Description
A flavorful dish featuring bell peppers stuffed with a rich mixture of lump crab meat, shrimp, rice, and spices, baked to perfection.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large bell peppers
- 1/2 lb lump crab meat
- 1/2 lb small shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/2 cup cooked rice
- 1/4 cup diced onions
- 1/4 cup diced celery
- 1/4 cup diced green bell pepper
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Cut the tops off the bell peppers and remove the seeds and membranes. Set aside.
- In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat and sauté onions, celery, green bell pepper, and garlic until softened (4-5 minutes).
- Add shrimp and cook until pink (2-3 minutes).
- Stir in crab meat, cooked rice, bread crumbs, Parmesan, parsley, Old Bay seasoning, salt, and pepper until well combined.
- Stuff each pepper with the mixture and place in a baking dish.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until peppers are tender and filling is heated through.
- Serve warm.
Notes
- This dish can be made ahead and stored in the refrigerator before baking.
- You can substitute different seafood or use a vegetarian filling if desired.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed bell pepper
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg