Bacon is meat candy.

Snowflake · 02-18-2008, 08:23 AM

Yesterday had some friends over for lunch (and a tarot card reading which was fun). On the menu (my new favorite condiment) chimichurri marinated chicken kabobs (awesome) and an incredible new side dish that will absolutely be in my repitoire now and forever. It is roasted stuffed peppers*

6 Red, Orange Yellow bell peppers (with stems - split and the seed pod and vein removed)
6 slices of thick bacon
variety of hot peppers (I used serrano and red jalapeno)
multi-colored cherry tomatoes
pitted calamata olives
capers
garlic
salt & pepper
parsley
basil
olive oil

Slice the peppers in half, remove the seed pod and the white rib/vein. Lay them out in a baking dish & add a dash of salt & pepper to the inside. Slice the hot peppers into rings (remove the seeds if you're wimpy). In a bowl, mix the cherry tomatoes, capers, pitted kalamata, pepper rings, chopped garlic, parsley and basil, drizzle in a bit of olive oil, mix well with your hands. Stuff the mixture in each pepper half, top with more shredded basil, then fold a bacon slice to cover the top of each pepper. Drizzle more olive oil on and around the peppers, add about 3 tables spoons of water and cover with foil. Bake in a hot oven for 15-20 minutes, then remove the foil and roast in a 425 over until browned and roasted and the bacon is cooked on top.

They were absolutely delicious! I'm sure I can and will modify this dish in the future with other goodies in it, but I will bet it's even delish without the bacon.

*Recipe was from Jaime Oliver

Kevy Baby · 02-18-2008, 09:21 AM

Tahe out the bell peppers, hot peppers, tomatoes, olives, capers, garlic, salt & pepper, parsley, basil, and olive oil and you've got yourself a pretty good recipe!

Snowflake · 02-18-2008, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Tahe out the bell peppers, hot peppers, tomatoes, olives, capers, garlic, salt & pepper, parsley, basil, and olive oil and you've got yourself a pretty good recipe!

Ha! Down to the very basics, you're right!

lashbear · 02-19-2008, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowflake

but I will bet it's even delish without the bacon.

Heretic.

02-18-2008, 08:23 AM	#1
Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Yesterday had some friends over for lunch (and a tarot card reading which was fun). On the menu (my new favorite condiment) chimichurri marinated chicken kabobs (awesome) and an incredible new side dish that will absolutely be in my repitoire now and forever. It is roasted stuffed peppers* 6 Red, Orange Yellow bell peppers (with stems - split and the seed pod and vein removed) 6 slices of thick bacon variety of hot peppers (I used serrano and red jalapeno) multi-colored cherry tomatoes pitted calamata olives capers garlic salt & pepper parsley basil olive oil Slice the peppers in half, remove the seed pod and the white rib/vein. Lay them out in a baking dish & add a dash of salt & pepper to the inside. Slice the hot peppers into rings (remove the seeds if you're wimpy). In a bowl, mix the cherry tomatoes, capers, pitted kalamata, pepper rings, chopped garlic, parsley and basil, drizzle in a bit of olive oil, mix well with your hands. Stuff the mixture in each pepper half, top with more shredded basil, then fold a bacon slice to cover the top of each pepper. Drizzle more olive oil on and around the peppers, add about 3 tables spoons of water and cover with foil. Bake in a hot oven for 15-20 minutes, then remove the foil and roast in a 425 over until browned and roasted and the bacon is cooked on top. They were absolutely delicious! I'm sure I can and will modify this dish in the future with other goodies in it, but I will bet it's even delish without the bacon. *Recipe was from Jaime Oliver __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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02-18-2008, 09:21 AM	#2
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Tahe out the bell peppers, hot peppers, tomatoes, olives, capers, garlic, salt & pepper, parsley, basil, and olive oil and you've got yourself a pretty good recipe! __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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