Stuffed Pepperoncini Recipes

Steps:

• Cut the top portion with the stem off the pepperoncini, and remove the seeds. Be careful not to split the pepperoncini. In a small bowl mix together the cheese and salami until thoroughly combined. Snip a little bit of the corner off a plastic storage bag. Spoon the cheese mixture into the bag and twist the top until the mixture and begins to come out of the cut corner. Pipe the cheese into each pepperoncini. Chill until ready to serve. Preparation Time: 15 Minutes

Steps:

• Cut the stem end off the pepperoncini and carefully scrape out the seeds. Set aside.
• Beat the cream cheese in the bowl of a mixer with the paddle attachment. Add the crab and continue to mix. Add the Cajun seasoning, hot sauce, and thyme and mix until blended. Place the mixture into a pastry bag and pipe into the seeded pepperoncini. Dip the cream cheese end of the pepperoncini in the chopped parsley before serving and transfer directly to a serving tray.

Steps:

• Trim the stem ends off the peperoncini at an angle and, wearing rubber gloves, discard the seeds and ribs. Let the peperoncini drain on paper towels. In a bowl cream the cream cheese with the butter until the mixture is smooth, add the dill, the shallot, and the lemon juice, and combine the mixture well. Stir in the salmon and salt and pepper to taste, transfer the mixture to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch decorative or plain tip, and pipe the smoked salmon and dill cream into the peperoncini. The peperoncini may be prepared 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a small bowl, mash goat cheese with a fork until smooth. Stir in pepperoncini and thyme and season with salt and pepper. With a paring knife, cut a 1-inch horizontal slit in thick end of each chicken breast. Using your fingers, create a deep pocket between meat and bone. Tightly pack each pocket with about 2 tablespoons cheese mixture.
• Heat a large cast-iron or other heavy ovenproof skillet over medium-high. Pat chicken dry with paper towels, season with salt and pepper, and arrange in skillet, skin side down. Cook 5 minutes. Transfer skillet to oven and bake until chicken is cooked through and skin is golden and crisp, 18 to 20 minutes. Flip chicken over in skillet and let rest 3 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Cook bacon drain and crumble very small save drippings.
• In dripping saute shallots and red pepper cook until tender remove from pan and cool With an electric mixer beat cream cheese and milk stir in bacon and shallot mixture Put into a decorating bag.
• With a knife cut a slit lengthwise into pepper but not all the way through.
• pipe in cream cheese mixture.
• cover and chill 1 hour.

Steps:

• 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.

Steps:

• Spread about 1 1/2 teaspoon softened cream cheese over a slice of salami; top with 1 to 3 slices of pepperoncini pepper. Roll the salami around the cheese and pepper; secure with toothpick. Repeat with remaining ingredients; serve immediately.

Steps:

• Drain pepperoncini. In non-stick 10" skillet, cook bacon on med-low heat, stirring occasionally until bacon is brown, with slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Discard all but 1 tbsp. of bacon drippings.
• Drippings in skillet cook shallots & red peppers on medium heat stirring frequently until vegetables are tender (app. 5 min).
• In small bowl w/mixer at medium speed, beat cream cheese & milk until smooth. Add bacon & shallots mixture, beat only until combined.
• Spoon cream cheese mixture into heavy weight plastic bag w/one corner cut to make 1/4" opening. With small knife cut slit lengthwise in each pepper. Be careful not to cut all the way through pepper.
• Squeeze or spoon cream cheese mixture into peppers. Cover and refrigerate up to one day.