Simple and Delicious Pepper Dishes Anyone Can Make

Pepper Recipes Anyone Can Make
Pepper is a very common ingredient in cooking, especially in the kitchen.
Not only is it a very healthy vegetable, but it is also tasty and more versatile than many think, coming in a variety of colors and shapes, each with its own flavor and even different benefits for the body.

Many simply prefer to cut it and eat it in strips as a snack during the day, mainly if they do not know how to cook or how to use it in dishes.
However, with the following 6 simple recipes, even if you have not spent a day in front of the stove and oven, you can make great dishes that will surprise you with their simplicity.
Here are our 6 recommended recipes for great dishes with peppers.


Pepper Sauce for Chicken or Roasted Vegetables
If there is one thing very easy to make, it is chicken or roasted vegetables, but how can you upgrade them easily and without hard work? With the following red pepper-based sauce, which will add a great taste to any dish you combine it with.
You can even just spread the sauce on bread.
Your taste buds will thank you.

Preparation time: 10 minutes Servings: 4 Difficulty level: Easy
Ingredients for the Pepper Sauce:
Red peppers 2
Olive oil 1 ½ tablespoons
Garlic clove 1 (crushed)
Shallot 1 (chopped)
Vegetable stock 85 ml
Sugar ½ teaspoon (optional)

Recipe:
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Place the peppers on a baking tray and roast for 45 minutes until their skin is charred.
Remove the peppers from the oven and place them in a sealed plastic bag so that they “sweat,” making the skin easy to remove.
Once the peppers are cool enough, peel them with your fingers, cut them, and remove the seeds. Then chop them.
Heat olive oil in a pan, and when hot, add the garlic and shallot, frying for a few minutes.
Add the chopped peppers to the pan and continue frying for a few minutes, stirring so that all ingredients combine.
Add the vegetable stock, bring everything to a boil, and let the liquid evaporate slightly. Transfer the contents of the pan to a blender and blend until smooth. Season to taste depending on the ripeness of the peppers, you may not need to add sugar at all, but if they are slightly bitter, return the mixture to the pan, add sugar, and heat slightly to dissolve it.
Serve the sauce at room temperature.

Spicy Pepper Snacks with Creamy Cheeses
Many dishes in Spanish cuisine contain jalapeno peppers, which add a particularly tasty kick.
In the recipe, the jalapeno is the centerpiece, joined by hard and seasoned cheeses, creating one of the most delicious and special tapas dishes.

Preparation time: 10 minutes Difficulty level: Easy
Ingredients for Stuffed Peppers:
Spicy peppers 8 (large, preferably jalapeno)
Iberico cheese ½ cup (finely grated)
Manchego cheese ½ cup (finely grated)
Goat cheese ¼ cup Olives a handful (pitted and chopped)
Lemon juice from 1 lemon Lemon zest from 1 lemon
Salt to taste Black pepper to taste

Recipe :
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
Cut the spicy peppers in half and completely remove the seeds and white membranes with a spoon or similar tool. In a medium bowl, mix together the cheeses, olives, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, and pepper.
Fill each pepper half with the cheese mixture and place on the tray.
Bake for about 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve hot or cold, recommended with a lemon wedge.


Mediterranean-Style Stuffed Peppers
You are probably used to eating stuffed peppers with meat or rice, or a combination of both, but what about couscous?
If you want to combine these two wonderful dishes together, here is your opportunity with the following simple recipe.

Preparation time: 15 minutes Servings: 2 Difficulty level: Easy
Ingredients for Couscous Stuffed Peppers:
Large red pepper 1 (halved and without seeds leave the stem)
Yellow pepper 1 (halved and without seeds leave the stem)
Couscous 85 grams
Boiling water 125 ml
Pine nuts 25 grams
Black olives a handful (pitted and chopped)
Feta cheese 50 grams (crumbled)
Semi-dried tomatoes or a handful of cherry tomatoes 50 grams (quartered)
Basil 2 tablespoons (chopped)

Recipe :
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
Place the peppers on a plate and microwave for 5 minutes so that they soften.
Then place them on a baking tray with the cut side facing up.
While the peppers are in the microwave, place the couscous in a bowl and cover it with boiling water. Stir, cover the bowl, and set aside for 10 minutes.
Stir the couscous again to break it up and add the pine nuts, olives, feta cheese, tomatoes, and basil. Fill each pepper half with the couscous mixture and bake in the oven for 10 minutes.