Ingredients
12 servings
- •1 tablespoon olive oil
- •1 small onion, finely chopped
- •1 stalk celery, chopped
- •1 small green bell pepper, chopped
- •1 clove garlic, minced
- •1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- •1 teaspoon Creole seasoning
- •1 teaspoon file powder
- •salt and ground black pepper to taste
- •1.5 pounds ground beef
- •0.75 pound cooked ham, finely chopped
- •1 pound baby shrimp
- •1 (16 ounce) package unseasoned dry bread stuffing mix
- •6 large green bell peppers, halved and seeded
- •1 cup plain bread crumbs
Instructions
- 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.
Nutritional Facts
Per 12 servings
- Calories: 498
- Carbohydrate: 40g
- Fat: 24g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 29g
- Sugar: 6g