These fake oven-baked breaded bell pepper cutlets are an easy-to-prepare, flavorful, and inviting main course. They are grilled peppers sprinkled with a flavorful breading prepared in 2 minutes, then baked to become beautifully golden and crispy. They resemble cutlets but are without frying and without eggs, and they are also a practical idea for lunch and dinner.
The preparation is very simple: sprinkle four strips of grilled peppers with a flavorful breading made of bread, almonds, egg, provolone, mint, and grated lemon zest. Drizzle with oil and bake for about 5-10 minutes at 392°F.
Here are some reasons to prepare these oven-baked breaded peppers:
• They are very easy because you can grill the peppers either on the grill, in the oven, or in an air fryer. Once ready, just sprinkle them with the breading and bake them in the oven.
• If you regularly grill peppers and store them in the fridge, it’s also a super versatile idea because all you need to prepare is the breading and bake the peppers.
• The breading is very simple and is prepared with ingredients we always have at home, but in addition to those listed in the recipe, you can remove or add ingredients as you like. For example, capers and olives would be excellent in this breading, and if you don’t like garlic, simply don’t use it!
Great to serve with a fresh salad, what are you waiting for? Try these fake oven-baked breaded bell pepper cutlets!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 4 People
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Summer
Ingredients to Prepare Oven-Baked Breaded Bell Peppers
- 2 yellow bell peppers (or red)
- 7 oz bread
- 3.5 oz provolone
- 1.75 oz almonds
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 lemon zest
- 1 sprig mint
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt
Tools to Prepare Oven-Baked Breaded Bell Pepper Cutlets
- 1 Grill
- Mixer
- 1 Baking Tray
- Paper Towels
- Parchment Paper
- 1 Oven
How to Prepare Oven-Baked Breaded Bell Pepper Cutlets
Start preparing the oven-baked breaded bell pepper cutlets by cooking the peppers. Wash them, dry them and grill them until they are completely charred. Alternatively, you can cook them in the oven or air fryer at 392°F for about 20 minutes. When ready, transfer them to a food bag and let them rest for 20 minutes, then peel them, cut them in half, and remove the stem, filaments, and seeds inside.
Cut four strips, dry them with kitchen paper towels, and place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
Meanwhile, cut the bread into pieces and place it in a mixer along with the almonds, garlic, provolone pieces, mint leaves, and grated lemon zest. Blend until you get a crumbly mixture.
Spray the bell pepper strips with oil, season with salt and pepper, and cover them with the prepared breading.
Finish with a drizzle of oil and bake the peppers for 5-10 minutes at 392°F, until the breading becomes beautifully crispy.
Serve the oven-baked breaded bell pepper cutlets with a seasonal side dish.
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You can store the peppers in the fridge for 2-3 days.
For a completely vegan breading, you can skip the provolone or replace it with a vegan alternative.
You can replace almonds with other types of nuts, such as hazelnuts, walnuts, pistachios, cashews.
You can add other ingredients to the breading like sun-dried tomatoes, green and black olives, capers.
You can replace the bread with breadcrumbs or use taralli, crackers or corn flakes.
You can replace mint with other herbs such as basil or parsley.
You can also gratinate the peppers by slicing them into strips.
You can also gratinate the peppers in an air fryer for 5 minutes at 392°F.
