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Goat Cheese and Shrimp Stuffed Sweet Peppers

A recipe of Shepherds Ramshorn peppers, which are large sweet chili peppers popular in Italy, stuffed with shrimp and goat cheese.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Servings: 3
Calories: 162kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 medium sized sweet peppers
  • 4 ounces goat cheese
  • 6 large shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning
  • Ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Toss the shrimp with about half of the Creole seasoning and some black pepper.
  • Heat a saute pan to medium heat and add shrimp with the oil. Cook about 5 minutes, or until shrimp is cooked through.
  • Chop the shrimp and add to a mixing bowl.
  • To the mixing bowl, add goat cheese and remaining seasoning. Mix well.
  • Slice the peppers in half lengthwise and remove the innards. Set them onto a lightly oiled baking sheet.
  • Stuff each pepper half with the shrimp-goat cheese mixture.
  • Bake about 18-20 minutes.
  • Serve!

Nutrition

Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 237mg | Potassium: 264mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 4395IU | Vitamin C: 153mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 1.5mg