Stuffed Jack-O-Lantern Bell Peppers

Cut faces into stuffed peppers to make cute jack-o'-lanterns for your Halloween dinner. Use yellow or orange peppers for an even more realistic effect. The flavorful beef stuffing is made with whole wheat bread instead of rice.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 266 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pound ground beef
• 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• ½ cup chili sauce
• ¼ cup prepared yellow mustard
• 1 small tomato, diced
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 4 slices whole wheat bread, cubed
• 6 bell peppers, any color

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8 inch baking dish.

Step 2

Lightly mix together the ground beef, egg, bread cubes, onion, tomato, garlic, chili sauce, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper in a bowl.

Step 3

Wash the peppers, and cut jack-o'-lantern faces into the peppers with a sharp paring knife, making triangle eyes and noses, and pointy-teeth smiles. Slice off the tops of the peppers, and scoop out the seeds and cores. Stuff the peppers lightly with the beef stuffing, and place them into the prepared baking dish so they lean against each other.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until the peppers are tender and the stuffing is cooked through and juicy, about 1 hour.