Description
Warm, cheesy, and small enough to eat in one bite, pizza stuffed mini peppers are packed with pizza flavor and make for perfect party bites.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 mini sweet peppers
- 15 ml (1 tbsp) olive oil
- 3 g (1/2 tsp) salt
- 120 ml (1/2 cup) pizza sauce
- 113 g (1 cup) shredded part-skim mozzarella
- 20 g (1/4 cup) finely grated Parmesan
- 80–100 g (3–4 oz) mini pepperoni or chopped pepperoni
- 15 g (2 tbsp) fine breadcrumbs or cornmeal
- 1 tsp dried Italian seasoning
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F) and position a rack in the middle. Wash mini sweet peppers and slice each in half lengthwise, removing seeds and membranes.
- Toss the pepper halves with olive oil and salt, then arrange cut-side up on a baking sheet. Roast for 8–10 minutes.
- Combine pizza sauce, mozzarella, Parmesan, pepperoni, breadcrumbs, and Italian seasoning in a bowl and mix until evenly combined.
- Spoon about 1 tbsp of filling into each pepper half, pressing lightly. Leave a small mound of cheese on top.
- Return the filled peppers to the oven and bake for 4–6 minutes until hot and cheese is melted. Broil on high for 1–2 minutes to brown the cheese.
- Let the peppers rest for 2 minutes, then serve warm.
Notes
Store any leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Reheat in the oven for best results.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 stuffed mini peppers
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 560mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 25mg