How to Cut a Bell Pepper 4 Ways (Video)

Learn how to cut a bell pepper 4 different ways. Feel confident in the kitchen with any recipe that calls for peppers and follow my tips for easy clean up!

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• How To Select Bell Peppers at the Store
• Best Knife & Cutting Boards
• How to Cut a Bell Pepper 4 Ways
• Slice Peppers (Julienne)
• Dice Bell Peppers
• Cut Peppers Into Rings
• Stuff Peppers
• FAQs
• Recipes with Bell Peppers
• Recipe

How To Select Bell Peppers at the Store

1. Purchase brightly colored peppers with firm and shiny skin.
2. The stems should be green in color.
3. Avoid peppers with discoloration, blemishes, soft spots or shriveled skin.

Best Knife & Cutting Boards

• Use a larger cutting board made of wood, like a bamboo cutting board. It's best to avoid cutting on ceramic and metal surfaces because they can dull your knife.
• A standard chef's knife is one of the most versatile kitchen tools. I really love this 8inch Zwilling Pro chef knife. If you have a paring knife that will work too. It's typically used for cutting small vegetables.

How to Cut a Bell Pepper 4 Ways

Slice Peppers (Julienne)

1. Use a sharp knife to cut the stem off of the pepper. After that, flip the pepper over so the stem end is down on the cutting board. Slice down around the 4 sides of the pepper so you end up with four pieces. You're essentially cutting around the seeds.  Use your knife to slice off any white flesh (white pith) or extra seeds.
2. Finally, lay each piece of peppers skin-side down then slice the pepper into strips. The width of the strips may vary based on the recipe you’re making. Turn the strips sideways and chop them again to create diced peppers.

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Dice Bell Peppers

1. Follow the same directions to remove the stem and seeds.  
2. Lay each piece skin-side down onto the cutting board and use the knife to cut it into thin slices.Turn the strips sideways and chop them again to create diced peppers.

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Cut Peppers Into Rings

1. Carefully cut a circle around the stem of the pepper. Next, use the stem to pull the center out, then reach inside the pepper to remove any excess seeds or white flesh. Lay the pepper on its side on the cutting board and slice the pepper into rings of your desired width.

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Stuff Peppers

1. To prep the peppers to be stuffed, all you have to do is follow the directions to remove the stem, seeds and any excess white flesh from the inside. You may want to slightly cut some of the bottom of the pepper off, without making a hole in the bottom, so the pepper stands up straight.

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FAQs

Recipes with Bell Peppers

• Soups and stews: beanless chili, crockpot pepper steak, Instant Pot taco soup, 
• Dinners and sheet pan meals: sheet pan chicken fajitas, sheet pan steak fajitas, Hawaiian chicken kabobs, Philly cheesesteak foil packs, one pan greek chicken, and healthy sloppy joes.
• Breakfast dishes: sweet potato hash, sheet pan sausage and eggs, healthy breakfast casserole
• Stuffed peppers: turkey taco stuffed peppers, air fryer stuffed peppers
• Salads: antipasto salad and Italian pasta salad
• Sauces and condiments for dipping: whole30 ranch, sweet potato hummus and Kansas caviar 

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