Grilled Pesto Peppers

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8
Servings

15m
Prep Time

10m
Cook Time

25m
Ready In

Recipe: #27322

August 07, 2017

recipe by:
Fizzybrat

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recipe by:
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Original recipe yields 8 servings

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Ingredients

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1 3/4 pounds red peppers (4 peppers)
2 garlic cloves, cut into thin slivers
4 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons pesto sauce

Salt
Pepper
8 fresh balls (8 ounces) mozzarella cheese (bite-size fresh cheese balls, sliced)

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (146.5 g)
Calories 166.3
Total Fat - 12.9 g
Saturated Fat - 4.4 g
Cholesterol - 16.3 mg
Sodium - 1293.3 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 5.1 g
Dietary Fiber - 3.5 g
Sugars - 3.9 g
Protein - 7.8 g
Calcium - 329.8 mg
Iron - 0.1 mg
Vitamin C - 13 mg
Thiamin - 0 mg

Step 1

Cut peppers in half length ways.

Step 2

Scrape out and discard the cores and seeds.

Step 3

Drizzle olive oil, season with salt and pepper and add a few slivers of garlic into the cavity of each pepper.

Step 4

Preheat the grill to medium high heat.

Step 5

Place the peppers on the grill, cavity side up, until charred.

Step 6

Add a spoonful of pesto into each of the peppers and slices of mozzarella cheese.

Step 7

Continue to cook peppers until cheese is melted.

Tips & Variations

No special items needed.

Tags : Dinner Lunch Side Dishes

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