Stuffed Bell Peppers & Caesar Salad (With a Twist)

I used to HATE stuffed bell peppers when I was little although I had never eaten them. I guess the mention of peppers just made me run as a child thinking they were hot and spicy. Boy, was I wrong and boy, did I miss out as a kid! Lol! Because I LOVE stuffed bell peppers now! And this Caesar Salad, oh my goodness, to die for! It was my first time making homemade Caesar dressing let alone a Caesar salad and I was pretty proud of myself and y'all know me, I always have to make a recipe totally different than someone else's so that's why it's called "with a twist" lol so here we go! I made this tonight and TC was pretty satisfied. Grayson doesn't like these kinds of things although he LOVED the rice mixture for the bell peppers. But he ate chicken nuggets and sweet potato fries lol

Stuffed Bell Peppers:

Ingredients:
- 1 box of Zatarain's jambalaya rice mix (again, I didn't follow the original recipe where it said to use regular white rice. I just love the Zatarain's rice since it gives the stuffed bell peppers more flavor)
- 1 can diced tomatoes (do NOT drain)
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/4 cup shredded Mexican-blend cheese (divided)
- Sour cream for topping (optional)

Directions:
- Follow the directions on the back of the box and cook the Zatarain's rice mix
- Brown your ground beef and drain
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Cut the tops of the bell peppers off and scoop out the seeds and membranes
- Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray
- Place bell peppers in baking dish
- Mix together ground beef, rice, diced tomatoes, onion, 1 cup of the cheese and Worcestershire sauce in a large bowl
- Spoon mixture into bell peppers
- Bake for 30 minutes
- Top with sour cream and remaining cheese

Caesar Dressing:

Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise (or 2 egg yolks)
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove (pressed)
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions:
- Mix together all ingredients and voila! Lol I used a mixer to mix everything evenly :)


Caesar Salad:

Ingredients:
- Romaine lettuce (I bought the package stuff that already had the carrots and everything in it lol)
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup BBQ sauce
- 1 cucumber
- 1 handful grape tomatoes
- Croutons (DARN IT! I just remembered that I forgot these haha dangit!)
- Cheese (since we all know how much my husband LOVES cheese lol)

Directions:
- Grill chicken breasts (I borrowed my grandma's handy dandy George Foreman grill lol I need to invest in one of those!)
- After your chicken is done, cut into cubes (or just shred it into bite sized pieces)
- Place in a Tupperware container with a lid
- Pour BBQ sauce over chicken and shake the Tupperware container to evenly coat the chicken
- Peel and cut cucumbers
- Again, mix together all other ingredients plus the Caesar dressing and voila! Lol!

Y'all that salad was so good you're gonna wanna slap yo momma (please don't lol). The chicken probably would have been better if I marinated the chicken first, but I got my days confused which n return made me confuse my meal plan day so I was in a rush especially having to thaw out the chicken AND the ground beef for the stuffed bell peppers.

Hope y'all enjoy and let me know how y'all like it everything :)
Also, I didn't have a picture of my ingredients for everything since I was rushing trying to get dinner done lol