Crawfish Stuffed Peppers

• 6 green bell peppers
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1 1/4 cups cooked rice
• 1- 1 pound package crawfish, rinsed and drained
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper or red pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon red hot sauce (optional)
• 2 slices bacon, cut evenly into 6 pieces

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Remove tops, seeds & membranes from peppers. Rinse with water. Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add peppers & boil 3 minutes; drain. Saute onions & celery in butter until vegetables are tender. Remove from heat. In a large mixing bowl, combine sauteed vegetables, rice, crawfish, cayenne pepper, mustard, salt & red hot sauce, if desired. Top with bacon. Place in buttered baking dish 20-25 minutes until bacon is cooked. Remove from oven. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

green bell peppers, onion, celery, butter, rice, crawfish, cayenne pepper, dry mustard, salt, red hot sauce, bacon

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/-crawfish-stuffed-peppers-50084684 (may not work)