Stuffed Mini Peppers with Chickpeas
These colorful chickpea stuffed peppers are a great side or appetizer for groups. With melted cheese and spices, it's hard to put these down!
Ingredients
- 16 sweet mini peppers
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 can chickpeas
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- ¾ tsp Italian seasoning
- ¼ cup bread crumbs
- 4 oz plain cream cheese
- ½ cup shredded parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Cut mini peppers into halves, remove seeds, and sprinkle with olive oil. Roast in the oven for 5-10 minutes while you cook chickpeas and prepare your filling.
- Rinse and cook chickpeas.
- For the filling, mix salt, garlic powder, italian seasoning, bread crumbs and cream cheese in bowl until reaches your desired taste preference. I used a hand blender to soften it up. Taste it and add more spices, if desired.
- Stuff cheese blend and chickpeas into pepper halves, then top with shredded cheese.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until cheese is melted
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 305kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 10gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 431mgFiber: 5gSugar: 7g
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