Recipe: Cheesy Stuffed Cherry Peppers (using pickled cherry peppers)

CHEESY STUFFED CHERRY PEPPERS

8 pickled sweet red cherry peppers*
1/3 cup soft cream cheese with pineapple (from 8-oz. tub)
3 tablespoons finely chopped dried beef
3 tablespoons sliced green onions
1 tablespoon mayonnaise or salad dressing
5 to 6 drops hot pepper sauce

Cut peppers in half vertically; remove seeds. Drain on paper towel.

In small bowl, combine all remaining ingredients; mix well. Spoon filling into pepper halves.

*Sweet cherry peppers are small, round and can be bright red, yellow or green. While they have a sweet flavor, the spice level ranges from mild to medium-hot. Sweet cherry peppers are sold fresh and pickled in jars. We recommend the red cherry peppers for the color they add to an appetizer plate.

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CHEESY STUFFED VEGGIES:
The filling for this recipe can be used with fresh vegetables. To make Cheesy Stuffed Veggies, spoon the filling into celery sections and Belgian endive leaves, or onto cucumber slices.

Makes 16 appetizers
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Recipe booklet: Best-Ever Chicken, Pillsbury Classic Cookbooks #223, September 1999