Yum! I usually make stuffed peppers anytime we have leftover white rice. Usually thats after we order chinese take out the night before. We always have a leftover container of white rice and its perfect for this meal and saves a step.
Stuffed peppers are great with ground beef but sometimes I do half beef and half pork, it adds some extra flavor. A lot of stuffed pepper recipes have you brown the beef first. My recipe does not. So much flavor comes from cooking the meat raw, the fat mixes with the tomato sauce and in my opinion it’s just better. Serve with mashed potatoes and buttery corn!
Ingredients
4 Large Bell Peppers- C in half length wise and remove seeds. Any color, if they are on the smaller side you might want 5 or 6.
1 Lb. Ground Beef- Or a mixture of Beef and Pork
1 Cup Cooked Rice- If it is leftover rice, great! If not, try to undercook your rice a tiny bit, it will cook more once baked in oven.
Half of an Onion- Diced, about 1/2 cup, more if you love onion!
Seasoning- Add whatever you like, I sprinkle in some garlic powder, onion powder, parsley, salt and pepper. If you have Italian seasoning, that works great with this recipe too.
2 14.5 oz Can Tomato Sauce
1 14.5 oz Can Diced Tomatoes
1/2 Cup Cheese- Optional! You don’t need to add cheese, but it’s good!
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9×13 pan with nonstick spray and add about 1/3 of the tomato sauce to the bottom of the pan.
In a bowl, mix together ground beef, rice, onion and seasoning. Grab a handful, form a meatball shape and stuff the peppers with the meat mixture and place in pan. If you have extra meat, just make some meatballs and stuff them around the peppers.
Cover peppers with remaining tomato sauce and can of diced tomatoes. Cover the pan with foil and cook for 90 minutes. Remove foil and cover peppers with cheese, place back in oven for 10-15 minutes until cheese is all melted. Serve!
Such perfect Autumn food!
LikeLike
I so agree, Dorothy!! So comforting! I’ll be posting stuffed cabbage soon, too🤗
LikeLiked by 1 person
One of our favorites growing up! I’ve taught my grandchildren how to make stuffed cabbage and they think it’s great fun!
LikeLiked by 1 person
A great meal to make with kids!! And totally worth the effort! I never had cabbage rolls until my mother in law made them for me and then they quickly became my favorite thing ever!
LikeLiked by 1 person
It’s one of those recipe that takes a while, but that is the point. The process is so much fun, and then you get rewarded with a tasty dinner!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Absolutely!!! I have never ate my cabbage rolls and thought “I wish I didn’t take the time to do this” lol!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Never!
LikeLiked by 1 person