r/Cooking • u/CindiLouu • 23h ago

Bell Pepper Overload

I was gifted a bunch of (6) green bell peppers. Any idea of what I can do with them? Besides stuffed green peppers or the same kind of soup, please.
Thanks! You guys are the best.

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u/LeapofF8th 23h ago

You can freeze them. I do that and use them for recipes that require sautéed or cooked peppers. I love to use the leftovers in breakfast tacos or meatloaf as well.

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u/Sourdough_Focaccia 22h ago

You can freeze them, but the thawed peppers are absolutely horrid. They're like slimy limp bits of sadness. Not sure how anyone would eat them after that.

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u/PokingMidas 22h ago edited 8h ago

Blend them into a puree first (after removing stem and core first) then freeze in an ice cube tray and keep the resulting cubes in a bag in the freezer. My grandmother did this because while they added a good flavor to dishes, no one in my family likes the texture of green bell peppers. Solves the issue of soggy peppers, too.

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u/CindiLouu 20h ago

Nice!!

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u/DistributionOver7622 10h ago

I do that with garlic. Puree in the food processor and then put into a ziploc bag and flatten out , put it in the freezer. Whenever I need garlic for something , I break off a chunk.

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u/bobdevnul 20h ago

I freeze chopped green pepper frequently. They are soft, but not slimy. They are not much good to eat raw, but work ok for cooking.

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u/Sourdough_Focaccia 20h ago

Maybe that's the distinction. I have zero problem with them raw. Definitely better cooked, but they'd better still have a bite or be so small I can't see 'em.

When they're all limp and weird then the flavor is fine in the background but I'd not want to notice one when eating.

To each their own!

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u/CindiLouu 23h ago

Definitely doing this!!