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Unstuffed Bell Peppers
All the ingredients and flavor of stuffed bell peppers cooked in one skillet for an easy, free-form bowl meal. It's UNstuffed Bell Peppers!
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 45 min👤 Beth Moncel📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●skillet
- ●pot
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Mince the garlic and dice the onion and bell pepper.
garlic ($0.08)1 clove
2
Add the olive oil and ground beef to a deep skillet. Cook the beef over medium heat until it is fully browned.
olive oil ($0.16)1 Tbsp
3
Add the diced onion, bell pepper, minced garlic, basil, oregano, and pepper to the skillet. Continue to cook and stir until the onions are soft.
garlic ($0.08)1 clovedried basil ($0.10)1 tspdried oregano ($0.10)1 tsp
4
Next, add the diced tomatoes (with juices), uncooked rice, and beef broth. Give everything a brief stir to combine.
beef broth ($0.07)1.5 cups
5
Place a lid on the skillet and turn the heat up to medium-high. Allow the broth to come up to a full boil. Once boiling, turn the heat down to low and let it continue to simmer for ⏱️ 15 minutes. After ⏱️ 15 minutes, turn the heat off and let it rest, lid still in place, for another five minutes.
6
While the pot is simmering, combine the tomato sauce and Worcestershire sauce.
Worcestershire sauce ($0.01)1 tsp
7
Once the rice has rested for ⏱️ 5 minutes, remove the lid and fluff it with a fork, gently folding the ingredients back together (peppers and tomatoes may float to the top while it simmers).
8
Pour the prepared tomato sauce over top, then sprinkled the shredded mozzarella over the sauce. Place the lid back on top and let the heat from the skillet melt the mozzarella. Once melted, sprinkle a little chopped parsley on top and serve.
shredded mozzarella ($0.85)1 cupchopped parsley (optional garnish) ($0.05)1 Tbsp
Nutrition Facts
calories
320.53 kcal
fat Content
12.78 g
serving Size
1.33 cups
fiber Content
3.88 g
sodium Content
646.32 mg
protein Content
15.75 g
carbohydrate Content
35.55 g
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