Easy Entertaining: Cheese and Bacon Stuffed Mini Sweet Peppers

Need a last minute appetizer? These Cheese and Bacon Stuffed Mini Peppers come together in under 15 minutes, and the bright colors and bold flavors are sure to impress your guests.

If you want, prep these ahead of time, wrap in plastic and refrigerate and just pop them under the broiler right before your guests arrive for a lovely welcome to your party.

How to pre-cook Bacon Crumbles

If you have pre-cooked bacon crumbles, you can jump right into this recipe. Otherwise this will take a bit longer, 4-5 minutes longer - tops.

For fastest cooking chop up the raw bacon and quickly sauté it in a small skillet. Then proceed with the rest of the recipe.

Ingredients for Cheese and Bacon Stuffed Mini Peppers

All it takes are a few simple ingredients to whip these up:

• mini sweet peppers in assorted colors
• goat cheese
• ricotta cheese
• fresh thyme leaves (or other herb like basil)
• pre cooked bacon crumbles (or bacon strips, cut and cooked)
• salt and pepper
• Parmesan cheese

If you don't have ricotta or goat cheese, you could swap some cream cheese for one or the other.

Recipe

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Ingredients

 

• 1 bag mini sweet peppers in assorted colors
• 6 ounces goat cheese
• 6 ounces ricotta cheese
• 3 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves (stems removed)
• 4 strips thick-cut bacon (cooked and crumbled)
• salt and pepper (to taste)
• 1 ounce Parmesan cheese (freshly grated)

Instructions

 

• Set oven to High Broil. Cover a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper
• Wash peppers and pat dry. Cut each pepper in half lengthwise, leaving the stem intact. Remove seeds and membranes from each pepper half and discard. 
• In a small bowl, combine goat cheese, ricotta cheese, thyme leaves and bacon and sprinkle with some salt and pepper. 
• With a small spoon, fill each pepper half with the cheese and bacon mixture and arrange on the baking sheet covered. 
• Top each stuffed pepper half with grated Parmesan cheese.
• Broil for approximately 5 minutes or until the cheese begins to brown and peppers start to blister. 
• Remove from oven and place on a serving plate. Serve immediately.

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