Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2 serrano peppers (sub in jalapenos for less heat)
  • 1 small sweet onion (chopped)
  • 2 cloves garlic (chopped)
  • 8 ounces crab meat (shredded)
  • 5 ounces goat cheese
  • 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • ¼ cup Panko
  • 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tablespoon dried basil
  • 4 large sweet peppers
  • ½ cup fresh chopped basil (divided)
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • Juice from half a lemon

Instruction

  • Heat a pan to medium heat and add olive oil. Add serranos and onion and cook about 5 minutes to soften.
  • Add garlic and cook another minute, until fragrant. Cool and add to a mixing bowl.
  • Add crab meat, cheeses, Panko, Old Bay, salt, and about half of the fresh basil. Stir.
  • Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Slice each sweet pepper in half lengthwise and scoop out the innards.
  • Stuff each pepper with the crab mixture and sprinkle with dried basil.
  • Set onto a lightly oiled baking sheet. Bake 20-25 minutes.
  • While stuffed peppers are baking, add butter, lemon juice and remaining basil to a small pot. Heat on low until butter melts. Swirl.
  • Drizzle the Lemon-Basil Butter over the stuffed peppers and serve.