Stuffed Bell Pepper Jack-o-Lanterns

Stuffed Bell Pepper Jack-o-Lanterns Recipe

By Olya Sandstrom Published: October 24, 2018

• Yield: 4
• Prep: 30 mins
• Cook: 25 mins
• Ready In: 55 mins

A fun take on stuffed bell peppers for Halloween. Try to vary the filling, adding some vegetables to the meat like grated carrots, …

Ingredients

• 100 g bacon
• 20 g mushrooms optional
• 1 onion
• 3 cloves of garlic
• vegetable oil
• 450 g beef minced
• 4 small bell peppers
• salt, pepper to taste
• 1 can (411g) tomatoes diced
• a small bunch herbs oregano, thyme, basil, parsley
• 2-3 pinches sugar
• ~4 tsp sour cream
• grated cheese optional

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the chopped onion and garlic for about 5 minutes. Next add the finely chopped bacon and mushrooms, stir and cook for another couple of minutes. Then add the ground beef and fry it until cooked, about 7 min. Add salt and pepper to taste.
2. Heat the tomatoes with juice in a small pan, add sugar, chopped herbs, salt and pepper, stir and cook for about 3 minutes. Then add the tomatoes together with herbs to the meat and mix.
3. Cut the top off each bell pepper. Remove seeds. Carefully carve a jack o lantern face in each pepper and set aside.
4. Preheat a little vegetable oil in a frying pan and lightly fry the peppers on all sides, about 3 minutes, then slightly cool and fill them with minced meat and vegetables. Put the peppers on a baking sheet, add 1 tsp of sour cream on the top and cook them in a preheated oven at 180'C for 20-25 minutes.
5. Sprinkle the filling with grated cheese on the top 5 minutes before the end of cooking.

• Course: Dinner
• Skill Level: Easy

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