Grilled Bell Peppers Stuffed With Basil Pesto, Boccocini Cheese - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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2 sweet bell peppers, halved lengthways (red, orange and yellow)
2 large garlic cloves, cut into thin slivers
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons basil pesto
salt & freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
5 mozzarella cheese, boccocini cheese balls sliced (fresh mozzarella cheese sold in most grocery store deli's)
Preparation
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Preheat the grill to 375 degrees F.
Scrape out the cores and seeds from the peppers.
Brush olive oil inside peppers and season cavity with salt and pepper.
Add a few slices of garlic to each pepper cavity and place on grill (cavity side up) until charred (approximately 3 minutes).
Add a spoonful of pesto to each of the peppers and slices of Boccocini cheese.
Continue to cook peppers until cheese in melted (approximately 3 minutes).
Serve right away.
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