Halloween Pot-Luck? Try these Stuffed Slugs! (Stuffed Mini Bell Peppers)

This recipe is a fun and tasty Halloween recipe!
With the sweetness of the peppers and the tart craisins this is quite the appetizer! 

We have used this as a Harry Potter Party recipe (Mimbulus Mimbletonia stuffs Slugs) as well as just a great quick and easy appetizer for any pot-luck dinner party.  Feel free to comment and rate!  Enjoy!

Ingredients:

20-30 Mini Sweet Bell Peppers  

          (depending on size)

¾ Cup Ricotta Cheese

1 Bunch Spinach (medium to finely 

           chopped)

½ Cup Parmesan Cheese

¾ Cup Craisins

2 Tablespoons Olive Oil

1 ½ Cups Cooked Quinoa

Directions:

Precook the quinoa (just like rice, 2 parts water to 1 part Grain and simmer/steam until cooked.  Should be a little nutty in texture, but not to crunchy/chewy.  Should be firm- similar in texture to steel cut oats.)

Mix all the ingredients minus the bell peppers in a bowl until well-blended.

Cut the tops of the peppers either all the way off or mostly off and fill with stuffing.

There are two ways to stuff the peppers....

1.) Use a spoon/your finger...

or 

2.) Use a piping bag.  

I use a baggie and cut the corner just big enough for the craisins to squeeze through easily.  

  

Continue stuffing the peppers until all the stuffing or peppers are gone.   

       ****Side Note!!!****

If there is extra stuffing, it is good to just eat as a side ‘pilaf’ or to add it to a green salad.

 

Line them evenly on a cookie sheet and 

Bake at 350˚F for 20 minutes or until fork tender.   

Serve hot and enjoy!