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Stuffed Peppers Cajun-style
Photo: Lily Banse

Stuffed Peppers Cajun-style

16 ingredients 16 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1072
Calories
60g
Protein
26g
Fat
140g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Kidney Bean 1/2 cup canned (128g) drained 112
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Green Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pimento not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 8 green bell peppers
  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1½ lbs ground lean beef
  • 1 clove garlic, mashed
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 can (1 lb can) kidney beans, well drained
  • 1 egg, well beaten
  • 1½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 cup minced onion
  • ½ cup tomato sauce
  • ¼ cup chopped pimento
  • ½ cup dry bread crumbs
  • 8 strips bacon
  • ½ cup Sauterne wine
  • ½ cup water

Directions

1

Slice the tops from peppers and remove seeds.

2

Cook cornmeal into a mush in the water and Sauterne (add more wate if necessary)

3

Spoon the mush into the peppers, spreading mush to line each.

4

Combine the remaining ingredients, except bacon, blend well, and stuff into each pepper.

5

Place peppers side by side in a shallow pan, and top with bacon strips.

6

Add water to the pan.

7

Bake, uncovered, in a preheated moderate oven (325°F).

8

Cook for 1 hour, or until done.

9

Serve hot.

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Category:SF&SC

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Category:Green bell pepper Recipes

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Category:Ground beef Recipes

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Category:Cornmeal Recipes

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Category:Kidney bean Recipes

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Category:Bacon Recipes

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Category:Sauterne wine Recipes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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