Stuffed Baby Bell Peppers with cream cheese are a quick, easy, and delicious appetizer! This low-carb, keto appetizer is perfect for sharing at any gathering!
I’d like to believe you can tell a lot about a person based on how they consume appetizers.
Do they eat it all in one bite even if it’s a two-bite appetizer (hint: I’m one of these people)? Do they hold it gingerly over a napkin?
Do they multi-bite every appy, even if said appy is 200% a one-biter?
These are the things I think about at any function involving appetizers…weddings, Super Bowl parties, baby showers, holiday bashes, etc., etc.
I’ve never been a huge appetizer person, but if it involves the convenience of one large bite, no plate or manners required, and cheese in any form, I can definitely get on board.
Bright, gooey, and flavorful, these baby bell peppers are filled with cream cheese, walnuts, garlic, green onion and some sriracha for a little spice. They’re an easy and appeasing snack for any get-together, and will keep your ravenous friends satisfied until the main event.
How to Make Stuffed Baby Bell Peppers:
I like to pre-roast the baby bell peppers to ensure they are nice and soft and flavorful. Start by preheating your oven to 350 degrees F and slicing the baby bell peppers in half length-wise. Remove all the seeds and place the halves on a large baking sheet. Drizzle with oil and bake for 8 to 10 minutes – just long enough to soften the peppers. Once out of the oven, allow peppers to cool before handling them.
While the peppers are pre-baking, prepare your cream cheese filling. To do so, add all ingredients for the filling to a mixing bowl and mix well to combine. You can either use a fork or a hand mixer for this process.
Pro tip: be sure your cream cheese is softened or at room temperature so that the mixture is easy to mix.
Stuff the peppers with the cream cheese mixture and bake at 400 degrees F for 8 minutes, or until the cheese is nice and gooey and golden.
An optional additional step is to switch your oven to the high broil setting and broil for 2 minutes to make the cheese a little crispier.
Garnish with green onion, and serve!
Recipe Adaptations:
Change up the recipe as needed by adding and subtracting ingredients. You can get creative with the add-ins by including your favorite ingredients (consider herbs, jalapeno, cheddar cheese, a drizzle of buffalo sauce, etc.)
Fair warning: upon sharing, you’ll henceforth be the talk of your friend circle.
If you love this recipe, also check out my Crispy Sweet Potato Fries and my Crispy Baked Avocado Fries!
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Cream Cheese Stuffed Baby Bell Peppers
Cream Cheese Stuffed Peppers are an easy low-carb appetizer recipe!
Ingredients
- 12 baby bell peppers, cut lengthwise and seeded
- 2 teaspoons grapeseed or olive oil
- 1 package cream cheese, 8oz
- 2 stalks green onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sriracha, optional
- ½ cup walnuts, chopped
- Ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut the bell peppers lengthwise, remove the seeds and stems. Lightly oil the bell peppers by tossing them in a bowl with some grapeseed oil or olive oil. Place the peppers on a baking sheet skin-side down. Roast in the oven for 8-10 minutes until the edges begin to show some color. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
- While the peppers are roasting, prepare your stuffing. Place the cream cheese, walnuts, garlic, salt, sriracha and black pepper in a bowl and mix until creamy (I used a fork to mash the ingredients together but I’m sure this can be done in a food processor or mixer). Add the green onion and fold in to the cream cheese until combined. Test the cream cheese for flavor. If you would like, add more salt and/or sriracha.
- Heat your oven to 400 degrees. Use a spoon (or a piping bag) to stuff the peppers liberally and place them back on the baking sheet. There is enough stuffing here to really pack those suckers up, so you don’t need to worry about the amount of cream cheese you’re portioning out. If the cream cheese is very soft, place the baking sheet in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to allow it to set up. If not, pop the peppers in the oven and bake about 8 minutes. Change oven setting to high broil and bake an additional 2 minutes, until the tops of the cream cheese begin to brown (If they’re already brown at this point, skip the broiling).
- Put on a pretty plate and serve to your friends.
Nutrition Information
Yield 12 servings Serving Size 1 of 12Amount Per Serving Calories 114Total Fat 10gUnsaturated Fat 0gCarbohydrates 4gNet Carbohydrates 3gFiber 1gSugar 2gProtein 2g
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Susan
Sunday 28th of August 2022
I used the Everything Bagel topping. It was delish!
Julia
Monday 29th of August 2022
Oooh, that sounds amazing! I'll have to try the same!
Jason Henry
Wednesday 28th of July 2021
OMG! These were amazing and I didn't alter the recipe one bit. Definitely a keeper in the rotation!
Julia
Wednesday 28th of July 2021
I'm so happy you like them, Jason!! xoxoxo
Theresa M Neville
Thursday 31st of May 2018
How would these be if not baking? The oven heats up the house so much. and these look lovely for summer but just not the baking part.
shay
Friday 11th of December 2020
They are amazing uncooked!
Julia
Friday 1st of June 2018
Hi Theresa,
I've never tried them without the baking, but my guess is that they would be very tasty. Truthfully, I think they will be better from the baking process because it softens the peppers and brings out the flavor, plus makes the cheese nice and melty, but I'd say it's worth a try keeping them raw! xo
Sam Suarez
Saturday 12th of May 2018
I actually used this recipe as a base. Used some big green bells, stuffed with a blend of cream cheese, minced sweet peppers, and ground beef seasoned with salt, pepper, and a liberal amount of Quaker Steak and Lube "Thai 'R' Cracker" sauce. These were amazing!
Debbie
Saturday 5th of May 2018
So yummy! I made with what I had...he owned chorizo, softened red onion (out of green), minced jalapenos, cilantro garnish. Maybe some corn...
Making for cinco de mayo.
Julia
Sunday 6th of May 2018
So happy to hear it! Thanks, Debbie!