Feta Stuffed Mini Peppers are creamy little appetizer bites stuffed with an herbed feta ricotta cheese roasted inside sweet mini peppers.
Oh yeah! A low carb little wonder that hits all the flavor points your mouth desires. Creamy from the whipped ricotta and feta, savoury from the fresh herbs and the feta cheese, sweet from the mini sweet peppers and a juicy two bite little appetizer that will keep you satisfied for hours.
Father’s Day is in another couple of weeks and this is a quick and easy appetizer that is delicious to make in the oven or on the grill. You can prepare up to 24 hours in advance and just bake or roast on the grill over an aluminum sheet and you are in business.
Feta Stuffed Mini Peppers are so easy to make. All you need to do is place the ingredients in a food processor and whip until smooth. You can also whip by hand if you need to build up those biceps. Cut the tops off the mini –peppers. Then, we just placed the whipped feta ricotta herbed mixture into a sealed baggie and cut the tip off so that we could just pipe the stuffing mixture into the mini peppers. Bake, broil or grill and then you are done!
Feta Stuffed Mini Peppers are gluten-free, grain free and low carb. The farmer’s markets are going to be starting up again with all the fresh produce and we enjoy getting the fresh herbs. We used fresh chopped basil, green onions and thyme but really anything your little heart desires would be lovely in the feta stuffed mini peppers. If you are a feta lover like us you are going to love our Feta Stuffed Mushrooms.
We just love these Signature Sweet Mini Peppers. They are fantastic just plain for snacking, on salads, roasted, or in our Mini Sweet Roasted Basil Pasta dish.
How many of you have herb gardens? In the perfect world, love having little herbs on the window seal in the kitchen to use whenever your feel like it.How about you?
If you are looking for some other fun and delicious appetizers for these summer events have you tried our Homemade Chorizo Stuffed Mushrooms , Healthy Ricotta Crostini or Sesame Miso Chicken Meatballs?
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Feta Stuffed Mini Peppers
Ingredients
- 1 cup Ricotta cheese
- ½ cup Feta cheese
- Salt and pepper
to taste - 1 tablespoon Basil chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon dried
- 1 tablespoon Thyme
chopped fresh or ½ teaspoon dried - 2 Green onion
sliced thinly - 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
(or 2 fresh finely chopped) - ½ teaspoon Red pepper flakes
(optional- to taste) - 2 tablespoon Olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F or preheat grill
- Make the feta ricotta mixture. In a food processor, add ricotta, feta, salt and pepper, basil, thyme and green onions, garlic powder and red pepper flakes. Mix until well blended in a food processor or by hand. Set Aside.
- Cut the tops off the 16 mini sweet peppers and remove any seeds.
- Place the feta ricotta mixture into a sealed baggie and cut the end tip off. Pipe the feta ricotta mixture into each sweet mini peppers.
- Place the stuffed mini peppers on a baking sheet and drizzle with a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Bake for about 12-15 minutes until soft and peppers are slightly golden or you can broil for about 2-3 minutes on each side, watch them carefully so they do not over brown. You can also place a double sheet of aluminum foil piece on the grill and grill your feta stuffed mini peppers for about 3-4 minutes on each side on medium heat. In either situation, you must be prepared to have aluminum foil on your baking dish or grill so that if the cheese starts to ooze out a little bet the aluminum foil with catch it.
- Enjoy hot out of the oven or at room temperature. They can be cooked in advance and stored in the refrigerator for 3 days or can prep and get ready for the oven up to 3 days in advance.
Eha Carr says
These cute small peppers only appeared amongst my on-line vegetable offerings a few years ago . . . .sweet and crunchy they have oft disappeared from their packing ere I managed to do anything to them ! These look 'my style' tho' I do not have such a nifty holder ! Least of one's problems . . . Nice to hand around since no one should object to any of the ingredients ! Quite frankly I have not used basil and thyme together and am looking forwards to that and the pepper flakes : interesting spectrum . . . . best . . .
HWC Magazine says
Thank you Eha. These little mini peppers are so sweet and delicious. It is easy to eat them just as is but even better stuffed. We were asked to try out this holder but really do not like it because the peppers shrink when they bake and fall right through. Therefore, we just stuff them and then lay them on their sides to bake and that each technique works the best. Stay well and take care.
Gerlinde de Broekert says
This looks good, I might substitute my German quark cheese for the ricotta. I let you now how it turned out.
Sherri Hall @ Watch Learn Eat says
This is so perfect for entertaining; however, I don't know how I could stop myself from eating them all before the guests arrived! 😉
[email protected] is How I Cook says
I'm loving this special tray! I also make these peppers-love them. They are always a hit!
Julie @ HostessAtHeart says
These peppers look so pretty and sound delicious! Mine will definitely have the crushed red pepper!
Liz Weber Berg says
These stuffed peppers look terrific! Whether as an appetizer or a fun side dish, I know we'd love them!!
HWC Magazine says
Thanks Liz! We love the fact that they are so easy to throw together for those last minute gatherings. Take care
kitchenriffs says
Love that gadget that you're using to hold the peppers! Handy. Really like this recipe, too -- those mini peppers are so cute and colorful. And the feta stuffing? Brilliant! Thanks.
HWC Magazine says
Thank you John. These little peppers are so sweet and delicious we are just just eating them right out of the bag. However, stuffing them with the cheese is really delicious too. We had some difficulty with this pepper metal gadget as when you grill the peppers they shrink and fall through the holes. We do not recommend using it to grill but it works nicely to hold the peppers upright during the piping of the cheese. Wishing you a super day.
Jennifer Stewart says
I love these little bites. Super light and perfect for summer time! I even have one of those popper pans for the grill. I haven't had the chance to use it on the grill. It's super hot here in AZ so I like using it to make these instead. Pinning and sharing!
HWC Magazine says
Hi there Jennifer, so glad you survived the move! Thank you dear. If you were a tad bit closer we could have a little tapas party and we could bring the feta stuffed peppers to celebrate your new life. Wishing you the best!