Description
These easy stuffed green bell peppers are a family favorite, made with garden-fresh peppers, seasoned ground beef, rice, and canned tomato soup. Baked until tender and topped with melty mozzarella cheese, they make a cozy, satisfying dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 large green bell peppers
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/3 cup onions, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- salt & pepper
- 1 (14.5 ounce can) diced tomatoes (not drained)
- 1/2 cup beef broth
- 1/2 cup uncooked rice
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 (10.75 ounce cans) tomato soup
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Step: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Step: Cut the tops off the peppers and remove seeds.
- Step: Fill a large pot up with water and bring to a boil. Add peppers and continue boiling for 5 minutes. Drain peppers, rinse with cold water and place them standing up in a 11×8 baking dish.
- Step: Add ground beef, chopped onions and garlic in a large skillet and cook over medium high heat until beef is browned and cooked. Drain meat to remove excess fat. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Step: Add diced tomatoes, beef broth, uncooked rice and Worcestershire sauce to skillet and mix. Bring to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for 15 minutes, or until rice is tender.
- Step: Fill peppers up with ground beef mixture. The peppers should be close to completely filled.
- Step: In a medium sized bowl mix tomato soup and water together. Pour this mixture over the peppers.
- Step: Cover peppers with aluminum foil and bake for 25 minutes. Remove foil, sprinkle mozzarella cheese on peppers and bake for 10 more minutes, uncovered.
- Step: Remove from oven, allow to cool for a few minutes and serve.
Notes
Store leftover stuffed peppers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. To reheat, microwave on a safe plate for up to two minutes.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Polish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed pepper
- Calories: 410 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 570 mg
- Fat: 19 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 21 g
- Cholesterol: 57 mg
Keywords: stuffed peppers, green bell peppers, ground beef, Polish cuisine