How to Use sweet pepper in a Sentence

sweet pepper

noun
Definition of sweet peppernext
  • Add the chili pepper and the remaining ½ cup sweet pepper to the oil in the skillet.
    — Sara Jenkins, Town & Country, 3 Sep. 2015
  • Place in a large bowl with the mini sweet peppers and drizzle with the light flavored olive oil.
    — The Washington Post, OregonLive.com, 22 May 2018
  • The thin, fried pastries, which are found on the sharables menu, are filled with pork, basil and scallions and come with a side of sweet pepper sauce.
    — Bob Carlton | [email protected], al, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The bowl will also include their new sweet pepper n' red skin hash.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Wild boar and sweet pepper ragout is served over mafalde pasta with eggplant, pecans and herbs.
    — Will Coviello, NOLA.com, 12 Oct. 2020
  • These mini sweet peppers are a great bite-sized vessel for cheese dip.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023
  • That will be followed by fried breadcrumbs brought to life with chorizo and sweet peppers.
    — Albion Land, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2018
  • There are clear plastic bags filled with ají dulces (sweet peppers) hanging from the awning.
    — Illyanna Maisonet, SFChronicle.com, 23 Oct. 2019
  • In a large skillet cook ground beef, onion, and sweet pepper over medium-high heat until browned; drain off fat.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Black trumpet mushrooms and sweet peppers mimic the the ribbon shape of mafalde twisting like vines around the pasta.
    — Amy Tara Koch, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2017
  • In a 3-quart saucepan cook and stir ground beef, sweet pepper, 1/2 cup chopped onion, and the garlic over medium heat until meat is brown and onion is tender.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2022
  • My mom’s order growing up was dry, with sweet peppers and a mild giardiniera on the side.
    — Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu, Bon Appétit, 16 June 2023
  • Start your day with a Paleo breakfast of roasted sweet peppers filled with protein and veggies.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Add broccoli flowerets and sweet pepper; cook and stir for 3 to 4 minutes or until crisp-tender.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Suburban teens with nowhere else to go need Wawa parking lots to remain safe spaces, so keep the 4-inch Shortis and loose sweet peppers off the floor, will ya?
    — Leah Rodriguez, The Cut, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Farther back, shelves display jars of tahini, pomegranate syrup and tiny sweet peppers the color of marigolds.
    — Reggie Nadelson, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2023
  • That’s the Italian beef sandwich with hot peppers, which is the giardiniera, sweet peppers, which is bell peppers, and dipped.
    — Sophia Scorziello, Variety, 23 June 2023
  • It might be combined in a syrupy braise with sweet peppers or blended with potatoes and stuffed into ravioli.
    — Emily Horton, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • At home, her mother cooked a sofrito of onion, garlic and sweet pepper, added some cooking wine, if there was any in the house, and then folded in the clams and a bowl of leftover white rice, which was always in the fridge.
    — New York Times, 7 Feb. 2020
  • The Turano bread roll is fully submerged into gravy and topped off with sweet peppers cooked fresh daily.
    — Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu, Bon Appétit, 16 June 2023
  • For those seeking a vibrant addition to their vegetable patch, sweet pepper ‘Red Impact’ is a true gem.
    — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2024
  • In an 8-quart pot combine corn, cauliflower, sweet peppers, green beans, carrots, and onions.
    — Annie Peterson, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Recent dishes have included sweet pepper ragu and grilled squid with butter beans and preserved lemon.
    — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Options range from sweet peppers in olive oil and roasted eggplant to artichoke puree and blood orange marmalade.
    — Tara Massouleh, AL.com, 22 Dec. 2017
  • Another, Rufino Guinea, said his sweet pepper crop had been ravaged.
    — CNN, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Add 1 pound fresh cremini mushrooms, quartered, and 1 yellow or red sweet pepper, cut into strips, with the onion and garlic; cook for 5 minutes.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Her search for the owner of the lot led to a partnership that has resulted in a community farm on the 2½-acre tract where Wells and a small team of volunteers grow sweet peppers, tomatoes, squash and more.
    — Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2019
  • Toss couscous with carrots, sweet peppers, mint, 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
    — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 7 Jan. 2017
  • What to order: The Starving Artist Burger, the only bun-less burger on the list, comes with your choice of lavish cheeses, from marinated bacon-blue to sweet pepper goat.
    — Emma Burke, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Sep. 2014
  • Those live fires blister the green beans in a salad of sweet peppers, olives and candied nuts; char the broccolini and cabbage that are paired with a cheese sauce and mustard vinaigrette; and roast the eggplant for the caponata.
    — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 28 Aug. 2019

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