Best Stuffed Pepperoncini Recipes

STUFFED PEPPERONCINI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until bacon is browned. Move bacon to paper towels. Keep bacon drippings.
• In drippings, cook shallots and red pepper over medium heat until vegetables are tender. Cook about 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and let cool for 20 minutes.
• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and milk with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Stir bacon and shallot into the mixture.
• Spoon cream cheese mixture into a heavy weight plastic bag. Cut a small hole in one corner to squeeze the filling from. With small knife, cut a slit lengthwise into each pepper. Do not cut the whole way through the pepper. By squeezing the bag, pipe cream cheese mixture into peppers. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, up to one day.

CAJUN CRAB STUFFED PEPPERONCINI

Steps:

• Cut the stem end off the pepperoncini and carefully scrape out the seeds. Set aside.
• Beat the cream cheese in the bowl of a mixer with the paddle attachment. Add the crab and continue to mix. Add the Cajun seasoning, hot sauce, and thyme and mix until blended. Place the mixture into a pastry bag and pipe into the seeded pepperoncini. Dip the cream cheese end of the pepperoncini in the chopped parsley before serving and transfer directly to a serving tray.

CHICKEN STUFFED WITH PEPPERONCINI AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a small bowl, mash goat cheese with a fork until smooth. Stir in pepperoncini and thyme and season with salt and pepper. With a paring knife, cut a 1-inch horizontal slit in thick end of each chicken breast. Using your fingers, create a deep pocket between meat and bone. Tightly pack each pocket with about 2 tablespoons cheese mixture.
• Heat a large cast-iron or other heavy ovenproof skillet over medium-high. Pat chicken dry with paper towels, season with salt and pepper, and arrange in skillet, skin side down. Cook 5 minutes. Transfer skillet to oven and bake until chicken is cooked through and skin is golden and crisp, 18 to 20 minutes. Flip chicken over in skillet and let rest 3 minutes before serving.

STUFFED PEPPERONCINI

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp; drain reserve 1 tbs.
• bacon drippings.
• Cook shallots and red pepper in drippings, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes.
• In a small bowl, using hand mixer, beat cream cheese and milk until smooth.
• Add bacon and shallot mixture and beat until just combined.
• Spoon cream cheese-vegetable mixture into a ziploc bag.
• Cut a small corner off to pipe filling into peppers.
• With a small knife, cut a slit lengthwise in peppers, being careful not to cut all the way through.
• Pipe cream cheese mixture into pepper.
• Cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours.

STUFFED PEPPERONCINI RECIPE - (3.7/5)

Steps:

• Cut the top portion with the stem off the pepperoncini, and remove the seeds. Be careful not to split the pepperoncini. In a small bowl mix together the cheese and salami until thoroughly combined. Snip a little bit of the corner off a plastic storage bag. Spoon the cheese mixture into the bag and twist the top until the mixture and begins to come out of the cut corner. Pipe the cheese into each pepperoncini. Chill until ready to serve. Preparation Time: 15 Minutes

CRAB STUFFED PEPPERONCINI

Steps:

• Cut the stem end off the pepperoncini and carefully scrape out the seeds. Set aside. Beat the cream cheese in the bowl of a mixer with the paddle attachment. Add the crab and continue to mix. Add the Cajun seasoning, hot sauce, and thyme and mix until blended. Place the mixture into a pastry bag and pipe into the seeded pepperoncini. Dip the cream cheese end of the pepperoncini in the chopped parsley before serving and transfer directly to a serving tray. Cook's Note: If you don't have a pastry bag, use a large zipping plastic bag with one corner cut off.

STUFFED PEPPERONCINI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until bacon is browned. Move bacon to paper towels. Keep bacon drippings. In drippings, cook shallots and red pepper over medium heat until vegetables are tender. Cook about 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and let cool for 20 minutes. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and milk with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Stir bacon and shallot into the mixture. Spoon cream cheese mixture into a heavy weight plastic bag. Cut a small hole in one corner to squeeze the filling from. With small knife, cut a slit lengthwise into each pepper. Do not cut the whole way through the pepper. By squeezing the bag, pipe cream cheese mixture into peppers. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, up to one day.

STUFFED PEPPERONCINI

Steps:

• Drain pepperoncini. In non-stick 10" skillet, cook bacon on med-low heat, stirring occasionally until bacon is brown, with slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Discard all but 1 tbsp. of bacon drippings.
• Drippings in skillet cook shallots & red peppers on medium heat stirring frequently until vegetables are tender (app. 5 min).
• In small bowl w/mixer at medium speed, beat cream cheese & milk until smooth. Add bacon & shallots mixture, beat only until combined.
• Spoon cream cheese mixture into heavy weight plastic bag w/one corner cut to make 1/4" opening. With small knife cut slit lengthwise in each pepper. Be careful not to cut all the way through pepper.
• Squeeze or spoon cream cheese mixture into peppers. Cover and refrigerate up to one day.

STUFFED PEPPERONCINI

Steps:

• Take both jars of pepperoncinis and drain. Cut tops of peppers off and remove seeds (gloves can be worn for this) and set aside.
• Slice provolone and all other ingredents into thin strips and dice small. Put diced cheese and meat into bowl. Add parmesan cheese and zesty Italian dressing. Mix well and let sit for 15 minutes.
• Take meat mixture and stuff the peppers. Put in airtight container and chill for about 1 hour.