This is one of my easiest recipes. I love making these when watching a game, they are packed with flavor and a perfect hand-held bite.
Components
There are 5 ingredients in these
Mini Peppers
Cheese
Pesto
Olive Oil
Salt
Stuffing each pepper with cheese and pesto then broiling them makes these peppers little gems. You can also air-fry these on the broiler setting for the same char.
This recipe is very easy to personalize, here are some other variations
Spicy Pesto Poppers- stuff with a pepper jack or cheddar cheese and pipe in some hot salsa
Toss peppers with about 3 tbsp olive oil. Add more as necessary to coat. Salt and pepper generously and toss. Place peppers on one even layer on the broiling pan.
Dietary Information
This recipe is vegetarian and gluten free.
Pesto Pepper Poppers
20 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 bag mini bell peppers (about 20 peppers)
- 1 block sharp cheddar cheese
- about 1/4 cup pesto
- olive oil
- salt
- pepper
Method
Preheat the broiler or air fryer (if preheating needed) to high. Line the broiler pan or air fryer tray with aluminum foil.
Cut cheese into batons that are about an inch long with a cmXcm base. Spoon pesto into a ziplock bag and push to one corner. Snip the corner to make a small hole.
To prepare peppers: using a paring knife, slit the peppers lengthwise down the middle to create a pocket. Cut only through one side of the pepper and stop cutting before the bottom of the pepper.
Stuff the peppers: Pipe about a teaspoon of the pesto inside the pocket of a mini pepper. Wedge in the cheddar block and close the pepper. Place in a large mixing bowl. Repeat with all peppers.
Toss peppers with about 3 tbsp olive oil. Add more as necessary to coat. Salt and pepper generously and toss to coat. Place peppers on one even layer on the broiling pan.
Broil or air fry peppers for 3 minutes or until charred. Flip using tongs and cook another 3 minutes.
Remove and let cool a few minutes- the cheese pulls WILL last, I swear. Enjoy!
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