Cheesy Bacon Pepper Bites
Snack time calls for salty, cheesy and bacon-y goodness! These pepper bites are full of that flavor and take just minutes to prepare.
Once you start nibbling on them, you won’t be able to stop until they are all gone!
If you can slice pepper and mix ingredients in a bowl, you’ll be able to make this appetizer and impress all your friends.
Lined up in a pretty row done a rectangular dish or in a circle on a round plate, the colors of the pepper bites will attract even this pickiest eaters at your party.
The peppers I had were all red and yellow, just think how pretty this would be with some green or purple peppers in the mix?! I’ve already got a package of seeds for those multi colored peppers just waiting to be planted. Our garden this year is going to be full of them!
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This appetizer works really well for football games, New Year’s Eve or just a gathering of your best friends for #TacoTuesday.
You’ll want to prepare a whole pile of these peppers since it’s so easy to pop one in your mouth, then another, and another, and next thing you know, the plate is empty.
Cheesy Bacon Pepper Bites Recipe
Ingredients:
- 8 oz Cream Cheese
- 1/2 c Sour Cream
- 1 oz envelope French Onion Soup Mix
- Mini Peppers, halved
- 1/2 c Bacon Bits
Recipe Directions:
- Soften cream cheese by letting set on kitchen counter 15 minutes.
- Slice peppers in half and remove seeds.
- Mix cream cheese, sour cream and soup mix.
- Fill pepper halves, sprinkle with bacon.
- Broil 3 minutes under low.
Approximate Nutritional Information:
Servings Per Recipe: 4 servings. Amount Per Serving: Calories: 218, Total Fat: 21g, Cholesterol: 65mg, Sodium: 203mg, Total Carbs: 4g, Protein: 4g
Make It A Meal:
Serve this as a prelude to the family barbecue. These peppers are great with Taco Sloppy Joes or alongside Pull Apart Pizza.
Variations:
You use sweet peppers like I did or heat it up. Jalapenos or Ghost Peppers will bring a whole new level of spice to your life. Give these pepper bites a try using your favorite type of pepper and let me know how they turn out.
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