Easy 35-Minute Roasted Goat Cheese Stuffed Mini Peppers Appetizer
Mini sweet peppers are stuffed with creamy goat cheese and roasted until tender. A simple and flavorful appetizer.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 24 pieces (serves 8 as an appetizer) 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound mini sweet peppers (about 24)
- 8 ounces goat cheese, softened
- 2 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon fresh chives, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Cut each mini pepper in half lengthwise. Remove the seeds and membranes.
- In a bowl, mix the goat cheese, cream cheese, salt, pepper, and chives until smooth.
- Fill each pepper half with the cheese mixture. Place them on a baking sheet.
- Drizzle the olive oil over the peppers.
- Roast for 15 to 20 minutes, until the peppers are tender and the cheese is lightly golden.
- Serve warm.
Notes
- You can substitute feta cheese for the goat cheese.
- Add red pepper flakes for a spicy kick.
- Use any color of mini peppers for variety.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 pieces (about 100g)
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 30mg