Barbecue Shrimp And Cornbread-Stuffed Peppers

• 16 unpeeled, large fresh shrimp
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper, divided
• 1 (6-ounce) package Mexican cornbread mix
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 cup diced country ham
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/4 cups chopped pecans, toasted
• 8 medium-size red bell peppers
• 1/3 cup butter or margarine, cut into pieces
• 1 (8-ounce) bottle barbecue sauce
• 1 (4-ounce) jar chipotle chile pepper sauce
• Garnish: fresh thyme sprigs

1. Peel shrimp, and devein, if desired. Sprinkle evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; cover and chill.
2. Prepare cornbread according to package directions; cool on a wire rack. Crumble.
3. Saute onion and next 3 ingredients in hot oil in a large skillet until vegetables are tender. Reduce heat, and stir in crumbled cornbread, milk, buttermilk, and thyme. Remove from heat, and stir in eggs, pecans, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
4. Cut red bell peppers in half crosswise; remove and discard seeds and membranes. Stuff bell pepper shells evenly with cornbread mixture. Top each evenly with butter, and place in a 13- x 9-inch pan.
5. Bake at 375u0b0 for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven, and keep warm.
6. Stir together barbecue sauce and chipotle pepper sauce; brush on shrimp, reserving remaining sauce.
7. Grill shrimp over medium-high heat (350u0b0 to 400u0b0) 5 minutes or until done, basting often with remaining sauce; set aside.
8. Spoon Green Bell Pepper Sauce onto individual serving plates; place stuffed peppers in center, and top with shrimp. Garnish, if desired.

shrimp, kosher salt, pepper, cornbread mix, onion, celery, yellow bell pepper, country ham, olive oil, milk, buttermilk, thyme, eggs, pecans, red bell peppers, butter, barbecue sauce, pepper sauce, thyme

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/barbecue-shrimp-cornbread-stuffed-peppers (may not work)