Stuffed Banana Pepper Bites

If your garden is full of an over abundance of banana peppers, these delicious Stuffed Banana Pepper Bites are the perfect way to use them up. Full of flavor and so easy to make, you will make them again and again.

Course Appetizers, Snacks and Small Bite Recipes

Cuisine American

Keyword easy appetizers

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 53kcal

Author Nicole Cook

Ingredients

15-20 banana peppers
8 ounces cream cheese softened
3 Tablespoons green onions finely chopped
2 teaspoons garlic minced (or garlic powder)
2 teaspoons paprika
pinch salt & pepper
¼ cups bacon chopped (optional)
2 eggs beaten
8 ounces panko
seasoning for panko if desired

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Clean the peppers. Chop the top and bottom off.
Gently remove the seeds and rinse clean to get any hidden seeds.
In a bowl, thoroughly combine the cream cheese, green onions, garlic, paprika, salt & pepper. Add the bacon if you are using it.
Spoon the cream cheese mixture into a sandwich bag and seal tight.
Snip off one corner and pipe the mixture into each banana pepper. Sometimes it doesn't get all the way down, that's okay you'll get it filled in moment.
Once each banana pepper is filled, slice into desired amount. We cut ours into quarter slices to make them easily bite size, but you could cut them in half. If you notice they don't have any cream cheese in them, just go ahead and fill them up now that they are cut.
Take two bowls, put the beaten eggs in one and the panko in the other. If you want to mix some seasoning into the panko for added flavor, do that now. (I use Old Bay Seasoning, about 1-2 teaspoons)
Dip the pepper coins carefully into the beaten egg.
Spoon the Panko over the banana pepper bites to cover as completely as possible.
Place the pepper bites onto a baking sheet covered in foil. Spray with non-stick cooking spray.
Bake for about 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees. Serve warm with dipping sauce.

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