Cheese and Herb Stuffed Roasted Peppers
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Recipe type: dinner
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Serves: 4
 
Roasted peppers that are stuffed with ricotta and gruyere and all the spices for a comforting dish.
Ingredients
  • 4 bell peppers, sliced in half, seeds removed
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp coarse ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 8 oz full fat ricotta cheese
  • 8 oz shredded gruyere cheese
  • 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes
  • Finishing Salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Next line a rimmed baking sheet with foil.
  3. Add your sliced peppers to sheet, cut side facing up.
  4. Drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil, and sprinkle in paprika, cumin, garlic powder and black pepper even over peppers.
  5. Place in oven and roast for 25-30 minutes.
  6. Remove peppers from oven and divide ricotta evenly into peppers. Follow with gruyere cheese and fresh basil and drizzle with the remaining 1 tbsp olive oil and sprinkle red pepper flakes
  7. Place back into oven for 5-10 minutes until gruyere cheese is melted.
  8. Remove from oven and sprinkle with finishing salt (maldon salt) all over tops.
  9. Devour.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 4 Calories: 467 Fat: 36.7 grams Carbohydrates: 12.1 grams Protein: 24.8 grams
Recipe by My Lavender Blues at https://mylavenderblues.com/cheese-and-herb-stuffed-roasted-peppers/