Recipe ideas?

[denverkate]

I bought a big bag of super sweet baby bell peppers at Costco (red, yellow, orange). Now, what to do with them?

Any ideas?

Thanks!

[Emme]

roast em til soft, then fill half way with meatloaf mixture; bake til meatloaf is almost done then fill the other half with mashed potatoes and put back in oven til potatoes are browned on top. sprinkle with cheese and stick under broiler if desired.

[goodhealthgourmet]

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[coupleundergod]

Make a delicious stir fry or fajitas or saute them thin sliced with sliced onion in buter and serve over a juicy steak or stuff some baked potates or maybe stuffed peppers

[sancan]

We slice them up and serve as a crunchy side with hamburgers, tuna sandwiches. Healthy but sooo sweet and good. Great way to get kids into a chip alternative.

[harryharry]

I roasted them, and then stuffed with a mixture or mozzarella, kalamata olives (I think) and basil - goat cheese would also be good -

By the way, I roasted them whole then cut the top off and stuffed them and propped the top back on for presentation.

[rcallner]

This recipe for Chicken with Bell Pepper Confit from Epicurious is delicious (use excess flavored olive oil for a separate use), also great with pork: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...

[chefathome]

I'd definitely oven roast some with fresh thyme, S and P, peel and drizzle with olive oil. Great for tons of uses from roasted red pepper soup, dips, made into pasta sauces, in vinaigrettes, used as is with marinated feta, piled onto grilled bread...

Then I'd make a savoury pepper jelly which can be made hot by adding some jalapeno.

[twilight goddess]

on a pizza, after oven-roasting. mmmm.

[darklyglimmer]

I do a Greekish pasta-ish thing by roasting eggplant, grape tomatoes, peppers and onions together with some s&p, olive oil and whatever spices sound good, then mix them with pasta and a really good feta. Making this in a few days and already drooling.

[Val]

<swoon>OMG...did you make that recipe up yourself, dg???? holy smokes...gotta try it! Any amounts I need to know here? Which pasta works best? thanks!

[coupleundergod]

You can also make steak and cheese subs with sauted onions and pepper on toasted rolls with swiss cheese and smoked guda melted on top mmmmmmmmmm

[cheesecake17]

I've done this but not with the mini peppers. Husband loves bowties so that's usually what I use. It's fantastic and tastes great cold the next day for lunch.

[darklyglimmer]

Aw, I'm blushing. Really, I think I just had all of the above in my fridge one day (not unusual) and had to make dinner out of them. Thus: Greekish pasta-ish thing.

I don't think the exact amounts matter at all. I actually ended up making it tonight and used a medium eggplant cut into fairly small cubes - close to bite-sized, because I was short on time and wanted them to cook quickly - a red pepper, about three-quarters of a pint of grape tomatoes and an onion cut into wedges. If you like more eggplant, use more, etc. I sort of just keep throwing things on the sheet pan until I run out of room. Tonight we had some baby spinach that needed to be eaten so I added that to the hot pasta before dumping the roasted veggies on top, drizzled on a little golden balsamic vinegar (ah, winter tomatoes, you are simply not as tasty as your summer brethren) and then mixed in the feta. Back before I was feeding a toddler, I used to add a sprinkle of red chili flakes, too. Olives would probably be great in this if I ever had them around. As for the pasta: I usually use penne (I think the box I used tonight was 12 oz) but I'd think anything short would work. Actually, I imagine anything long would work, too. We just tend to eat a lot of short pasta because it's easier for the kiddo.

As you can see, I'm one of those people who's a real stickler for rules when I'm cooking. Everything must be done exactly right! Or some other way, if you'd rather. :)

[Val]

thanks so much!

[jules127]

My BIL made a version of stuffed peppers, but with sausage inside the mini peppers. They were an appetizer to a make your own pizza dinner.

[cheesecake17]

I stuffed the mini peppers with leftover mashed potatoes and baked till the peppers were cooked through. They were great. Your sausage idea sounds good too!

[valerie]

Fajitas.

[blue room]

Pollo Fresca -- I take all kinds of liberties with this recipe, but it always contains lots of bell peppers
(might be Pollo Fresco)

1/4 cup corn oil
3 pounds chicken breasts, boned, skinned, cut in strips
2 green peppers
2 red peppers
1 yellow pepper
1 white onion
1 pound mushrooms
1/2 pound tomatillos
4 Anaheim chilis
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 teaspoons granulated garlic
2 teaspoons cumin
2 teaspoons black pepper
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1 cup white wine

The chicken and vegetables are all cut into halves, strips, wedges, whichever is appropriate. Cook in a wok or skillet, first the chicken, then add vegetables and seasonings. Stir or toss until the vegetables are about as tender as you like them. Pour wine over this and continue cooking for 2-3 minutes. Serve over rice or green rice with cilantro garnish.

[monavano]

Chicken Cacciatore