Recipes and Cooking Mini Pepper Tulips 4.2 (19) Add your rating & review Stuff mini bell peppers with herb-laced cream cheese for a showy spring appetizer that blooms with flavor. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on October 27, 2017 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Total Time: 25 mins Servings: 12 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened ½ cup butter, softened 1 clove garlic, minced 2 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning 1 tablespoon snipped fresh dill weed 1 tablespoon snipped fresh chives Salt, to taste Pepper, to taste 12 - 15 assorted-color miniature sweet peppers 2 bunches green onions Directions In a medium bowl beat cream cheese, butter, garlic, Parmesan, lemon juice, and Italian seasoning with a mixer on medium until fluffy. Fold in dill and chives. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer cream cheese mixture to a piping bag or a quart-size resealable plastic bag. Set aside. Using a paring knife, cut toward the stem end of each pepper to split it, cutting about 3/4 of the way to to the stem end. Turn and make another cut, creating the "petals". Remove seeds, if desired. Snip 1/2" off the tip of piping bag. Carefully pipe about 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture into each pepper. Transfer filled peppers to a platter. If desired, arrange with green onions to look like a bouquet of flowers. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 147 Calories 15g Fat 3g Carbs 2g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 12 Calories 147 % Daily Value * Total Fat 15g 19% Saturated Fat 9g 45% Cholesterol 40mg 13% Sodium 185mg 8% Total Carbohydrate 3g 1% Total Sugars 2g Protein 2g Vitamin C 34.9mg 175% Calcium 33mg 3% Iron 0.2mg 1% Potassium 107mg 2% Folate, total 6.9mcg Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg Vitamin B-6 0.1mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.