Stuffed Bell Peppers With Creole Sauce

Submitted by Diamondlil

"A different twist to stuffed peppers. A very flavorful sauce that is very easy to make."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Yields: 4 peppers
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Creole Sauce

• 1⁄2 cup green pepper, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (16 ounce) can chopped tomatoes, with liquid
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 bay leaf
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper

• Filling

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1⁄4 cup minced onion
• 1⁄3 cup celery, finely chopped
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 1⁄2 cups rice, cooked
• 4 large green peppers, tops removed, seeded

directions

1. Creole Sauce (2 cups):

2. Sauté green pepper, onion and garlic in a little oil until soft.Add remaining ingredients and simmer until thickened.

3. Peppers:

4. Par-cook or microwave seeded peppers until slightly tender.
5. Brown beef and drain.
6. Add onion and celery to beef and cook 5-10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
7. Add rice to beef mixture and season with salt and pepper to taste.
8. Add cheese, Moisten beef mixture with a little of the creole sauce.
9. Fill prepared green peppers and cover with remaining creole sauce.
10. Bake at 375°F for 25 minutes.

Reviews

[Elmotoo]

This was very good! We love stuffed peppers & this was enjoyed by all. For the sauce, I chopped up the tops removed from the peppers. The parmesan did not do it for me in this recipe - it tasted strange & added nothing to the texture. I would have preferred a nice gooey cheddar, jack or mozzarella. :) Made for PAC fall '07.