Grit Stuffed Roasted Red Peppers
Roasted red peppers filled with creamy grits can serve well as a dinner or brunch menu.
Servings: 2 -4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 red bell peppers
- ½ tbsp. olive oil
- dash of salt
- ¾ cups grits
- 2 ¼ cups vegetable broth*
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 2 slices Swiss cheese
- couple dashes hot sauce
- optional: green onion
Instructions
- Preheat oven 400 degrees
- Cut tops off peppers and remove membranes. Slice peppers in half.
- Coat peppers with olive oil and sprinkle of salt.
- Roast in preheated oven 20 minutes turning at least once during cooking.
- Meanwhile prepare grits according to package directions.
- Remove peppers from the oven and set aside. Reduce oven temperature to 350.
- When grits are cooked add garlic powder, butter, Swiss cheese, and hot sauce. Stuff peppers with grits and sprinkle with red chili pepper flakes.
- Return to oven and cook an additional 15 minutes.
Notes
* can use water in place of vegetable broth.
optional-top peppers with chopped green onion
optional-top peppers with chopped green onion