Spooktacular Stuffed Pepper Jack-o-Lanterns [Recipe]
Tomorrow is Halloween, and if you're still looking for something festive to add to the table or take to a party, these stuffed jack-o-lantern peppers are hauntingly good and easy to make. You could stuff the peppers with a variety of things, including macaroni or chicken with rice, but the recipe in the pictures uses ground beef and a couple other basic ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 pound Ground beef
- 3 or more orange bell peppers
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 1/2 tablespoon each: paprika, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, salt, black pepper
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- Small can of corn, drained
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped into small pieces
- Optional: shredded cheese, sour cream
- Brown ground beef and drain excess grease
- Stir in canned corn (drained), chopped onion, chopped green pepper, tomato sauce, all of the spices (more or less to taste) and heat over medium heat
- Carve jack-o-lantern faces into the orange bell peppers and stuff with beef filling
- Top with shredded cheese and sour cream if wanted