Stuffed Pepperoncini - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    3 slices bacon, finely chopped
    2 shallots, minced,about 1/4 cup
    1/2 medium red pepper, about 1/3 cup
    1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
    2 teaspoons milk
    2 (9 ounce) jars pepperoncini peppers (or can substitute jalapeno peppers)
Preparation
    Cook bacon until crisp; drain reserve 1 tbs.
    bacon drippings.
    Cook shallots and red pepper in drippings, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes.
    In a small bowl, using hand mixer, beat cream cheese and milk until smooth.
    Add bacon and shallot mixture and beat until just combined.
    Spoon cream cheese-vegetable mixture into a ziploc bag.
    Cut a small corner off to pipe filling into peppers.
    With a small knife, cut a slit lengthwise in peppers, being careful not to cut all the way through.
    Pipe cream cheese mixture into pepper.
    Cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours.

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