Cooking With the Ninja: Snacks

The Cooking section is no more, but that doesn't mean Cooking With the Ninja is gone! Yup, The_ninja_style's cult like "Cooking With the Ninja" is coming to the Daily Articles!

Today we continue with her snack-themed recipes!

Stuffed Peppers with Spanish Rice:

What you need:
Zatarans Spanish Rice
* 1 pound ground beef
* 1 cup water
* 6 green bell peppers
* 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
* salt and pepper to taste
* 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

What to do:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cook rice according to directions on box.
3. In a skillet, cook the beef until evenly browned.
4. Remove and discard the tops, and seeds of the bell peppers. Arrange peppers in a baking dish with the hollowed sides facing upward.
5. In a bowl, mix the browned beef, cooked rice, 1 can tomato sauce, salt, and pepper. Spoon an equal amount of the mixture into each hollowed pepper. Mix the remaining tomato sauce and Italian seasoning in a bowl, and pour over the stuffed peppers.
6. Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, basting with sauce every 15 minutes, until the peppers are tender.
7. Replace tops for a cute serving.  

What You Do:
Preheat your broiler.
In a bowl, stir together the chopped orange, chile, scallions, cilantro, olive oil, and salt and pepper.
Wrap each shrimp in a section of bacon and secure with a toothpick. Put the shrimp on a baking sheet and broil, turning once, until the bacon is crisp and the shrimp is cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes each side.
To serve, lay a lettuce leaf on cutting board. Remove the toothpick from 1 of the cooked shrimp and center the shrimp on the lettuce leaf. Spoon citrus sauce on top, wrap it all up in the lettuce like a burrito, and put it seam-side down on a plate. Serve hot