Tomorrow is Halloween, and if you're still looking for something festive to add to the table or take to a party, these stuffed jack-o-lantern peppers are hauntingly good and easy to make. You could stuff the peppers with a variety of things, including macaroni or chicken with rice, but the recipe in the pictures uses ground beef and a couple other basic ingredients.

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Ingredients

  • 1 pound Ground beef
  • 3 or more orange bell peppers
  • 1/2 onion, chopped
  • 1/2 tablespoon each: paprika, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, salt, black pepper
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  •  Small can of corn, drained
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped into small pieces
  • Optional: shredded cheese, sour cream
  1.  Brown ground beef and drain excess grease
  2. Stir in canned corn (drained), chopped onion, chopped green pepper, tomato sauce, all of the spices (more or less to taste) and heat over medium heat
  3. Carve jack-o-lantern faces into the orange bell peppers and stuff with beef filling
  4. Top with shredded cheese and sour cream if wanted
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Kelsey Nistel/TSM
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