Italian Stuffed Pepperoncinis

Serve these chilled appetizers at your next cocktail party. Absolutely gorgeous !

• Ready In: 2 hrs
• Yields: 24 Pepperoncinis

Ingredients

• 1  lb cream cheese, softened
• 1  tablespoon basil, fresh,chopped
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1  tablespoon sun-dried tomato, softened and minced
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons  pepperoni, diced
• 24  pepperoncini peppers (mild, pickled peppers)

Directions

1. Soak the tomatoes in warm water for 20 minutes before mincing.
2. Blend together the cream cheese, basil, garlic,tomatoes and pepperoni.
3. Cut the tops off the pepperoncinis and remove the seeds.
4. Fill with the mixture, cover and refrigerate 1 1/2 hours.
5. Serve chilled.