Vibrant Plant Based Recipes
Frito Pie Pepper Jacks – a fun and festive Halloween dinner that is easy, tasty, and will fuel you for the whole evening of Halloween fun.
Here we are approaching Halloween again, in my eighth year of blogging.
I continue to carve these Pepper Jacks each year despite 1) not having children, and 2) everyone and their dog makes them now.
Yep.
Rosemary dachshund carved one of these.
Okay maybe the dog didn’t carve one, but these Pepper Jacks may have …
Asparagus Mushroom Scramble Pepper Jacks – a fun, fast and flavorful Halloween breakfast – or breakfast for dinner – stuffed into some Silly Spooky Pepper Jacks.
This morning I have for you an incredibly flavorful and incredibly easy scramble recipe – perfect any time of day and any time of year, or for Halloween breakfast if you want to stuff it into some fun Pepper Jacks.
I know.
Two Pepper Jack recipes this year?
Heh.
I may have a third before this month is up.
Back to this scramble, though.
My usual scramble has creamy cashew milk, cheesy nutritional yeast… I pared this way down to the true basics, plus a couple of …
Chipotle Coconut Pepper Jacks – do not let the spooky pepper faces keep you from tasting the flavorful fillings inside, protein packed and perfect before a night of Trick or Treats!
This is Halloween, This is Halloween. Halloween! Halloween!
This year I am back with another Pepper Jack that Jack Skellington would want to be friends with. Spooky faces on The Jacks this year – after several years of Pepper Jack carving, I am getting more detailed.
The Orange Pepper Jack is my favorite this year…
Isn’t he fun?
This Chipotle Coconut mixture is perfect by itself – I have enjoyed a bowl for breakfast before. This recipe fills approximately six bell peppers, depending on size of pepper. I usually make this filling, fill a couple peppers for dinner, then enjoy the leftovers as is. Yum.
Also, I have made a note about tasting the Chipotle Coconut mixture before filling your Pepper Jacks – the …
Jalapeno Popper Pepper Jacks – everyone’s favorite party appetizer stuffed into a delightfully ghoulish Pepper Jack O Lantern… perfect for kids of ALL ages!
This Is Halloween, This Is Halloween! Halloween Halloween, This Is Halloween!
Long time readers know my favorite time of year is autumn – I love what October smells like – and that I love Halloween. I tend to get creative with the foods this time of year.
The Halloweenies in this house are looking forward to their costumes:
Jailbird Dog
Skeleton Dachshund
Remember Basil’s costumes? This is Rosemary’s first Halloween with us – photos of her costumes coming soon…
You may also remember my pepper jacks – carrot ginger quinoa pepper jacks and the year before that, pizza polenta pepper jacks. They won an award, they caught the eye of Pee Wee Herman and went viral, they are dinner year round in this house. Yep, carved jack o lanterns included.
I make the …
Pizza Pepper Jacks – super fun Pepper Jack O Lanterns filled with everyones favorite flavors – pizza! great for pre trick or treating, and for kids of all ages!
(See our entire Pepper Jack Recipe Collection here.)
The other day, I received a major indicator of the arrival of fall and the arrival of Halloween – the annual email announcing the Corn Maize!
There is a haunted maize and a ‘normal’ one – this year the design incorporates Portlandia, our statue, with Portlandia the awesome television series.
They put a bird on it.
As our evenings get cooler, this is also when I start carving bell peppers – practice for the pumpkins to come.
Who doesn’t like pizza flavor?
I made these “pepper jacks” for something special – the …
this Ginger Carrot Quinoa is a fresh and flavorful filling for vegan stuffed bell peppers! this is a great meal prep recipe for a quick dinner.
recipe originally published October 11, 2011
Usually, our stuffed pepper recipes are straight up comfort food, topped with melty cheese and are just the thing for a cold winter dinner, right?
These are the kind of stuffed pepper you want when you are looking for something fresh and flavorful. Bright flavors, colorful veggies, and satisfying protein.
We make these stuffed peppers all year long. If you are making these for Halloween with a carved pepper, see our video of carving a bell pepper and all of the Halloween Bell Pepper Recipes. Fun carved peppers filled …
Chili Mac Halloween Stuffed Peppers combine two favorite comfort foods for a super fun dinner before a night of trick or treating and parties.
recipe originally published September 30, 2018
What is a better dinner before heading out into the cold Halloween night for trick or treating and parties? Hot chili mac in a festive bell pepper is just what you need for a long night of fun.
With this recipe, my Pepper Jacks look …
these Bell Pepper Jack O Lanterns are fun for all ages! Carved Bell Peppers make a great Halloween night dinner and a fun party activity!
the original Halloween Bell Pepper recipe published October 31, 2010
This Halloween, we bring you the best Bell Pepper Jack O Lantern recipes. Over the years, we have made all kinds of vegan and gluten free ideas for breakfast, lunch and dinner on Halloween!
not a stuffed pepper fan? You’ll love our Deep Dish Pizza Pot Pies with a familiar Halloween face…
See our Vegan Candy List for Halloween ideas – candy and candy alternatives!
The first year I carved peppers for Halloween, they quickly went viral with the help of …
