Stuffed Pepperoncini

Submitted by papergoddess

"Great finger food for a party, if they like it HOT!!"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 28 Stuffed Peppers

ingredients

• 3 slices bacon, finely chopped
• 2 shallots, minced,about 1/4 cup
• 1⁄2 medium red pepper, about 1/3 cup
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 teaspoons milk
• 2 (9 ounce) jars pepperoncini peppers (or can substitute jalapeno peppers)

directions

1. Cook bacon until crisp; drain reserve 1 tbs.
2. bacon drippings.
3. Cook shallots and red pepper in drippings, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes.
4. In a small bowl, using hand mixer, beat cream cheese and milk until smooth.
5. Add bacon and shallot mixture and beat until just combined.
6. Spoon cream cheese-vegetable mixture into a ziploc bag.
7. Cut a small corner off to pipe filling into peppers.
8. With a small knife, cut a slit lengthwise in peppers, being careful not to cut all the way through.
9. Pipe cream cheese mixture into pepper.
10. Cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours.