Stuffed Roasted Veggie Sweet Peppers with Chipotle Red Bell Pepper Sauce

Stuffed Roasted Veggie Sweet Peppers with Chipotle Red Bell Pepper Sauce

Rating:
5.0 stars
Servings:
Difficulty:
Total Time:
Recipe By:
Tom Fraker

Ingredients

  • 24   Veggie Sweet Peppers -- tops removed; seeded
  • For the filling:
  • 6         ounces  Cooked Shrimp -- rinsed
  • 6         ounces  Langostinos (or lobster meat) -- ready-to-eat; rinsed
  • 3         tablespoons  Unsalted Butter
  • 8         cloves  Melissa's Peeled Garlic -- 4 halved; 4 minced
  • 6         ounces  Goat Cheese
  • 34        cup  Shredded Cheddar Cheese
  • 1/2       cup  Melissa's Fire Roasted Sweet Red Bell Peppers -- diced
  • 1/4       cup  Fresh Italian Parsley -- chopped
  • to taste  Freshly Ground Pepper
  • For the sauce:
  • 2         tablespoons  Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1         large  Shallot -- chopped
  • 1         medium  Sweet Onion -- chopped
  • to taste  Kosher Salt
  • to taste  Freshly Ground Pepper
  • 4         cloves  Melissa's Peeled Garlic -- chopped
  • 1/4       cup  Melissa's Fire Roasted Sweet Red Bell Peppers -- diced
  • 1 1/2     cups  Chicken Broth
  • 1/3       cup  Chipotle in Adobo -- minced
  • 1/4       cup  Heavy Cream
  • 1/4       cup  Unsalted Butter -- cubed
  • 1/4       cup  All Purpose Flower
  • 1/2       teaspoon  Granulated Sugar

Directions

Preheat the broiler.

Melt the 3 tablespoons of butter in a sauté pan and add the garlic halves. Cook for 1 minute. Add the shrimp and langostinos and cook for 3 more minutes. Remove from heat. When cool enough to handle, chop the shrimp and langostinos. In a large bowl, combine the shrimp, langostinos, goat cheese and the rest of the filling ingredients. Mix well, stuff the peppers and place on a slightly greased cookie sheet. Place the peppers under the broiler and cook until heated through and the cheese is melted.

Meanwhile, to make the sauce, heat the olive oil in a medium size sauce pan. Add the shallot, onion, salt and pepper.  Cook on high heat until onions begin to brown, stirring often. Next add the garlic, red bell peppers, chicken broth, chipotle and the cream. Heat through and reduce slightly, about 10 minutes. While the sauce is heating, in a small sauce pan, melt the butter. Once melted, add the flour. Stir constantly and cook until you achieve a light brown color. Strain the sauce into another pan and, over medium heat, add the flour mixture. Stir to combine and thicken. Remove the sauce from the heat, add the sugar and mix well.

To serve, pour some sauce on a plate and top it with 3 stuffed peppers. Makes about 8 servings.

Note:
I like to place the pepper tops back on for presentation.

Reviews

  1. Stuffed Roasted Veggie Sweet Peppers with Chipotle Red Bell Pepper Sauce
    5.0 stars
    pattybee
    Jul 19, 2011
    Love the flavors - the sauce came out perfectly - an upscale stuffed pepper! I used ground turkey due to shellfish allergies and full size peppers. But the recipe is one I'll make again!

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