Cornbread Sausage Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Cut off the top quarter of each bell pepper and reserve. Scoop the seeds and veins out from the inside of each pepper and discard. Set bell pepper shells aside. Remove and discard the stems from each bell pepper top. Dice enough of the bell pepper tops to make 1/2 cup. Set aside.
• In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, crumble and brown the sausage until cooked through, about 4 minutes. Add the onions, 1/2 cup diced bell pepper, and the celery. Saute for 4 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the rice and mix well. Season with salt, pepper and Essence. Cook for about 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the green onions and parsley. Season the insides of the bell pepper shells with salt and pepper, to taste. Spoon the rice mixture into the bell peppers.
• In a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs and cheese. Season with a pinch of Essence and mix well. Sprinkle the crust over each pepper. Top each crust with 1 teaspoon of butter and place the peppers into an 8-inch baking dish or pan. Add just enough water to cover the bottom, about 1/3 cup. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the tops are crusty and brown and warmed through. Serve hot.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, Published by William and Morrow, 1993.

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 350°F. Spread cornbread in single layer on large baking sheet. Bake until dry and lightly browned, 30 to 45 minutes. Let cool. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage pieces; sauté until brown, about 4 minutes. Transfer sausage to large bowl.
• Melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter in same skillet over medium-high heat. Add fennel, onion, and bell pepper; sprinkle with coarse salt and pepper. Sautéuntil onion is golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Add to bowl with sausage.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Add cornbread, thyme, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper to vegetable-sausage mixture; mix gently. Whisk 2 cups broth and egg in medium bowl. Add broth mixture to cornbread mixture and toss. Transfer mixture to 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.
• Bake stuffing uncovered until crisp on top, about 1 hour. Let stand 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Place sausage, celery and onions in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
• In a large bowl combine sausage mixture with cornbread, bread crumbs, chicken broth, poultry seasoning and sage. Mix well and transfer to a 9x12 inch baking dish.
• Bake, covered, for 45 minutes or until well set and cooked through.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Heat olive oil in large flat-bottomed sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add sausage and sauté until browned, approximately 10 minutes. Remove to a large bowl and set aside.
• Add onions and reduce heat to medium, then sauté until they begin to turn clear and soften, approximately 5 minutes. Add celery and peppers and continue cooking until peppers begin to soften, approximately 10 minutes.
• Pour vegetable mixture into bowl with sausage, add cilantro and toss to mix.
• Return pan to heat and deglaze with a splash of chicken stock, then scrape contents into bowl with sausage and vegetable mixture.
• Pour mixture into a large roasting pan and add beaten eggs and cubed corn bread, mixing by hand. Add turkey or chicken stock to moisten, cover with aluminum foil and place in oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until it is soft and the flavors well incorporated. For a crunchy top, remove foil for final 10 minutes of cooking. Dressing can be made ahead of time and reheated later. Add additional stock if needed, and salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• Brown the meat in the bacon drippings.
• Add the onion, scallions, celery, salt and pepper.
• Cook until done.
• Remove from the heat.
• Add the crumbled cornbread and cheese.
• Stir in the egg.
• Mix well.
• Fill the peppers with the stuffing.
• Place in a baking dish.
• Combine the tomato sauce and water and pour the mixture over the stuffed peppers.
• Bake uncovered, until the peppers are done about 1 hour covered and 15 minutes uncovered to brown.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. In a large skillet set over medium-high heat, melt 3 tablespoons of the butter. Add the sausage and saute until browned, 5 minutes; transfer to a mixing bowl to cool. Melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter in the same skillet and add the celery, onions and bell peppers. Cook, stirring, until fragrant and softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the thyme, salt and pepper and cook for 1 more minute. Add the chicken broth and scrape up any brown bits that have formed on the bottom of the skillet, cooking for an additional minute. Remove from the heat and cool slightly. In a large mixing bowl, combine the cornbread stuffing and cooled veggies and sausage. Add the eggs and mix well. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish. Bake until golden brown on top, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray a 9x13 casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• Brown sausage in a medium skillet. Remove sausage to drain.
• Add the onion, bell pepper, and celery to the skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring as needed to avoid burning, until softened.
• In a large bowl, stir together sausage, vegetables, cornbread, French bread, and seasonings. Stir until evenly combined.
• Add up to 2 cups of chicken stock to moisten the bread and bring the ingredients together.
• Transfer the casserole dish and distribute evenly. Bake for 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Brown ground beef and ground sausage, drain grease.
• Add seasonings, veggies, diced tomatoes, and tomato sauce.
• Simmer till veggies are tender.
• Meanwhile, cook rice and set aside.
• When meat sauce is done, skim the top of about two cups of tomato gravy and put aside.
• Add rice in a little at a time to ensure mixture.
• Stuff peppers and place in large baking dish.
• Cover with reserved gravy.
• Bake at 350 for approximately an hour -- or till tops are nice and brown and peppers are tender.

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, cut tops from peppers; chop tops, discarding stems, and set aside. Remove seeds from peppers., In a Dutch oven, cook peppers in boiling water for 3-5 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water; set aside., In a large skillet, cook the sausage, onion, celery, shallot and chopped green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain. Stir in the rice, soy sauce, chili powder, garlic powder and cayenne. Spoon into peppers. Place in an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray., Cover and bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until peppers are tender. Sprinkle with cheese; bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

Steps:

• One to two days ahead, make one pan of cornbread according to the box instructions. Let this sit out overnight and get a firm (almost hard) crust.
• Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Crumble, drain and set aside.
• In a skillet, cook onion and celery in butter until soft. Remove from heat, allow to cool.
• In a large bowl, combine crumbled cornbread, sausage, onions and celery. Add sage, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Mix well.
• In 1/4 cup increments, add chicken or vegetable broth to stuffing mixture. Toss gently until evenly moist. Loosely stuff in fowl or casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until heated to 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Steps:

• In a frying pan, cook the sausage until done. Remove sausage and set aside; drain any fat. Melt butter; saute onion and celery until crisp-tender. Combine vegetables with bread crumbs, eggs, seasonings, cornbread and sausage. Stuff into a turkey or Cornish game hens; roast according to your favorite recipe.