Mini Stuffed Peppers with Cheese and Chorizo
The holiday season has finally arrived and I love it so much, because there are always many reasons to gather around good food with family and our lifetime friends. After Thanksgiving, everything focuses on the sweet Christmas. Many families choose to wait for Santa to show up after enjoying a delicious dinner. Others, especially families with little children (as in my case), may put the kids to bed at night and then the next morning is when the presents are distributed and opened. And it’s a whole ritual that goes beyond the gifts themselves, it’s the union with people and how important it is to gather around love. And a way that I always have to manifest such love is through cooking.
Every year is different, in terms of the number of guests invited for dinner, and it’s not always an easy task to decide what to cook for so many people. That is why it’s always good to have alternatives, as well as planning the menu ahead of time.
Today I want to share with you a very versatile idea, and I say this because these mini-peppers filled with cheese and chorizo can be used as an appetizer, which is when all the guests begin to arrive and before sitting at the table for the meal. And the truth is that it’s very nice to snack on something before the dinner, but it’s important that it’s not something too heavy or filling for the stomach, so that it doesn’t steal the spotlight of the main course of the meal. That’s why this recipe that uses mainly small bell peppers is much lighter than if I had used some kind of dough with flour.
Now, this recipe is also a perfect and original side that you can add to your main course dish. And the truth is that it also makes a perfect combination with either red meats or white meats.
The preparation process is very simple and you should only be careful when handling the mini-peppers to prevent them from breaking. The cheese and chorizo on this recipe will provide an explosion of flavors and will balance well with the mini-peppers.
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