This Cheesy Stuffed Sweet Peppers with Bacon Recipe is a delicious party appetizer – perfect for game day. It’s low carb and keto friendly too!
I always see these cute little peppers in the store but am never sure what to make with them besides just eating them as is or with a yummy veggie dip.
SO, I was super glad to come up with another way to put them to use.
There are lots of reasons to love sweet peppers. Besides tasting great, they are chock full of vitamins and antioxidants, with vitamin C being the star, along with various carotenoids.
This means they offer us health benefits like improved eye health and reduced risk of several chronic diseases.
One of my favorite dishes to make is stuffed peppers. Normally I make them the traditional way with rice, ground beef and sauce. This time we wanted to try something different.
These bacon & cheese stuffed sweet peppers were a huge hit – even the kids liked them! They usually won’t eat the traditional-style stuffed peppers!
These cute little guys make a perfect party appetizer, lunch, game day food or side to a big Italian meal! To top it all off, they are keto friendly!
Cheesy Stuffed Sweet Peppers with Bacon Recipe
Ingredients:
8 Small Sweet Peppers
1 Cup of Ricotta Cheese
½ Cup cooked crispy bacon, crumbled
½ Cup shredded mozzarella cheese
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese (shaker cheese is fine!)
1 Medium egg (if you only have large eggs whisk it up and only pour half the egg into the ricotta)
1 teaspoon Italian blend seasoning ( or a pinch each of rosemary, thyme, oregano, basil)
1 small clove of garlic minced, or a pinch of garlic powder
Olive oil
pinch of salt & pepper
How to make stuffed sweet peppers:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Cut the tops of the peppers, remove the ribs & seeds.
In a medium bowl, beat (by hand) the egg into the ricotta.
Add the mozzarella, parmesan, bacon, seasonings and garlic, Mix.
Spoon the mixture into each pepper.
Lay them on a cookie sheet that has been drizzled with olive oil,
salt & pepper.
Roast on 400 for about 15 minutes.
Cook time may vary.
Cheesy Stuffed Sweet Peppers with Bacon Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 Small Sweet Peppers
- 1 Cup of Ricotta Cheese
- ½ Cup cooked crispy bacon crumbled
- ½ Cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese shaker cheese is fine!
- 1 Medium egg if you only have large eggs whisk it up and only pour half the egg into the ricotta
- 1 teaspoon Italian blend seasoning or a pinch each of rosemary, thyme, oregano, basil
- 1 small clove of garlic minced or a pinch of garlic powder
- Olive oil
- pinch of salt & pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400
- Cut the tops of the peppers, remove the ribs & seeds
- In a medium bowl, beat (by hand) the egg into the ricotta
- Add the mozzarella, parmesan, bacon, seasonings and garlic, Mix.
- Spoon the mixture into each pepper
- Lay them on a cookie sheet that has been drizzled with olive oil
- salt & pepper
- Roast on 400 for about 15 minutes
- Cook time may vary
Hannah C says
Oh wow, this looks so delicious! Would have never thought to stuff peppers with bacon! Such a good idea!