Seafood Stuffed Bell Peppers + Bayou Blues

A friend gave me a bunch of bell peppers from his garden and I rushed over to my seafood market and bought everything to make these divinely delicious stuffed peppers. Crab meat, shrimp, and crawfish, yes thank you very much. You can never have enough of these 3 in your freezer! I've been making these for 30 years and God only knows where I got the recipe. But I know one thing, they are sinfully good! Cest bon, cher! Bon Appetit!!

Seafood Stuffed Bell Peppers

6 medium bell peppers
1/2 stick butter
1/2 lb. lump crab meat
1/2 lb. small shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 lb. peeled crawfish tails
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
1/2 cup each of the trinity, (onions, bell peppers, and celery)
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 Tbs. Cajun seasoning
Few good shakes Tabasco
Salt to taste

1- 1/2 cups Italian breadcrumbs
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Cut tops off bell peppers and wash and remove seeds. Par boil in large pot of salty water for 10 minutes. Drain and set aside. In large skillet, saute crawfish, shrimp, and the trinity in butter for 10 minutes. Add crab meat, seasonings, salt and Tabasco and cook for 5 more minutes. Remove from heat and add breadcrumbs and cheese and mix thoroughly. Stuff peppers and top with cheese and place in a shallow baking dish. Add 1 cup of water to bottom of the shallow baking dish and bake @ 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. If you don't have crawfish, they are just as good with shrimp and crab.

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Weekend Fun

It was a great weekend and now I'm rev-ing up for a really fun week, coming up in Cajun Country! On Wednesday, it's a friend's birthday party and see below for Thursday and Friday. I know, it doesn't leave much time for cooking , so I will be eating out, this week!

On Thursday, October 1st, River Ranch will host "Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys", at "Rockin' on the River" as part of their Fall concert series. Don't miss this fabulous dance band, playing all your Cajun faves.

Then on Friday, October 2, Bach Lunch kicks off it's Fall Friday lunch concert series at 11:30 am, in Parc Sans Souci, in downtown Lafayette. Les Freres Michot will entertain the crowd with their highly spirited Cajun tunes.

And then on Friday night, at the Downtown Alive T.G.I.F block party, this week's band, "Henry Gray and the Cats" will be playing the blues, in Parc International. Here's a little preview of this fabulous band, playing at The Louisiana Music Factory, in New Orleans, during this year's Jazz Fest! Enjoy! Can't wait, see ya'll there!! Let the good times roll, cher!