Lookin' for Stuffed Bell Pepper Recipe

[lawdog]

Hey all,

Looking for a good stuffed bell pepper recipe (does not have to be smoked). Anyone have any personal favorites?

 

[bob marsh]

Here's one we love - a little off beat but very good and easy.

1/2 lb lentils, rinsed and picked-over

2 stalks celery chopped fine

1 med carrot chopped fine

1 can beef or chicken broth

1/2 to 1 med onion chopped ( depends on your love for onions)

2 cloves garlick minced

salt & pepper to taste

Bay leaf

olive oil

3 or 4 green bell peppers ( Or red, yellow like Texas Hunter suggests)



Heat some olive oil in a heavy bottomed saucepan - Sautee' onions in the oil on med- med low for 2 or three minutes. Add the garlic and cook another minute or two - avoid browning the garlic. When onions are limp add the chicken or beef stock and bring to a boil. Add lentils carrots celery and spices and simmer about 1/2 to 3/4 of an hour till lentils and veggies are tender but not mushy. Remove and discard the bay leaf.

Cut the tops off the pepper and scoop out the seeds and membrane. Either Microwave for about two minutes until tender or steam for a few minutes until tender then cool slightly and fill with the lentils and veggies. At this point they are plenty good as is but I prefer to place them in a pyrex dish and spoon some tomato sauce over the peppers then bake at 350 for awhile until hot - Top with grated parmesan.

Bob

 

[fritz]

One thing I do with stuffed peppers is sub. spanish rice for the plain rice in the burger mixture. Man what a great taste!!

 

[lagogarda]

use any kind of meat / rice mixture that suits ya..I don't have a recipe just wing it each time...so much for being consistant.

 

[morkdach]

wild rice, spanish rice little burger little sage sausage little jalopenoes stewed maters black pepper all to taste smoked or grilled oh ya

 

[celticgladiator]

what is the average time these take and to what temp do you smoke them?

 

[richoso1]

Try stuffing it with a frozen chile relleno, and fill in around it with black beans.

 

[morkdach]

depends on what you have in them smoke by temp not by time.

BUT PLAN ON @ LEAST 3 hrs min at 225° for meat to be up to temp

 

[pineywoods]

Heres one thats pretty good

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/forum/thread/67586/stuffed-pepper-recipe  

 

[celticgladiator]

depends on what you have in them smoke by temp not by time.

BUT PLAN ON @ LEAST 3 hrs min at 225° for meat to be up to temp

thanks, was just looking for a ball park so I could roughly plan a meal around it. I was thinking about doing them with sweet italian sausage, onions, mushrooms and provolone inside. inspired by the italian sausage sandwichs i used to get in philadelphia. after done i was going to shred them and put on a hoagie roll.
 

 

[ballagh]

I LOVE these.  I have complicated recipies, but my favorites are basic. 

- Dirty rice with chopped up fattie

- Jambuyla with chunks of sausage

- I make these with leftovers from my mexican soup.

figure 1 hour in the oven covered at 350

2-3 hours in the smoker, putting the cheese on late in the smoke. 

I precook the meat and put in the pepper when it is warm to speed up the process.  the smoke takes pretty quickly in the pepper.

good luck and post pics