cut the top part of the pepper, remove seeds and, get your favorite stuffing inside!
Grilled for 10 minutes at 150 degrees F, flipping halfway through on each side. For best experience serve with french bread. Enjoy!
One great thing about this recipe is how versatile it is. The recipe we are featuring is vegetarian, but if you’re looking for a hearty dish with more protein content, feel free to add any ground meat to it. There’s no wrong way to enjoy these. They can be grilled like we did, baked, or even prepared cold for a refreshing appetizer. Every time we grill these peppers, we always love them. Miesha enjoys the fact that these contain no meat, she loves them from the first bite to last.
Stuffed Mini Peppers – FAQ
How long to cook mini stuffed peppers?
We grill these pepper for 10 minutes, 5 minutes on each side. If grilling is not an option for you, you an bake it at 400° F for about 20 minutes.
How long does it take for bell peppers to get soft?
Generally, the time period for bell peppers to be adequately softened in an oven temperature of 375-400°F or higher is usually between 15 and 20 minutes. Grilling takes around 10 minutes at 300°F for them to get soft.
Why are my stuffed peppers mushy?
Avoid overcooking or excess moisture in the stuffing itself.
How do I know when the peppers are done cooking?
When peppers become tender and keep their shape it is time to pull them out.
If you are not big fan of peppers but love tomatoes, please take a look at our Stuffed Tomatoes recipe.
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- 1 lbs Sweet mini peppers
- 0.15 lbs Shiitake mushrooms
- 1 cup Spinach
- 1 small Shallot Diced
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 2 cloves Garlic Crushed
- 1 tsp Black pepper
- 1 tsp Salt
- 4 tbsp Blue cheese
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Wash peppers. Cut off the tops of peppers and remove the seeds out.
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Thread peppers onto the skewers, start with cut off tops first.
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Combine shiitake mushrooms with spinach in a food processor. Add one tablespoon of olive oil. Blend it for 5-10 seconds.
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Preheat olive oil in the frying pan, and toss spinach, shiitake mushrooms along with one diced shallot.
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Transfer mushrooms and spinach to a bowl and mix with diced peppers and, blue cheese. Add black pepper and salt. Mix well.
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Remove peppers from the skewers, stuff the peppers with previously prepared mix. Thread already stuffed peppers back on the skewers. Grill for 20 minutes at 300 degrees F, about 10 minutes each side.
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Serve with french bread.
TIP - To avoid soggy peppers do not overcook. Look for tender peppers but still keeping their shape.
Blue cheese and shiitake mushrooms combination is great!