These Air fried stuffed Peppers are delicious. This recipe makes 16 stuffed half pepper servings. each half is just 1 point! Think of these as vessels for cheese. and we use low fat so you get more taste! Here peppers are parcooked in the air fryer to soften, then stuffed with a blend of cheddar and neufchatel, creamy yogurt, and fresh herbs.
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 4 spray s
- 8 peppers
- Reduced fat cream cheese neufchâtel
- 3 oz or reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
- Reduced fat cheddar cheese
- ⅓ cup s, shredded
- Plain fat free Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup s
- Fresh parsley
- 2 Tbsp finely chopped
- Dill
- 2 tsp chopped
- Kosher salt
- ¼ tsp
- Black pepper
- ¼ tsp
- Garlic
- 1 clove s, grated (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat an air fryer to 350°F. Cut a slit down the length of each pepper, from the stem to the tip. Coat the bell peppers with cooking spray.
- Add the bell peppers to the air-fryer basket and cook in the air fryer for 5 minutes. Shake the basket and continue to cook for 3 minutes more.
- Transfer the bell peppers to a cutting board or work surface and let cool.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine the cheeses, yogurt, parsley, dill, salt, black pepper, and garlic (if using).
- evenly Stuff about the filling into each pepper through the slit.
- Arrange the peppers in the air-fryer basket in a single layer. (It’s OK if they’re crowded.) Return the basket to the air fryer and cook until the stuffed peppers are tender and the filling is lightly browned on top, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Serving size: 1 stuffed pepper half
- recipe makes 16 halves
- These are delicious and so filling!!!