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Scottsdale Health December 2019

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cook<br />

/ recipe and photo by Erica Ptak<br />

Servings Size:<br />

24 mini peppers<br />

12 mini peppers<br />

5 ounces baby<br />

spinach, wilted and<br />

finely chopped<br />

6 ounces artichoke<br />

hearts, drained and<br />

finely chopped<br />

½ cup plain, nonfat<br />

Greek yogurt<br />

2 ounces reduced<br />

fat cream cheese<br />

cup shredded<br />

parmesan cheese<br />

1 ½ teaspoons<br />

minced garlic<br />

¼ teaspoon Italian<br />

seasoning<br />

¼ teaspoon salt<br />

¼ teaspoon ground<br />

black pepper<br />

cup bread crumbs<br />

Spinach<br />

Artichoke<br />

Bell Pepper<br />

Poppers<br />

Erica Ptak is the<br />

creator of Founded<br />

in Flavor, a local<br />

food blog devoted<br />

to healthy, indulgent<br />

recipes. For more<br />

information on her<br />

blog, visit foundedinflavor.com<br />

or visit<br />

her Instagram at @<br />

foundedinflavor.<br />

Preheat oven to<br />

350 degrees. Slice<br />

mini peppers in half<br />

lengthwise. In a mixing<br />

bowl, combine<br />

chopped spinach,<br />

chopped artichokes,<br />

greek yogurt, cream<br />

cheese, parmesan<br />

cheese, garlic, Italian<br />

seasoning, salt and<br />

pepper. Stir to combine.<br />

Fill each mini<br />

pepper with spinach<br />

artichoke filling. Top<br />

each with seasoned<br />

panko crumbs. Bake<br />

for 20-25 minutes or<br />

until crumbs start to<br />

turn golden. Serve on<br />

a platter and dig in!<br />

20 <strong>Scottsdale</strong><strong>Health</strong> 12/19

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