Description
Spicy meets sweet and creamy in these stuffed banana peppers. Makes a great snack or an appetizer for a party. Great for large groups as you can easily control the amount of spiciness. This is one of my favorites!
Ingredients
- toothpicks
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
- 3 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
- 10 banana peppers
- 10 slices peppered bacon, or to taste
Instructions
- Soak toothpicks in water for 15 minutes.
- Combine cream cheese
- sun-dried tomatoes
- garlic
- and cilantro in a large bowl. Mix well.
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
- Cut a slit lengthwise through each pepper without slicing it in half. Cut another slit about 1/4 inch from the stem across the previous slit
- forming a ‘T’. Remove seeds
- as desired
- using a paring knife.
- Fill each pepper with the cream cheese stuffing mixture using a small spoon. Wrap each pepper with a slice of raw bacon. Slide 1 toothpick through the center of each pepper to hold onto the bacon and keep pepper closed.
- Grill stuffed peppers for 15 minutes. Turn and cook until bacon is crisp
- about 10 minutes more.
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Servings: 10