Shishito Peppers Recipe – Cream Cheese Stuffed
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This shishito peppers recipe is perfect for game day snacks or Cinco de Mayo! Blistered shishitos, stuffed with cream cheese and salami, then baked. SO delicious!
Shishito Peppers Recipe
Shishitos are like a milder version of Jalape̱os and what a better way to serve them than stuffed to the brim with meat and cheese? This Shishito Peppers recipe is like Jalape̱o Poppers Рbut better!!!
All you need for this Shishito Peppers recipe is softened cream cheese, chopped salami, garlic powder and some black pepper. Cream it all together and stuff each shishito pepper.
What’s a shishito pepper?
They are a small, mild chili pepper, harvested while green, and used especially in Asian cuisine.
Are shishito peppers hot?
While most shishitos are mild in flavor every once in a while you get a spicy one. To me that’s the fun part, never knowing and BAM, the heat elevates for a fantastic, unexpected flavor punch. 🙂
What are shishito peppers good for?
Grill, pan fry or broil them until they get blistered and serve with cold drinks as an appetizer. I love to stuff them, too. Truly addicting to nibble on!
To cook, I place the tray of them in the middle of the oven and under the broiler they go for 5 minutes. Easy right?
These go quick!
The outer skin still gets blistered, the salami renders and crisps up and the cheese turns a golden brown.
This Shishito Peppers recipe is fantastic and I hope you try them out. Perfect for any Game Day, party or snacking. Enjoy!
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Stuffed Shishito Peppers Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb shishito peppers
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 4 oz dry salami diced
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Take the cream cheese out of the refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature. Move oven rack to middle of oven and turn broiler on.
- Dice the salami into small pieces and add to a bowl with the cream cheese. Add the garlic powder and black pepper. Stir to blend thoroughly.
- Lay the shishito peppers out on a lined baking sheet and see how they lay. With a small paring knife cut a slit down the side facing up on each one (from below stem to almost the tip).
- Using a teaspoon, fill the pepper cavity and press sides together to hold cheese salami filling.
- Spray all of the stuffed shishitos with cooking spray or olive oil. Place tray in oven and broil for 5 minutes. Shishito peppers should blister and cheese filling turns a golden brown. Serve warm. Makes 30+ depending on size of shishito peppers.
Nutrition
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This may be a dumb question, but do you remove the seeds and membranes from the peppers before stuffing them? Thanks.
Never a dumb question! I do not, but feel free. These are flavorful, not spicy. 🙂
These look delicious and I will definitely try them, but what about a dipping sauce? Have you created any kind of a sauce to dip them in?
Not for these, I think they are pretty good as is, but I would recommend a sweet chili dipping sauce you can fin din most market sin the Asian food aisle. Or a salsa?
Orange marmalade and garlic chili sauce mixed is great to dip or brush over
This sounds amazing! Making me hungry!
Definitely going to try these. Funny how your comment on a recipe for Chocolate Old Fashioned donuts in 2016 brought me here. Not at all familiar with shishito peppers, but there was always something I loved about jalapeno poppers (before they got played out). Looking forward to giving these a try.
These are not as hot and have a wonderful flavor Michelle.
Great idea about the shishito peppers.
I usually make bacon wrapped cream cheese stuffed jalepenos, cooking them in my smoker
Will have to try this the shishitos.
Excellent! I’m loving the smoked thinking here Steve! 🙂
So yummy!!!!
Indeed these are Sheenam! 🙂
My hubs will love these!
These are tasty and addictive… but in a good way!
We love shishito peppers, but I never thought about stuffing them. Such a great idea!
Super easy and so good!
Interesting! Salami instead of bacon. Brilliant!
Thanks so much Mimi. While I do love bacon salami seemed to work perfectly. Cheers!
Hey Kevin! I don’t think I’ve ever had a shishito pepper. I’ve used jalapenos as they are always available. I’ll have to look for the shishitos as these look delicious! I love salami so I like the addition of it here!
Thanks Dorothy. The shishitos are mild with the occasional hot one here or there. I first thought bacon, but love the salami in these. Have a wonderful weekend and hello to Gary. 🙂
I could probably eat a plate of those myself – I love shishitos! Will definitely try them.
Thanks Anne! Make plenty, they go quickly. 🙂