[CindyLuWho]

I stumbled upon a fun variation on the traditional stuffed pepper.

Took a bag of small sweet peppers (red, yellow, orange) - they were about the size of jalapenos but NOT hot peppers. Sliced the side to create sort of a "canoe" opening and dug out the few seeds. I left the top/stem in place.

Stuffed each little sweet pepper with my regular meatloaf mixture. Placed in a shallow dish with about a cup of water in the bottom.

Cooked at 375 for about 20 minutes. Because they are so small, they cook really quickly!

Makes wonderful hors d'oervres for a party but we've had them twice in two weeks for dinner! My family loves them and they made a colorful (and pretty doggone easy) entree when we had guests over. Added green beans and a salad and bread and that's dinner!

[elibar]

Those sound yummy! My parents used to grow those in our garden when I was growing up, and I recall my mom doing something similar. I haven't thought about that in a long time!

[April Showers]

Sounds like a great idea. My girls like those little peppers.
One morning I was a little confused that there was a jalapeno pepper with a bite out of it on my kitchen counter. My Charlotte thought it was one of those cute baby peppers and took a bite!

[Sara Arell]

My neighbor just brought us a bag of those little peppers yesterday so I'll have to give this a try! My family loves meatloaf so I'm sure they will like this!

Thanks for the tip!

[BarbaraC1977]

They're also good stuffed with a smoky cheese, or cream cheese and baked until the skins start to crisp/brown on the edges.

[Amanda OutsideTheBox]

Ahhh, Chiles! Yes, those are terrific little guys! They add a great flavor to Antipasta too!

[AmandaFace]

Sounds tasty. I LOVE stuffed peppers, but my husband hates them so I never get to make them.

[CindyLuWho]

AmandaFace, on 29 August 2012 - 07:41 AM, said:

Sounds tasty. I LOVE stuffed peppers, but my husband hates them so I never get to make them.

Same problem at my house. I love 'em. Hubby hates 'em. I hadn't made stuffed peppers since early marriage because of that. ("What? You don't like stuffed peppers? But I just made them for dinner!")

The other day when I made the first mini stuffed peppers, I made a pepper-less meatloaf over to the side just for him. Then he told me that he didn't mind if the meatloaf cooked in the pepper but he just wouldn't eat the pepper. Well, that was news to me!

So now I've just been making the mini stuffed peppers and he eats the insides and dispenses with the cooked pepper.

My hubby eats almost no vegetables. Potatoes, corn, green beans - that's it - though I don't consider potatoes and corn as real vegetables, but starches. It's definitely made for challenging meal planning over the years!

[CindyLuWho]

BarbaraC1977, on 28 August 2012 - 09:18 AM, said:

They're also good stuffed with a smoky cheese, or cream cheese and baked until the skins start to crisp/brown on the edges.

Good grief, that sounds delicious! I'm going to have to give that a whirl soon!

[CindyLuWho]

April Showers, on 27 August 2012 - 09:24 PM, said:

Sounds like a great idea. My girls like those little peppers.
One morning I was a little confused that there was a jalapeno pepper with a bite out of it on my kitchen counter. My Charlotte thought it was one of those cute baby peppers and took a bite!

Oh my! Bless her heart! That would be a startling realization. I can do sweet peppers, banana peppers, and a teeny-tiny bit of jalapenos if they are cooked in something. I'm a wimp on hot stuff!

[CindyLuWho]

Amanda OutsideTheBox, on 28 August 2012 - 10:49 AM, said:

Ahhh, Chiles! Yes, those are terrific little guys! They add a great flavor to Antipasta too!

I love 'em and eat them straight out of the package (after washing, of course). I hadn't thot about your suggestion, but it's a good one!

I'm getting hungry...... ;-)

[CindyLuWho]

Sara Arell, on 28 August 2012 - 01:02 AM, said:

My neighbor just brought us a bag of those little peppers yesterday so I'll have to give this a try! My family loves meatloaf so I'm sure they will like this!

Thanks for the tip!

What GREAT neighbors you have, Sara! How wonderful! I have saved some of the seeds from these little peppers and will give a try to growing them - but actually getting my vegetable plants to produce is difficult. I don't get enough direct sun long enough each day. Anyway, as long as I can find 'em at the grocery store, I guess I'll be okay! LOL

[CindyLuWho]

elibar, on 27 August 2012 - 07:22 PM, said:

Those sound yummy! My parents used to grow those in our garden when I was growing up, and I recall my mom doing something similar. I haven't thought about that in a long time!

Awww... what a sweet memory! Makes me think of what we used to grow in our garden when I was growing up. I remember radishes - I'm sure there were plenty of other things, but for the actual vegetable garden (not the peach trees which were oh-so-yummy), I just remember radishes! LOL

[tinkerbell11]

Great idea,I keep seeing those tiny peppers and wonder what to do with them!!!