Seafood Stuffed Green Bell Peppers

Submitted by southern chef in lo

"My family really likes these—it’s a new twist on stuffed bell peppers. This one contains, shrimp and crab meat."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 6 medium green peppers
• 1⁄2 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 (6 ounce) package frozen crabmeat or (6 ounce) package fresh crabmeat, thawed and drained
• 1 1⁄2 cups cooked rice
• 1⁄2 cup chopped celery
• 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons chopped pimiento
• 1⁄4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 cup breadcrumbs
• 6 tablespoons butter

directions

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