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JACK-O-LANTERN STUFFED PEPPERS

happy halloween! i know i've already provided a stuffed pepper recipe, but i think i found one that is even more amazing! last year i made fun jack-o-lantern stuffed peppers that were super spicy, but i loved the idea for halloween. so, i really wanted to share this sweet little treat for your future halloween festivities. any stuffed bell pepper recipe will do, but i am really in love with the one i found tonight. not only is it super healthy, but anyone would enjoy its simplicity. also, these are supposed to be grilled, but i ended using my gas stove to char and soften the bell pepper. also, i would've chosen yellow or orange peppers, but there weren't any...maybe there were more people who had the bright idea to make these pumpkin-lookalike treats for halloween. GRILLED STUFFED JACK-O-LANTERN PEPPERS posted on shabbotts habits on june 29, 2011 4-5 large bell peppers, 1 large white onion 3 cloves of garlic, minced 1 T olive oil 16-20 ground turkey (or any ot...

STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

i love stuffed bell peppers! or, really anything you can stuff. my grandma makes this crab dish, where she reuses the top shell as the baking & serving tool. i made stuffed bell peppers this past halloween, but they were extremely spicy...which made them hard to eat, but they were fun because they looked like mini jack-o-lanterns (i'll save that for a future/follow-up post). when i was looking for something inspirational to make for dinner, i found this beautiful photo of stuffed bell peppers with melted cheese on top. i mean, it is really hard not to resist anything with melted cheese. what was fun about this recipe is that i've never cooked with ground chicken and i loved the idea of incorporating rice. there were a couple things i may try next time though: 1) add beans...i love beans & rice and 2) preheat peppers in the oven while making the stuffing to soften & roast the peppers...in this recipe, the peppers only go in the oven for 7 minutes, so when everything...