Most parents will agree, getting their children to eat healthily is a daily chore!

A good trick is to get them involved in the preparation. It’s amazing what you can get a child to eat when they were involved in the preparation.

Another good tactic is to turn junk food on its head and make healthy versions at home. Marry those 2 tactics together, and you have a brilliant plan of action that can change even the most ardent young junk food fan!

So today I’m going to start my series on child-friendly recipes that are a delicious twist on junk food versions. First up, Pepper Pizzas!

Preparation time: 15 mins

Cooking time:  15 mins

Total time:  30 mins

Servings: 4

Your Ingredients:

• 4 bell peppers or jumbo jalapeno peppers
• 1 tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt, to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup of pizza sauce
• 2 cups of shredded mozzarella
• 1/2 cups of finely grated Parmesan
• 1/3 cups of mini pepperoni
• 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley
  
  

N.B. Use Chef Remi Measuring Cups Set and Chef Remi Measuring Spoons for accurate measuring of ingredients.

Directions

How To Make Your Pepper Pizzas:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  
  
• Using a sharp chef’s knife and a wooden cutting board, halve and core your bell peppers (do not allow children to do this step).
  
  
• Now, using the fine grate of a cheese grater, grate the Parmesan (again, this step should be completed by an adult).
  
  
• Chop up the fresh parsley using herb scissors (last step that requires an adult).
  
  
• Place the pepper halves onto a sheet tray, drizzle with olive oil, and season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
  
  
• Spoon pizza sauce into each pepper half.
  
  
• Sprinkle over Parmesan and mozzarella.
  
  
• Now top your peppers with pepperoni.
  
  
• Place your pepper pizzas into the oven (adult supervision required) and bake for about 15 minutes, until the cheese has melted and the peppers are a little crispy.
  
  
• Sprinkle over parsley and devour!

Tools Used:

• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoons
• Chef’s knife
• Cutting board
• Cheese grater
• Herb scissors

 

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