Pepper Jack Grits Poppers

Name: Pepper Jack Grits Poppers
Total time: 520 min
Ingredients: 1 cup hot cooked grits; 1 cup (4 oz.) freshly shredded pepper Jack cheese; 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro; 1 garlic clove, pressed; 18 to 20 sweet mini bell peppers

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You'll need about 1/2 cup uncooked grits to make this recipe.

By Southern Living Editors

Published on February 2, 2018

Pepper Jack Grits Poppers — Photo: Iain Bagwell

Hands On Time:

35 mins

Total Time:

8 hrs 40 mins

Yield:

10 appetizer servings

Ingredients

1 cup hot cooked grits
1 cup (4 oz.) freshly shredded pepper Jack cheese
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 garlic clove, pressed
18 to 20 sweet mini bell peppers

Directions

Stir together first 5 ingredients until cheese is melted; add salt and pepper to taste. Cover and chill 8 hours.
Preheat broiler with oven rack 6 inches from heat. Cut peppers in half lengthwise, leaving stems intact; remove seeds. Spoon grits mixture into pepper halves. Place on a broiler pan. Broil 4 minutes or until golden.