Description
Momma’s Peppers…Whenever my mother prepares this Stuffed Bell Pepper dish, everyone in the family finds an excuse to ‘drop by’ for a visit to my parents’ home. Being a fourth generation native New Orleanian, my mother offers a plate of food to anyone who stops by for a visit…that’s why this recipe makes twelve servings!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 stalk celery, chopped
- 1 small green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning
- 1 teaspoon file powder
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 ½ pounds ground beef
- ¾ pound cooked ham, finely chopped
- 1 pound baby shrimp
- 1 (16 ounce) package unseasoned dry bread stuffing mix
- 6 large green bell peppers, halved and seeded
- 1 cup plain bread crumbs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Heat oil in a large pot over low heat. Saute onion
- celery and chopped green pepper for 5 minutes. Stir in garlic
- and saute for 2 minutes. Season with parsley
- Creole seasoning
- file powder
- salt and pepper.
- Increase heat to medium high
- and add ground beef. Cook until beef is evenly browned. Stir in ham
- and cook for 5 minutes. Add shrimp
- and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat
- and stir in stuffing mix.
- Stuff each bell pepper half
- and lightly sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Place stuffed bell pepper halves in ungreased baking dish. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour.
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins
Servings: 12