Mom's Stuffed Bell Pepper (sort of )

Here is a recipe for stuffed bell peppers, but with a twist.

For those of us who like some heat in what we eat, this is a great recipe.

From Chef Jay

Enjoy!!!
Bigdaddy


Mom's Stuffed Bell Pepper Recipe

Ingredients:
4 Bell Peppers
1 lb. ground beef (turkey if you prefer)
1 1/2 cup spanish rice (cooked)
1 can tomato sauce (8 oz.)
salt and pepper to taste


Directions:

Begin by preparing the peppers.

Simply cut off the tops and scoop out the seeds and veins with your hand, and wash thoroughly.

Blanch the peppers in boiling water for 5 minutes, remove and allow to dry on a towel.

Brown meat in a pan, drain grease from meat after browned.
Combine meat, cooked rice and tomato sauce in a bowl and mix together.
Salt and pepper to taste.

Now, spoon the mixture into each pepper, filling to the top.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a 1 quart, ungreased casserole dish, stand each stuffed pepper close together, and cover the bottom of the dish with water.

This will allow the peppers to cook more evenly.

Bake uncovered for 45 minutes.


When done, carefully remove each stuffed pepper from the dish with a large spoon.


One stuffed pepper is a meal in itself.

You can serve as is, add a salsa for a little different taste, add some cheese, use your imagination!


Chef Jay recommends:

With a tomato based dish such as this, what I like to do is add some heat.

My favorite method is to add some pureed Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce.

To puree the chipotle in adobo sauce:
Just pour the chiles from the can into a blender and mix until smooth.

Save the leftover chipotle puree in an airtight container in your refrigerator.
It will last for quite a while.

There are many uses for the chipotle puree, try it with everything.



Chef Jay's Chipotle Stuffed Peppers

The directions are the same as above, but when you are mixing the stuffing together add about 4 ounces of chipotle puree.

You can use more if you like, whatever your taste.

Also, while mixing the stuffing together you can add chopped jalapeños, onions, garlic, or whatever sounds good to you.

Of course my preference is jalapeños.

From here, finish the recipe the same as above.