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Stuffed Peppers
Homestyle Stuffed Peppers! Colorful, nutritious bell peppers are loaded with seasoned ground beef, hearty rice and mildly sweet tomatoes, then they're and finished with mozzarella cheese and baked until perfectly tender.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 10m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 1h👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- oven
- baking dish
- skillet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cook rice according to package instructions.
2
Meanwhile, trim about 1/4-inch from tops of bell peppers and then remove stems, ribs and seeds. Fill a baking dish large enough to fit peppers with about 1/2-inch of water.
bell peppers, (any color (medium-large size))6
3
Place peppers upside down in water, cover with foil and bake ⏱️ 20 minutes.
4
Meanwhile heat olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over-medium high heat. Add onion and saute ⏱️ 3 - 4 minutes. Move onions to one far side of the skillet. Add beef in chunks, season with salt and pepper then let sear until browned on bottom, about ⏱️ 3 minutes.
olive oil1 Tbsp
5
Break up beef and toss with onions and continue to cook ⏱️ 2 minutes, add garlic and cook until beef is cooked through, about ⏱️ 1 minute longer. Remove from heat, drain off excess fat.
6
Stir in tomatoes, half of the tomato sauce (about 1/2 cup), cooked rice, parsley, Italian seasoning and season with salt and pepper to taste.
tomato sauce1 (8 oz) canItalian seasoning2 tsp
7
Reduce oven temperature to 350. Turn peppers upright, sprinkle inside peppers lightly with salt and fill with beef filling. Pour remaining tomato sauce over peppers. Cover with foil and continue to bake ⏱️ 20 minutes.
tomato sauce1 (8 oz) can
8
Remove from oven, sprinkle with cheese, return to oven and bake uncovered until peppers have reached desired tenderness, about ⏱️ 10 - 20 minutes longer. Sprinkle with parsley and serve warm.
Nutrition Facts
calories
395 kcal
fat Content
16 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
5 g
sugar Content
10 g
sodium Content
475 mg
protein Content
27 g
cholesterol Content
76 mg
carbohydrate Content
33 g
saturated Fat Content
6 g
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