Ham And Cheese Pepper Poppers Recipes

MACARONI WITH HAM AND CHEESE DELUXE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain.
• Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, garlic, and green bell pepper in melted butter until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Stir cooked macaroni, ham, Monterey Jack cheese, hot pepper Jack cheese, and 2 ounces sharp white Cheddar cheese into onion mixture until well blended.
• Gently stir milk into mixture until casserole is creamy, adding additional milk if needed.
• Stir tomato wedges into casserole. Top with 6 ounces sharp white Cheddar cheese.
• Bake casserole in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbling and browned on top, about 20 minutes.

SWEET PEPPER POPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F/200°C.
• Meanwhile: Fry the bacon pieces until cooked.
• Rinse the peppers and cut each of them in half. Make sure to leave the green parts on. Remove the seeds and membranes.
• Mix together cheddar cheese, cream cheese, black pepper and bacon.
• Fill the peppers with the mixture and bake for 10-13 minutes or until heated through and the peppers are soft.
• Best served right away!

CREAM CHEESE AND HAM STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Slice the tops off of the peppers and remove the seeds.
• Place the cream cheese in a medium bowl and use a silicone spatula to smash and stir it until smooth. Fold in the ham, corn, parsley, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper.
• Stuff each pepper generously with some of the cream cheese filling. Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

CHERRY PEPPER POPPERS

Steps:

• Slice the tops off of the cherry peppers and carefully remove the seeds, keeping peppers whole. Wrap a cube of cheese with prosciutto, and stuff into a pepper. If there is still room inside the pepper, stuff in more prosciutto. Repeat with remaining peppers.
• Place all of the stuffed peppers into a 1 quart jar - or one that your peppers will all fit into, and sprinkle salt over them. Pour in enough olive oil to cover the peppers. Cover, and let stand for 1 hour before eating. Refrigerate leftovers.

HAM & CHEESE CRESCENT ROLL POPPERS

Steps:

• DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 375°F. Mix together ham, cheddar cheese, cream cheese, mustard, worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, onion powder, garlic powder and cayenne pepper; set aside. Unroll crescent roll sheets and cut into 8 squares. Then cut each square diagonally into a triangle. Each sheet should yield 16 triangles. Place a dollop of filling on the long edge of each triangle and roll up. Place on a baking sheet and sprinkle with seeds. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve warm or at room temperature with favorite dipping sauce.

GRILLED ROASTED RED PEPPER AND HAM SANDWICH

Steps:

• Spread mayonnaise onto one side of each slice of bread. On one slice of bread, place one slice of provolone cheese, then ham, red peppers, and the other slice of cheese. Top with the other slice of bread with the mayonnaise facing the filling. Butter the outsides of the sandwich, and sprinkle a little bit of Parmesan cheese onto the butter.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat until warm. Fry the sandwich on both sides until golden brown and cheese is melted. If you have an indoor grill, this sandwich may be grilled that way also. Cut the sandwich in half, and serve.

BAKED HAM AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Heat butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat until foamy. Add flour; cook, whisking constantly, until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes (do not let color).
• Add milk and nutmeg to saucepan. Whisking constantly, bring to a simmer; continue cooking until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a shallow dish; cover with plastic wrap, pressing it directly on the surface of the sauce. Refrigerate at least 10 minutes.
• Place 4 slices of bread on a baking sheet. Spread each slice with sauce, dividing evenly; layer with ham, and sprinkle each with 1/4 cup cheese. Top with remaining bread; sprinkle with remaining cup cheese. Bake until cheese is melted and golden, about 15 minutes. Serve hot, with mustard on the side, if desired.

HAM AND CHEESE JALAPENO POPPERS

Steps:

• Combine the cream cheese, ham, Swiss, mozzarella, pickles, mustard, cayenne and paprika in a medium bowl.
• Stuff the jalapeno halves with the filling and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment.
• Set up 3 bowls. In the first, mix together the flour with a pinch of salt and a few cracks of pepper. In the second, beat the eggs with the milk, a pinch of salt and a few cracks of pepper. In the third, place the cracker crumbs.
• Coat the stuffed peppers first in the flour mixture, then in the egg mixture and then in the cracker crumbs.
• Heat 2 inches of oil in a heavy-bottomed pot until a deep-frying thermometer registers 365 degrees F.
• Fry the stuffed jalapenos in batches until golden brown on all sides, about 2 minutes per batch. Alternatively, you can bake the poppers in the oven at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.

INDIVIDUAL HAM AND CHEESE BREAKFAST BAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter 4 mini 6 1/2-inch cast-iron skillets and put on a baking sheet.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Lower the heat to medium and continue to cook, stirring and lowering the heat further if starting to burn, until the onions are softened and caramelized, about 20 minutes more. Remove from the heat and season with salt and black pepper.
• Meanwhile, heat another large skillet over medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons butter and the bread and cook, stirring occasionally, until the bread is light golden brown all over, about 8 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper. Transfer to a plate to cool.
• Increase the heat under the skillet used for the bread to medium high, add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and the mushrooms and cook, undisturbed, for 1 minute. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are softened, about 2 minutes more. Remove from the heat and season with salt and black pepper.
• Whisk the half-and-half, mustard, cayenne, eggs, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper in a large bowl. Stir in the onions, bread, mushrooms, ham and 1 cup of the Gruyere.
• Divide the mixture evenly among the prepared mini skillets. Top with the grape tomatoes and sprinkle with the Parmesan and remaining Gruyere. Bake until the tops are golden brown and the casseroles are just set (they shouldn't jiggle when shaken), 25 to 30 minutes. Top each with a grind of black pepper.

HAM AND CHEESE PEPPER POPPERS

Steps:

• Pat the peppers dry with a paper towel and set aside.
• Wrap each cheese stick with a slice of ham, then slice the wrapped sticks into approximately 1/2-inch cubes. Stuff the wrapped cheese cubes into the peppers.
• Heat the oil in a medium heavy-bottomed pot to 350 degrees F.
• Set up a breading station using pie pans or plates. Put the flour in the first pie pan, then whisk together the egg and 2 tablespoons water in the second pie pan. In the third, mix together the panko, salt and pepper. Run each stuffed pepper through the breading station: lightly coat in the flour, dip in the egg wash and thoroughly coat in the panko.
• Fry the peppers in batches in the hot oil until the breading is lightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate lined with a paper towel. Serve hot.