I bought a huge bag of peppers from Costco the other day and last night was thinking I’d better use them or they’ll soon be trash. Since going to the Local Food Expo the other day, I haven’t been able to keep roasted red peppers out of my mind; they’re so good! I never really thought about making them myself though…until last night. Turns out, they’re super easy to make!
I used red, yellow, and orange peppers. All I did was set my oven to 500 degrees and cook the peppers for about 30 minutes, making sure to turn them a couple times. Once the peppers looked nice and wrinkly (and a little charred), I took them out.
Yea, they were definitely charred.
*I forgot to mention I covered the peppers with foil for about 30 minutes to let them cool down, then I skinned them.* Now comes the hardest part (which really isn’t hard): skinning the peppers and removing the stems and seeds.
These smelled amazing by the way.
I didn’t realize that you skin the peppers after roasting them, so in case you’re like me, yes, you literally peel the skin off. The skin gets kinda tough (not to mention it’s charred) so it’s not easy to eat anyway. Once I took the stem and seeds out, I just ripped the skin off with my fingers, then cut the peppers up into quarters. I drizzled a little olive oil and salt on top.
I served the peppers up with a sweet potato and chicken fingers (recipe from Julie). By the way, I added coconut oil and cinnamon to my sweet potato and it was awesome!
Now onto some preggo news: I’m officially 4 months pregnant! We’re a little behind on picture taking so the most recent pic I have is 15 weeks.
I saw this super cute idea on Little Baby Garvin’s blog and think it’s a fun way to keep people up to date on how things are going. Don’t worry, I won’t inundate you on a daily basis with pregnancy stuff…I’ll try to keep it to once a week :).
Congrats Amy, I loved being pregnant its such an exciting time! P.S. If you cover peppers with plastic wrap after you roast them for 30 minutes, the skin comes right off, its soo much easier. I learned that from Giada, my fave!
oh i forgot to mention I actually did cover it! i got that from Ina on FN..haha they’re so wise.
I find that when roasting and peeling peppers(especially green chili) as soon as you take them off the fire cover with damp paper towel or towel. Much easier to peel. Your food looks so good!
Been hearing great things about coconut oil – I need to give it a try! It sounds so yummy on top of a sweet potato, mmm!!
PS you are GLOWING in that pic, I love it!
Once i hit my 2nd trimester my dr told me it was ok to have a glass of wine a wk! I usually just had it on special occasions and watered it down a bit. You may even be able to find out the sex at your next appt if they do a ultrasound!
You know I have a problem when I read you had a craving for pickles/pickle juice and rather than thinking “oh pregnant”, I think “oh Snooki”. Haha I can’t wait to see bump pictures!! Good luck on your (and baby’s!) 20miler!
So cute! I was just saying yesterday that I kind of miss being pregnant! Congrats on this very exciting time. I can’t believe you are running a 20 miler though…geesh! I exercised during my pregnancy, but was so tired! Good luck! How inspiring!!
Ahhh you look so cute! I’m so happy for you! As for the roasted peppers, yum! There one of my favorites!! I love them so much on a sandwich!!! Or by themselves.
I LOVE roasted pepper! Have you though about stuffing them?
Roasting peppers is one of my very favorite ways to enjoy vegetables! LOVE them. Have you ever tried making a romesco sauce? If you blend the roasted peppers with olive oil, garlic, etc. it makes a delicious topping for fish, chicken, eggs, asparagus etc. 🙂
Cute baby bump pic–you’re glowing! 😀 Happy Sunday!
AMY! You’re the cutest!!!! 🙂 Love your little baby belly – can’t wait to find out what you’re having! 🙂 Thinking of you!!! 🙂
Looking great girl! I love the cute weekly sign you’re using. My wedding ring is still on too, but I bet if it got really hot around here and my hands began to swell up that might be a different story!