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Cream cheese bell pepper appetizer on a plate with spinach.
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Easy Cream Cheese Stuffed Peppers Appetizer

In just 30 minutes you’ll be enjoying a smooth and salty cream cheese mixture encased in the satisfying crunch of a mini bell pepper!
Total Time1 hour
Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish, Starters and Sides
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free
Allergy: Gluten Free, Nut Free
Servings: 28
Calories: 50kcal
Author: Marina Rizhkov

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 14 mini bell peppers, sliced in half
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1 Tbsp hot sauce, sriracha
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 slices turkey bacon, rendered and chopped
  • green onion, chopped, +1 stem for garnish
  • ½ cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Mix together hot sauce, sour cream, minced garlic cloves, chopped turkey bacon, and green onion with cream cheese.
    1 Tbsp hot sauce,, ¼ cup sour cream, 2 cloves garlic,, 3 slices turkey bacon,, green onion,, 8 oz cream cheese,
    Cream cheese filling for bell pepper appetizer in a glass bowl with a spoon.
  • Slice the mini bell peppers in half, horizontal.
    mini-bell-pepper-halves-on-a-baking-tray
  • Fill in the cream cheese mix into the bell peppers through the inside and smooth flat on top.
    14 mini bell peppers,
    Mini bell peppers on a tray ready to bake filled with cream cheese.
  • Sprinkle cheddar cheese on top of each half.
    ½ cup cheddar cheese,
    Mini bell peppers filled with cream cheese filling and shredded cheese on top on a baking tray.
  • Bake for 20 minutes. After cooled, enjoy this yummy appetizer!
    cream-cheese-bell-peppers-on-a-baking-tray

Notes

  • Add hot sauce to your taste, you can even leave it out if you want to.

Nutrition

Calories: 50kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 86mg | Potassium: 52mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 581IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg