fight-over good stuffed red peppers

Ingredients For fight-over good stuffed red peppers

• 12

  red bell peppers, plus two extras chopped finely to go in the stuffing (red ones are sweeter!)
• 2 Tbsp

  extra virgin olive oil
• 2 Tbsp

  butter
• 1 bunch

  celery, chopped finely
• 1

  red onion, chopped finely
• 1

  sweet onion, chopped finely
• 4 clove

  garlic., chopped finely
• 1 bunch

  italian flat-leaf parsley, chopped finely
• 3

  carrots, peeled and chopped finely; these also add sweetness
• 1 1/2 tsp

  salt
• 3/4 tsp

  pepper
• 1 tsp

  tony chachere's creole seasoning
• 2 c

  italian bread crumbs, plus about ¾ cup for tops of stuffed peppers
• 2 lb

  ground round
• 1 1/2 lb

  raw, peeled, deveined shrimp cut into small (1/2”) pieces
• 1 c

  parmigiano reggiano cheese, grated
• 1 c

  heavy cream, + any additional needed to make stuffing stick together