Stuffed Mini Peppers

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Stuffed Mini Peppers

These tasty stuffed mini peppers are the best summer appetizer! They're meaty, cheesy, and wrapped in smoky bacon, then grilled until they’re melted and gooey.

Prep Time15

Cook Time25

Total Time40

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: mini stuffed peppers, stuffed mini peppers, stuffed mini sweet peppers

Servings: servings

Author: Katerina Petrovska

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 yellow onion diced
3 garlic cloves minced
1 pound ground turkey meat I use 98% fat-free
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup low-fat cheddar shredded cheese
10 ounces can diced tomatoes and green chilies like Rotel
1 pound sweet mini peppers cut in half lengthwise
8 slices bacon cut in half

Instructions

Sauté. Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add diced onion and cook for 3 minutes, or until softened. Add garlic and cook for about 30 seconds, or until fragrant.
Make the filling. Stir in the ground turkey meat and continue to cook until the meat is browned, about 6 to 8 minutes. Add the tomatoes and green chilies; stir and remove from heat.
Stuff the peppers. Fill the prepared pepper halves with the turkey meat filling and sprinkle over shredded cheese. Wrap a slice of bacon around each pepper and secure it with wooden picks.
Grill. Preheat your outside grill to medium-high heat. Spray the grill rack with non-stick cooking spray, then place the peppers on the grill and cook for about 7 minutes, or until the sides of the peppers are slightly charred and the bacon is cooked to a desired crispness.
Serve. Take your stuffed mini peppers off the grill and serve warm.

Notes

Oven Method: Preheat your oven to 375ºF and bake the stuffed peppers for 10 to 14 minutes, or until they’re heated through and the bacon is crispy to your liking.
Prep Ahead: Brown the turkey and mix it with the tomatoes and chilies, then store it in a container in the fridge until you’re ready to assemble and grill the mini peppers.

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