Ham Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipes

Steps:

• Slice the tops off of the peppers and remove the seeds.
• Place the cream cheese in a medium bowl and use a silicone spatula to smash and stir it until smooth. Fold in the ham, corn, parsley, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper.
• Stuff each pepper generously with some of the cream cheese filling. Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a large pot over low heat. Saute onion, celery and chopped green pepper for 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, and saute for 2 minutes. Season with parsley, Creole seasoning, file powder, salt and pepper.
• Increase heat to medium high, and add ground beef. Cook until beef is evenly browned. Stir in ham, and cook for 5 minutes. Add shrimp, and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in stuffing mix.
• Stuff each bell pepper half, and lightly sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Place stuffed bell pepper halves in ungreased baking dish. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour.

Steps:

• Combine meat, eggs, rice,onion, salt and pepper; set aside.
• Cut peppers in half and seed.
• Stuff meat mixture into peppers and drop into sauce.
• Sauce: Make a roux with oil and flour and cook over MEDIUM heat until brown but not burnt.
• Add 1 small can tomato paste and a quart of water.
• Stir with a whisk until sauce bubbles.
• Add bay leafs.
• Drop peppers into sauce.
• Cook, covered, at slow simmer on stovetop for 1-1 1/2 hr, or bake in covered casserole 1- 1/2 hours.
• Add water if necessary.
• The rice will absorb water.
• Peppers should be COVERED with sauce, and peppers are done when rice is cooked.

Steps:

• Cut off tops of green peppers; remove seeds. Cook peppers 5 minutes in boiling salted water to cover; drain and set aside.
• Combine the next 7 ingredients; mix well.
• Fill peppers with the ham mixture. Place in an 8-inch square baking dish and bake at 375°F for 30 minutes. Place a slice of cheese on each pepper and bake 15 minutes more.

Steps:

• Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds. Place juice from tomatoes in a small dish. Place peppers in a small roasting pan. Combine onions, rice, mushroom pieces, ham and tomatoes. Spoon into peppers. Pour over the juice from the tomatoes. Cover and bake 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Sprinkle cheese over top and bake for an additional 5 minutes or until peppers are tender and the cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Prepare the sauce by first stirring cornstarch with about 2 or 3 tbs.of the chicken broth in a small bowl.
• When the cornstarch is dissolved and smooth, stir in the remaining sauce ingredients and set aside.
• Brown ham in 1/3 of butter over moderately high heat in a skillet or wok until it begins to brown.
• Remove and set the ham aside.
• Melt another 1/3 of the butter in the skillet or wok and sauté the onions.
• When they start to soften and turn translucent, add the peppers and the final 1/3 of the butter.
• When the onions have somewhat browned, add the ham and the pineapple, juice and all.
• Stir the sauce until smooth again (since the cornstarch tends to settle) and pour into skillet or wok.
• Increase heat and stir until the sauce begins to bubble.
• Reduce heat and stir for a minute or two until the cornstarch is fully cooked; if too thick, thin with a little water or broth.
• Serve over steamed rice as soon as possible. I like to sprinkle some dried hot red pepper flakes over it; I love hot food and this gives the dish some zing!

Steps:

• Remove tops from bell peppers (retain), remove seeds. Boil bell peppers and tops in large pan of salted water for 5 minutes. Remove, drain, cool. Arrange in baking dish.
• Mix rice with cubed cheese, set aside.
• Saute onion in butter, stir in flour. Add milk, boil and stir until thick and smooth. Remove from heat and combine with rice mixture. Stuff bell peppers, and cover each with it's stem top.
• Pour 1/4" water in bottom of pan, then bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Slice tops from peppers, core and remove seeds. Boil in salted water 3-5 minutes. Drain well. Combine all remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Spoon mixture evenly into pepper shells. Place peppers upright in a greased baking dish. Pour small amount of water to cover bottom of dish, cover dish with foil, then bake 50-60 minutes (may be frozen and reheated.

Steps:

• Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds. In a Dutch oven, cook peppers in boiling water for 3-5 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water. Place peppers upside down on paper towels; set aside., Drain tomatoes, reserving the juice; set tomatoes and juice aside. In a large skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the rice, mushrooms, ham, sugar, hot pepper sauce and reserved tomatoes; mix well. Loosely spoon into peppers. , Place in an ungreased 2-qt. baking dish. Pour reserved tomato juice over peppers. Cover and bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes; sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer or until the cheese is melted.