Northern Style Jambalaya Stuffed Peppers Food

SPICY LAMB-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Slice off the tops of the bell peppers and remove the seeds. Remove the stems and finely chop the cleaned pepper tops. Stand the peppers, cut end up, in a 13x9-inch baking dish that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
• Brown the lamb in a large skillet over medium-high heat for 5-7 minutes, until no pink remains, stirring often to break up the meat; drain the liquid. Add the onion and chopped pepper. Cook, stirring, for about 5 minutes, until the onion is tender; remove from the heat. Stir in the rice, ketchup, raisins, allspice, cumin, cinnamon, black pepper, and eggs; blend well. Stir in the salt and cayenne pepper.
• Fill the peppers with the rice mixture, packing lightly. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 40-50 minutes, or until the peppers are soft and can be pierced with a fork.

JAMBALAYA STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut the tops of peppers and hollow them out.
• Dice the tops.
• Dice the sausage.
• Butterfly the chicken and cut into cubes.
• Salt and pepper the chicken. (1ts salt, 1ts black pepper).
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Heat oil over medium heat.
• Saute onions, celery, and peppers for 10 minutes.
• Add in stock, tomatoes, sausage, and salt. Bring to a boil.
• Stir in rice and chicken.
• Ladle rice mixture into peppers.
• Cover with foil and bake for 45-50 minutes.
• TIP thinly slice the bottom of peppers to help them stand up.

NORTHERN STYLE JAMBALAYA STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400° F.
• In a large sauce pan, stir together diced sausage, rice mix and seasoning packets. Add water called for on the back of each package of rice mix, and cook according to package directions, omitting the oil called for on the package.
• Meanwhile, cut miniature peppers in half, leaving stems intact. Remove seeds and membranes.
• Once rice mix is done cooking (about 30 min) Stir remaining ingredients into hot rice. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Stuff mini peppers with rice mixture and place on a foil lined baking sheet.
• Bake at 400° F. for 15 minutes or until peppers are crisp tender and filling hot. Serve immediately.

ANDOUILLE-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Prepare jambalaya mix according to package directions. Meanwhile, cut peppers lengthwise in half; remove seeds., In a large skillet, cook and stir sausage over medium-high heat until browned. Add jalapeno; cook 1 minute longer., Stir sausage mixture into prepared jambalaya. Spoon into pepper halves. Place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish; pour tomato juice over and around peppers., Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until peppers are tender. Serve with hot sauce if desired.

SLOW-COOKER JAMBALAYA-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut tops off peppers; reserve tops for another use, or discard along with the pepper membranes and seeds.
• Combine sausage, beans, salsa, rice and seasoning; spoon into pepper shells. Stand in slow cooker; cover with lid.
• Cook on LOW 6 to 8 hours (or on HIGH 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 hours).
• Sprinkle with parsley. Cut in half to serve.