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Garlic and Herb Stuffed Mini Peppers

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Oct 4, 2017
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These stuffed sweet peppers will become your new go-to-appetizer! Filled with flavorful cheese and topped with bread crumbs, you won’t believe how easy they are to put together.

Garlic and Herb Stuffed Mini Peppers

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 5 min
  • Servings 32
  • Ingredients 9
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Ingredients

  • 16 mini sweet peppers (red, yellow and orange)
  • 1 package (5.2 oz) Boursin® cheese with garlic and fine herbs, softened
  • 4 oz (from 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
  • 1/2 cup Progresso™ plain panko crispy bread crumbs
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese (2 oz)
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    Cut each sweet pepper in half lengthwise, leaving stems intact. Remove seeds and membranes. Place halved sweet peppers on pan, cut sides up.
  • Step 
    3
    In small bowl, mix Boursin™ cheese, cream cheese and ground red pepper with spoon until well blended. Place cheese mixture in small resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut 1/2 inch off 1 corner of bag. Pipe mixture evenly among pepper halves, about 2 teaspoons for each pepper.
  • Step 
    4
    In another small bowl, mix bread crumbs, melted butter and pepper. Sprinkle each pepper half with about 1/2 teaspoon bread crumb mixture; gently press into cheese mixture.
  • Step 
    5
    Bake 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and sprinkle about 1/2 teaspoon Parmesan cheese on each pepper. Return to oven; bake 5 to 8 minutes or until tops are brown and cheese is melted. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Top with chives. Serve warm.

Nutrition

60 Calories
4 1/2g Total Fat
1g Protein
4g Total Carbohydrate
2g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
60
Calories from Fat
40
Total Fat
4 1/2g
7%
Saturated Fat
2 1/2g
14%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
4%
Sodium
75mg
3%
Potassium
90mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
4g
1%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
2g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
25%
25%
Vitamin C
40%
40%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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