What do you love to cook with green bell peppers

[bite bite]

I have come into possession of a bunch of very fresh green bell peppers and would like to do something yummy with them. Ideas I've picked up so far -- broiling, using fresh in salads, chopping fine in tuna salad, stuffed peppers. But would like to try something more creative....

[tidecreek]

This is kind of a cold weather dish but I love Chili Verde with green bell peppers and all the works I usually make a huge batch and freeze it, its great as a green sauce over anything "YUM"
Becky

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[bayoucook]

They freeze really well, if you're interested in that.
"Jambalaya" Stuffed Peppers - saute some green pepper, onion, garlic, celery and jalapeno (opt) - add cooked rice and some creole seasoning/hot sauce - mix in whatever you have of the following: shrimp, ham, chicken - you can bind it with an egg or not - mix up, fill peppers and top with cheese if desired, and bake. I also do them like that with damp french bread instead of rice, and spicy sauteed bacon and shrimp.

[kchurchill5]

That sounds good!

And yes, I have froze them and they do well

[bayoucook]

Forget - but figure CHs will figure it out - add chopped tomatoes with their juices and seasonings of choice - also smoked sausage or chorizo is good - and I par-boil the peppers so they'll be a little softer. But they are good.

[bear]

I've made this dish a couple of times as a way to use green peppers (I didn't have any red peppers so made it with all green), and it's quite good. I add more garlic and some mushrooms sauteed until nice and brown, and went easy on the chicken broth and cream so it wouldn't be too soupy. It works well with good fresh egg pasta.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...

[bite bite]

A lot of great ideas here -- and looks like I'm going to have enough peppers to make a lot of them which is exciting. Especially looking forward to trying my hand at the mushroom, green pepper onion stir fry, the Basque dish and the black bean and pepper recipes. Also finding the idea of using green pepper rings as stuffing-holders super cute.

Here's something else I found online and made last night due entirely to a lack of ingredients or time to go shopping -- and turned out to be a happy discovery. Green pepper chutney:
http://www.bestindiancuisines.com/bes...
Tastes like tomatillo salsa by way of India (but with no tomatillos). Super fast and easy providing you have some standard Indian flavorings around (tamarind paste, black mustard seeds, turmeric) a few jalapinos and a Cuisinart. Whipped some up in about 10 minutes, threw some chopped cilantro on top and ate with pita bread. Mr. BB (who has no compunction about dissing my culinary experiments and making himself a peanut butter sandwich) ate a full half of it.

[chef chicklet]

Stuff them and bake them is my first thought OR

fresh peppers filled with tuna salad, delciious

sliced and sauteed with onions, sirloin or longon broil sliced for pepper steak

Sliced green peppers sliced white onion, roast beef (deli will do) warmed and sort of a kicked up french dip/ add swiss cheese served on soft rolls

[oakjoan]

I just made one of my favorite dishes from the Fuchsia Dunlop COTM books for the umpteenth time last night. It's peppers with black beans and garlic. Here's the recipe. Very simple and delicious - strong flavored. I usually serve it with a noodle dish from Dunlop....Hot and Dry Noodles?

1 red and 1 green bell pepper
3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon black fermented beans, rinsed
½ teaspoon clear rice vinegar
salt
2 tablespoons everyday stock or water
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon peanut oil for cooking

Cut seeded peppers into large squares. Heat oil over medium flame and stir-fry peppers for 5-6 minutes. Remove peppers. Turn flame to high and add garlic and beans and stir-fry until fragrant. Add peppers, vinegar, and salt to taste. When sizzling, add stock. Turn off heat and add sesame oil.

[alkapal]

garlicky snausages -- on hard rolls, with strong mustard!

[Peg]

Stir fry with onions, fermented (salted) black beans, red chillis and roast cashews - serve with white rice.
Yum!

[scoopG]

Right on...or with marinated beef strips!

[kchurchill5]

One more ... Green peppers stuffed with ricotta and pancetta and onions and topped with a roasted tomato.

Cut the peppers in half; mix the ricotta, romano and mozarella in a large bowl; add fresh chopped basil; s/p of course, bread crumbs and sauteed pancetta and onions. Stuff the peppers and top with a fresh tomato slice. Cook approximately 30 minutes and top with additional mozzarella and bake until melted and brown.

It is a great summer side dish to grilled chicken or steak of anything. I have also done these on the grill is well. I used a small aluminum pan to start them and then transfered directly on the grill right at the end.

This was in a Womans Day of Better Homes and Gardens mag a few years ago. I still like it.

[andieb]

I love cold stuffed vegetarian peppers in the summer. they are so refreshing!

[kchurchill5]

I love them as well. Corn, black beans, fresh mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, squash, anything you like all in a balsamic vinaigrette. I roast them and then just serve room temp or chilled. Really good.

[BobB]

Stuffed peppers are great, cooked in a spicy tomato sauce.

[c oliver]

When I do "stuffed" peppers, I actually cut them completely in half top to bottom and mound the filling up in them. Get lots more than just cutting off the tops.

[kchurchill5]

I do that many times, in fact more times than just cutting the tops off. They set better too.

Ever do rings. I make meatloaf and pretty much any of your favorite filling in rings. Cut the pepper in 1 1'2 rings, lay on parchment and stuff. Use a spatula to take them off and serve. I love serving them as a simple easy quick side. You can use rice, veggies, beans, and I love my turkey Mexican meatloaf in them. You can top with cheese or bread crumbs and bake and serve. They cook quick and really just PRETTY to serve. Great with a mushroom and onion stuffing some melted swiss baked and served with a steak.

Just thought I would pass along. It is a favorite of mine. Halves are great too, don't me wrong. Use them a lot. The rings I use more when I just want a small side. Same taste, both great!

[c oliver]

In my files somewhere I have a recipe for baking rings of acorn squash stuffed with some kind of sausage mixture and then brushed with mollases. Haven't fixed that in some years.

[kchurchill5]

Those would be great. I do whole halves, but sometimes just lives the smaller versions. If you find it pass it on. I'll look around. I'm a big acorn squash fan, Squash period. That reminds me of a wonderful fall dish with pork tenderloin, but even with a great grilled chicken. Sounds yummy!

[JungMann]

Stuff with ground lamb, mint and rice and braise in a tomato sauce, Turkish-style

[operagirl]

Sloppy joes!

[Cheese Boy]

Sausage, peppers, and onions
Tuna salad
Peppers, potatoes, and eggs
Stuffed peppers
Chicken/vegetable kebabs
Frittata

[mrsfury]

Breaded deep fried bell pepper rings with a dipping sauce is delicious. I like a blooming onion type sauce or kicked up ranch. Not very healthy but a nice change of pace.

[kchurchill5]

Ok, forgot one, thanks mrsfury for reminding me. I just dip in a little flour and then just bottled ranch dressing and bake at 425. Slice in rings and bake away. a mini version of baked onion rings. But goes great with grilled steak or chicken for dinner. Just easy. and quick. I like to add a little cayenne, s/p to the flour too just for some zip.

[pattisue]

Everything. At least everything savory; first, you sauté the trinity...

[MakingSense]

When I have piles of green peppers from the garden in Summer, I make piperade, the Basque dish with onions and tomatoes.
You can serve it as a vegetable side dish or as a condiment with meat or a solid fish. Also great on burgers, sandwiches, etc.
Saute vertical slices of onion in olive oil with the peppers and some garlic, then add chunks of drained tomatoes. This is a good way to use up those slicing tomatoes that I always have far to many to eat as salad and they're too watery for sauce. Season with piment d’Espelette if you have it, or just plain cayenne, salt and black pepper.
You can add thyme, bay leaf, etc. for different flavor notes. Your choice.
I vary the proportion of onion to pepper depending on what's on hand.
Google piperade. There are tons of recipes for this classic old Basque dish if you need specific guidance.

[c oliver]

MS, you might like this version of piperade. I've made it a number of times. Also love the fact that a lot of it can be prepared ahead of time.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...

[bite bite]

That looks tasty -- do you ever do with green peppers? Googling there seems to be a really wide variety of preparations. Many with ham. Some with eggs. Etc...

[c oliver]

I'm actually not a huge lover of green peppers although if really, really cooked they don't make me enjoy them all day ! I've done this recipe with various combinations and sometime just the roasting parts and not the "wet stuff" at the end. When I have a big bag of Costco fingerling potatoes, this is a favorite use whether a full or partial recipe.

[bite bite]

Thanks for the ideas. I'm kind of liking the mushroom, pepper, onion stir fry. Don't know how I could have missed this angle...

[kchurchill5]

I agree with everyone. I love a pepper soup with sausage, Italian sausage, onions, canned tomatoes, peppers, some seasoning, broth and topped off with some good small ditalinni pasta is a great dish and all easy. Just a mix of lots of sausages.

Pepper stir fry is great with beef (Pepper steak)

Baked stuffed green peppers with a spicy sausage, fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, a little tomato sauce, some rice or pasta and baked. Topped with cheese and baked.

Cut them in half and serve them stuffed all vegetarian with a mix of squash, tomato, eggplant, cheese and bread crumbs. A great side dish, just baked.

Pork loin or tenderloin with Fennel, green peppers, mushrooms and tomatoes. Cook in the crock pot. Saute the pork roast in some general all purpose herbs, oil, s/p. Then add to the pan 2 green peppers cut in slices, fennel thin sliced, whole or 1/2 criminis depending on the size and 1 can of diced tomatoes. 1 cup white wine and simmer for 1 hour more or less depending on the cut of meat and the size.

I soups always, in rice and couscous.

I also make a roasted pepper mix, green, red, yellow and orange, onions, a spicy vinaigrette and black olives. Roast all lightly and then chop and then let it marinade for a few hours and then serve over hot dogs, grilled sausage, or burgers. Even over any grilled meat or seafood or poultry. A pepper salsa.

[lexpatti]

I was going to say roast them with mush and onions. I do this all the time, love as a side dish but then leftovers are awesome too - make plenty. I'm tempted one day to make a roasted veg lazagna, same layers but no pasta - I roasted a bunch recently and just mixed in with homemade red sauce - then over pasta and it was fantastic.

[kchurchill5]

I made a similar lasagna when I went to the market last year and red, green, orange and yellow were all 3 for a dollar so I bought 12. I roasted them and then sliced tomatoes and portabellos. I used the lasagna as the noodles, ricotta and some parm and mozz for the filling, topped with the tomatoes and mushrooms and a little bit more parm and mozz and repeated. It was so pretty, when cooled a bit and sliced. A semi lasagna.

[hannaone]

Pan fried with mushrooms, garlic, and onions and used as topping for:
Steaks
fried eggs
pork chops

Mixed in with sausage
in scrambled eggs
As burger topping
in fried rice
stir fry
soups
stews

mixed with green onion, garlic, shredded carrot & potato, battered and deep fried for a Korean twiggim snack

[Boccone Dolce]

I cook pretty simple meals- but try and have big flavors because we get bored easily.
We love Chicken Cacciatore (really mellows out the bell pepper)-kind of heavy meal if it's hot where you are like it is here.
Fajitas - meatless- do all veggies or strips of beef, pork, chicken, shrimp
Sausage, Pepper and Onion Sandwiches (though I usually use cubanelle, but you can use bell peppers)
You can either roast them with zucchini, tomatoes, squash, onions, whatever- cool and make a nice roasted veggie salad (love that with leftover roasted veggies) - or even grill the veggies if you don't want to turn the oven on...