Corn Stuffed Red Bell Peppers Recipes

BACON-CORN STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the corn, salsa and onions. Spoon into pepper halves. Place each stuffed pepper half on a piece of heavy-duty foil (about 18x12 in.). Fold foil around peppers and seal tightly., Grill, covered, over medium heat until peppers are crisp-tender, 25-30 minutes. Carefully open packets to allow steam to escape. Sprinkle with cheese and bacon. Return to the grill until cheese is melted, 3-5 minutes. Serve with additional salsa if desired.

CORN-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Slice tops off peppers and reserve; remove seeds. In a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Spoon filling into peppers and replace tops., Place in an 8-in. square baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 45-60 minutes.

RED PEPPERS STUFFED WITH CORN AND FRESH MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly butter a baking dish just large enough to hold the peppers.
• If the red peppers won't stand upright, slice them lengthwise in half, leaving the stem end intact. Steam them for 5 minutes and set aside.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet. Add the scallions, corn, and tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes over medium heat. Turn off the heat and stir in the cheese, basil, and half the bread crumbs. Season with salt and pepper. Fill the peppers and top with the remaining bread crumbs. Set them in a prepared dish, add a few tablespoons water to the dish, cover, and bake until the corn is hot and the peppers are cooked, about 25 minutes. Uncover and brown the tops under the broiler. Dust with paprika and serve.

BAKED CREAMED CORN WITH RED BELL PEPPERS AND JALAPENOS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Slice the corn kernels from the ear in a large, deep bowl with a sharp knife. Turn the knife to the dull side and scrape the cob all the way down to remove all the bits of kernel and the creamy milk.
• Add the red bell peppers, jalapenos, heavy cream, 2 teaspoons salt, a generous amount of pepper and the butter and mix well. Pour into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Bake until hot and bubbly, 45 to 55 minutes.
• Photograph by Con Poulos

CREAMY CORN SOUP WITH RED BELL PEPPER

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper, onion and garlic; sauté until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes with juices to pot; cook 2 minutes. Combine 2 cups water and chipotle chilies in blender and puree. Mix puree and cream-style corn into vegetables in pot. Bring soup to boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add frozen corn, cream and oregano; simmer 5 minutes. Garnish with cilantro, if desired.
• *Chipotle chilies canned in a spicy tomato sauce, sometimes called adobo, are available at Latin American markets, specialty foods stores and some supermarkets.

STUFFED RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Bring brown rice and water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, place a cover on the saucepan, and simmer until the rice is tender, about 40 minutes; transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Break ground beef into small pieces and place in the skillet. Add onion, mushrooms, and garlic; cook and stir until the beef is completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Mix beef mixture into brown rice.
• Stir tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and Italian seasoning into the rice mixture and season filling with salt and black pepper.
• Arrange bell peppers in a baking dish. Spoon filling into bell peppers.
• Bake in preheated oven until the peppers are tender, about 1 hour. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the stuffed peppers to serve.

STUFFED GREEN PEPPERS WITH CORN

Steps:

• Cut a slice off the top of each pepper.
• In a small bowl, combine beef, onions, pimento, salt, pepper, and corn.
• Spoon this mixture evenly into peppers.
• Stand peppers in a slow cooker.
• Combine worcestershire, mustard, and tomato soup, and pour over peppers.
• Cover, cook on low for 5-6 hours.

SWEET CORN WITH PEPPERS

Steps:

• Core and vein the peppers. Cut the flesh into very thin strips about 1 1/2 inches in length. There should be about 2 cups.
• Set aside. Scrape the kernels from the corn. There should be about one cup.
• Set aside.
• Heat the oil and butter in a skillet and add the scallions, peppers and corn. Sprinkle with cumin, salt, pepper and garlic. Cook, shaking the skillet and stirring, about 1 1/2 minutes.
• Spoon the mixture into a warm serving dish.

CORNBREAD-STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Brown the meat in the bacon drippings.
• Add the onion, scallions, celery, salt and pepper.
• Cook until done.
• Remove from the heat.
• Add the crumbled cornbread and cheese.
• Stir in the egg.
• Mix well.
• Fill the peppers with the stuffing.
• Place in a baking dish.
• Combine the tomato sauce and water and pour the mixture over the stuffed peppers.
• Bake uncovered, until the peppers are done about 1 hour covered and 15 minutes uncovered to brown.

CREAMED CORN AND RED BELL PEPPER

Steps:

• In a glass pie plate stir together the corn and the oil and microwave the mixture, uncovered, at high power (100%), stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Stir in the bell pepper and microwave the mixture at high power, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Stir in the cream and salt and pepper to taste and microwave the mixture at high power for 3 minutes, or until the cream is almost evaporated.

CHILI AND CORN STUFFED SWEET PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Heat the oil in a medium-size nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 20 seconds. Add the onion and cook until soft and lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Let cool.
• Place half the corn and half the hominy in a food processor with the eggs. Process until smooth. Scrape into a bowl and stir in the onion mixture, remaining corn and hominy, chilies, salt and pepper.
• Slice the tops off the peppers. Remove the cores and use a spoon to scrape out the seeds and ribs. Trim the bottoms so the peppers will stand straight, being careful not to cut all the way through. Fill the peppers with the corn mixture. Place in a shallow baking dish large enough to hold them without crowding and pour in 1 cup of water.
• Cover with aluminum foil. Bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and continue baking until the peppers are tender when pierced with a small knife, about 30 minutes longer. Sprinkle the tops with the cheese and bake just until melted. Divide the peppers among 4 plates, sprinkle with the scallions and serve.