Cheesy Sweet Peppers

Stuffed peppers have always been my favorite. Mummy used to stuff peppers with boiled potatoes and spices, and then grill or pan fry them. It was such a delicious appetizer or a side dish with simple dal and rice. While in the US these colorful peppers are so appealing and delicious. Mummy would always buy a bag from Sprouts market an create a stuffing of potatoes and then pan fry them. You might have seen some pictures on my Facebook page.

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So while my mom enjoys it stuffed with boiled potatoes and spices, Snehanshu likes it with paneer or cheese. Almost 2 years back, if you remember, I had created finger food for a campaign party for our friend who was running for Santa Clara elections. It was cream cheese over crackers: Cream cheese whipped with garlic powder, salt, pepper, and finely chopped onion greens. It was topped with a slice of olive and few chopped onion green. Everyone loved it!!

So while it was made in bulk, I had some of this cream cheese mixture remaining. So yes, I did use it to stuff the peppers. This time it was cream cheese with Indian Amul cheese.

Here are the pictures of cream cheese over crackers.

Ingredients to make Cheesy Peppers.

10-12 sweet peppers
1/2 cup grated amul cheese
1/4 cup grated amul cheese for garnish
1/2 cup softened cream cheese
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 cup chopped onion greens.

• Mix amul cheese with cream cheese. Add salt., pepper, chopped green onions, and garlic power. Mix well.
• Wash peppers with water. wipe and slit them. Remove veins or seeds from inside if any.
• Stuff creamcheese stuffing inside each of the peppers.
• Garnish with some grated amul cheese.
• Bake in a 400 F preheated oven till it grated cheese gets crisp.
• Serve immediately.

Here is step-by-step pictorial recipe:

Mix amul cheese with cream cheese. Add salt., pepper, chopped green onions, and garlic power. Mix well.

Wash peppers with water. wipe and slit them. Remove veins or seeds from inside if any.

Stuff creamcheese stuffing inside each of the peppers.

Garnish with some grated amul cheese.

Bake in a 400 F preheated oven till it grated cheese gets crisp.

Enjoy these fun appetizers!!