Pine Feta Stuffed Mini Sweet Peppers

May 26, 2014

Pine Feta stuffed Mini Sweet peppers is a sweet and salty appetizer which is beautiful and healthy. Pine nuts are seeds of pine trees and are crunchy, sweet and delicious. Pine nuts are a source of essential minerals, vitamins and mono-unsaturated fatty acids which helps in lowering the cholesterol levels. Feta is a brined curd white cheese and is made in Greece. It has a creamy texture. It tastes like tangy, slightly salty, mildly sour, and a hint of sweetness.

19 mini sweet peppers (a bag of 1.5lbs) Preparation Time: 10 minutes

½ cup mozzarella cheese Cooking Time: 22 minutes

For the Stuffing: Total Time: 32 minutes

1 ½ cups Pine Nuts

½ cup+ 1tbsp Crumbled feta cheese

½ tsp Paprika powder ( or red chili powder)

¼ tsp black pepper

1 tsp dried basil

3/8 tsp salt

2 tbsp Italian style bread crumbs

Preheat the oven at 350 degree Fahrenheit. Coarsely grind the pine nuts in the grinder. Mix all the ingredients of the stuffing in a bowl. (Except for the mozzarella cheese). Slit the peppers length...
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Nutritions

Calories
108

Sodium
159mg
6% DV

Fat
6g
9% DV

Protein
3g
7% DV

Carbs
2g
0% DV

Fiber
0.7000000000000001g
2% DV