Stuffed Green Bell Peppers With Shrimp Food

SHRIMP STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preboil cleaned Bell Peppers for 5 minutes. Remove from boil and let drain upside-down.
• Cook Bacon and save Grease.
• Put Grease into a large skillet with Garlic and Onion and begin to simmer. Cook until desired softness of Onions.
• Put Shrimp into skillet and cook for about 2 minutes, or until all pink.
• Remove Shrimp and Onions for heat and place into a bowl and keep warm.
• In same skillet bring 1 Cup of Chicken Broth to a boil and add the Arborio Rice. Reduce Heat to low. Continue to stir until desired softness of Arborio is reached adding additional broth as needed.
• Mix back in Shrimp and Onion mix into Arborio while also adding the Tomato Sauce and Worcestershire Sauce.
• Add Salt and Pepper to taste.
• Put mixture into boiled Bell Peppers until heaping.
• Sprinkle Bread Crumbs atop Bell Peppers.
• Bake at 350F on baking sheet for 15 minutes or until crumbs become golden.

SEAFOOD STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• 1. Cut tops off bell peppers and wash and remove seeds. Par boil for 10 minutes in large pot of salted water. Drain and set aside.
• 2. In a large skillet melt the butter and saute the onions, chopped bell peppers, and celery and Italian sausage in the butter for 5 or 6 minutes. (until vegetables are tender) Add the garlic, parsley, shrimp, cajun seasoning and hot sauce and cook 4 or 5 more minutes. Remove from heat and add salt to taste if needed.
• 3. Mix the breadcrumbs with 1 cup of the shredded cheese and add to the seafood mixture. Fold in the crabmeat gently to keep some of the lumps intact.
• 4. Stuff the par boiled peppers with the mixture and place in a shallow baking dish. Top with the remaining cheese.
• 5. Put about a cup of water in the bottom of the baking dish (enough to cover the bottom of the dish) and bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

SHRIMP AND RICE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cut tops off peppers and remove the seeds and ribs.
• Cook brown and white rices. Set aside. While rice is cooking, drizzle olive oil in a pan and sautee shrimp over medium heat.
• When shrimp are pink, remove shrimp from the pan. Cut shrimp into bite-sized pieces.
• Combine rices and the spices in pan and let simmer. Add shrimp to pan. Also add tomato sauce. Cook over medium heat.
• Add bread crumbs and 1/2 the parmesan cheese.
• Stuff peppers graciously and top with the remaining parmesan cheese.
• Cook in casserole dish for 15-20 minutes, until the parmesan cheese is melted and bubbling.

SEAFOOD STUFFED GREEN BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut tops off each pepper; remove the seeds and membrane. Cook in boiling salted water for 5 minutes; drain well and set aside.
• Combine shrimp, crabmeat, rice, celery, onion, and pimiento.
• Combine mayonnaise, curry powder, salt, and pepper; stir in to crabmeat mixture and mix well.
• Stuff peppers with the seafood mixture; sprinkle each with the bread crumbs and top each with a pat of butter.
• Place in baking dish add hot water to the depth of 1/2 inch. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.

SHRIMP STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Parboil peppers for about 5 minutes to soften slightly. Turn upside down to drain. Saute garlic and onion in the olive oil (or butter) until softened. Add water and 1/4 t salt; bring to boil. Stir in couscous and take pot off heat. Cover and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Fluff with fork; mix in Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, salt, pepper and shrimp. Place peppers in greased baking dish and fill with shrimp mixture. Toss the crumbled bread in melted butter and put on top of peppers. Put small amount of water in bottom of dish and bake peppers 350 degrees, loosely covered with foil, for about 15 minutes. Remove foil and continue to bake an additional 15-20 minutes until heated through and crumbs are lightly browned. (This is a great dish to make ahead, refrigerate, then pop in the oven when you get home from work. Will need additional baking time).

SHRIMP-STUFFED GREEN PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Lightly oil a shalllow baking dish, about 9 x 9 inches.
• Cut the tops off the bell peppers and reserve. Wash peppers and clean out the seeds and membranes.
• Bring a large saucepan of water to boil and add the bell peppers. Boil for 2 minutes, then remove and drain.
• Combine rice thru salt (only add salt if the rice was cooked without using salt).
• Gently stuff the mixture into the peppers, then stand them in the baking dish. Put the tops back on the peppers.
• Bake for 40 minutes until tender.