RECIPE: Well these are fun! Rec: Stuffed Baby Bell Peppers. I had bought

RECIPE:

orchid

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some of those Ortega Taco Flats last week to try out for tacos and this recipe in my Food Network Magazine seemed like it would be a great go with. We loved them! They are supposed to be an appetizer and I think they are perfect for that. It's just one perfect bite to pop in your mouth and would be great to have with drinks. I'll be making them again.

Stuffed Baby Bell Peppers

Yield: about 24

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 pound assorted baby bell peppers (about 24)

1 small onion, diced

1 poblano chile pepper, seeded and diced

3 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 teaspoon ancho chile powder

1 teaspoon chipotle chile powder

Kosher salt

1/2 pound ground pork

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

3 ounces muenster cheese, diced (about 3/4 cup)

Lime wedges, for serving

Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the baby bell peppers in a single layer and cook, turning, until the skins blister and start browning, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate.

Add the onion, poblano, garlic, cumin, oregano, ancho and chipotle chile powders and 1 teaspoon salt to the skillet. Cook, stirring, until the onion and poblano are tender, about 8 minutes. Increase the heat to medium high and add the pork. Cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 6 minutes. Remove from the heat; let cool.

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Make a slit in each baby bell pepper with a paring knife, cutting from stem to tip. Crumble the meat mixture into small bits, then stir in the cilantro and cheese. Stuff 2 to 3 teaspoons of the meat mixture into each pepper using your fingers or a small spoon; transfer to a baking sheet. (The peppers can be stuffed up to 4 hours ahead; cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before baking.)

Bake until the peppers are hot and the cheese melts, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and serve with lime wedges.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/stuffed-baby-bell-peppers.html

 
Orchid, I also saw this recipe and saved it. Thanks for the review. Were you able to get the

really small bells? The packages I see here have many peppers that are considerably larger. The recipe doesn't mention removing seed pods, have they not developed in baby bells?

 
These are so popular right now and they are everywhere. They are so sweet

and all that color is great in salads. The ones I buy here are about three inches long, come in a sealed glassine bag of some sort and include red, yellow and orange babies.

 
All of the peppers in the packages of mini that I get at Publix are

about the same. Some are a little bit smaller maybe but not enough to really notice. I used all that I had and John has taken out the trash so I can't remember the name of the company. They all end up being just big enough to pop in your mouth. The little "handle" (stem) just pulls off when you put it in your mouth. There are very few seeds and it doesn't really matter anyway because they are sweet not hot. I just blistered them, slit them open and filled. I only had 10 in my bag so I cut the recipe in 1/2 and each one was nicely filled.

 
They are pretty much a staple in my fridge anymore. The are so

easy to just slice into rings and toss in a salad. Sweet and crunchy.

 
Pero Family Farms was founded in 1908 by a Sicilian immigrant

and are in Florida. My last peppers came from Trader Joe's and are from Mexico. What gives there? They should be buying from the US! I will check out my neighborhood grocery and see where theirs is sourced from.
I remember checking a bunch of frozen veggies at Raley's once and many of them came from China...blew me away!

 
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