Today we will see how to make an easy and tasty seasonal side dish, fried bell peppers in a pan. I grew up with the peppers from my parents’ garden, a real delight with which to make many recipes, and this is my favorite.

If you like bell peppers, don’t forget to read the recipe

Difficulty: Very easy
Cost: Very cheap
Rest time: 2 Minutes
Preparation time: 5 Minutes
Portions: 2
Cooking methods: Frying
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: Spring, Summer, and Fall

187.80 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 187.80 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 4.52 (g) of which sugars 4.24 (g)
Proteins 1.05 (g)
Fat 19.01 (g) of which saturated 2.67 (g)of which unsaturated 0.02 (g)
Fibers 2.07 (g)
Sodium 392.38 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 100 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

1 bell pepper
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
as needed salt
1 bunch parsley

Tools

1 Knife
1 Cutting board
1 Pan 8-inch

Procedure

Fried bell peppers are also called pippi fritti, a delicious side dish that can be used to dress a pasta or a bruschetta.

First you need to clean and slice the bell peppers into strips, so they cook faster in the pan.
Put the pan on the stove over high heat and start heating the oil, when it’s hot add the pepper strips and fry for 5 minutes covered.
After a few minutes, you’ll hear the peppers sizzling. Stir them gently and finish cooking in the pan according to your personal taste
Now that the peppers are cooked, just add some fresh chopped parsley and serve hot or cold as you like.
Your fried bell peppers are ready!