Stuffed Cherry Peppers
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 16 stuffed peppers, 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 474
- Total Fat
- 29
- Saturated Fat
- 16
- Carbohydrates
- 24
- Dietary Fiber
- 8
- Sugar
- 14
- Protein
- 30
- Cholesterol
- 98
- Sodium
- 934
- Total: 10 min
- Prep: 10 min
Ingredients
Hot Stuffed Cherry Peppers:
8 (1/2-inch) cubes pepperoncino, crushed red pepper Italian table cheese, available in specialty cheese case, Asiago or pepato may be substituted
4 slices cappicola (hot Italian ham) cut in half
8 hot cherry peppers, tops cut off and seeds removed
Sweet Stuffed Cherry Peppers:
2 slices Prosciutto di Parma
3 ounces herb and garlic spreadable cheese or goat cheese
1 rib celery, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
8 sweet peppers, tops removed and seeded
Directions
- For hot peppers: Wrap cheese cubes in half of one slice of hot ham. Stuff ham wrapped cheese cubes inside the cherry peppers and reset caps with a toothpick.
- For sweet cherry peppers: Spread each slice of prosciutto with a thin layer of herb and garlic cheese. Cut each slice of ham in four pieces, then wrap a piece of celery inside each strip of ham. Stuff the meat and cheese wrapped celery into each cherry pepper.