Stuffed Bell Peppers

My girlfriend actually came up with this recipe and I can’t help but share it with you guys.  Now seeing that it is her recipe I’ve got to leave out a secret ingredient that makes it super succulent.  Maybe you can figure your own secret ingredient out on your own the more you make the dish.  Stuffed Bell Peppers are a great southwestern dish to impress anyone if you family.  They are fairly simple to create, but they take a lot of time and have many parts so they seem to impress any audience.  Especially when they are cooked right, the bell pepper shell holds in all the juices and never disappoints.

What you’ll need:

(Serving for 2)

2 Red bell peppers

1 chopped green bell pepper

½ chopped small white onion

4 slices of provolone

2 chicken breasts cubed

First heat a cast iron skillet with a tablespoon of olive oil.  Throw in you chopped bell pepper and onion to sautee.  After you sautee the veggies put them to the side.  Now cook your cubed chicken, salt and pepper to taste.  Once the chicken is cooked add your veggies back to the mix.  Cook for 2 more minutes.  While the chicken is cooking, hollow out your red bell peppers.  Put one layer of cheese on the inside of the pepper and pour in the mixture.  Place the other slice of cheese on top.  Heat your oven to 350 degrees and once it is preheated throw in the peppers for 35 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown.  When you take the peppers out they are ready to eat as soon as you get the SRIRACHA out! Serve with black beans and rice.

Enjoy.

Cheese Ball

picture compliments of boozy saucy treats

Being that it is the holiday season I think that it is time for an easy appetizers.  This appetizer isn’t very hard to make and won’t take much time so I will just go ahead and get started.  What’s on the agenda?  My personally favorite appetizer of all time.  My mother makes one for every holiday and she usually has to make two because I devour it in about 10 minutes.  It is known as the infamous Cheese Ball.  This Cheese Ball will never disappoint and trust me they will fly right off the table.

What you’ll need:

2 packages of cream cheese

1 can of dried beef

4 stalks of green onions

Saran wrap

Large mixing bowl

In the large mixing bowl throw the two packages of cream cheese.  Let them sit for a couple of minutes to soften up.  While the cheese is softening grab your green onions and chop then very finely.  Now, on to the beef.  Cut the beef slices into fourths.  After you have chopped the onions and cut the beef grab a spatula and press the cream cheese.   Pour the onions and beef into the middle of the cream cheese.  Next, take your spatula and mix and massage the ingredients until they are combined evenly.  Once evenly combined layout your saran wrap flat on the table.  Work out the mixture onto the saran wrap.  Grab the ends of the saran wrap work the mixture into a large ball.  Last let it sit in the fridge for about 20 minutes to let the flavors soak in.  Sadly, ours never makes it to the fridge, ha ha.  And yes it goes great with some SRIRACHA!!!

Enjoy.