Description
Stuffed bell peppers are a classic main dish, and they are so hearty, tasty and super simple to make.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 bell peppers (tops sliced off with seeds and ribs removed)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup minced onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 cup cooked brown rice or quinoa
- 14.5 ounces diced tomatoes, drained
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup monterey jack or sharp sliced cheddar cheese
- Chopped fresh parsley (optional)
Instructions
- Step 1: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Heat a large skillet pan to medium heat with olive oil, then cook onion until soft (about 5 minutes), followed by minced garlic for 1 minute.
- Step 2: Stir in tomato paste and cook for 1-2 minutes, then add ground beef and cook until no longer pink (about 5-6 minutes), then remove the meat and drain the fat.
- Step 3: Return beef to the pan, add cooked rice and diced tomatoes, season with parsley, oregano, salt, and pepper, and simmer for 4-5 minutes.
- Step 4: Place peppers cut side-up in a sprayed 9”x13” baking dish, drizzle with olive oil, fill with the beef mixture, top with cheese, cover with foil, and bake for 30-35 minutes.
- Step 5: Remove foil and bake for another 10 minutes until the cheese is golden, then top with fresh chopped parsley.
Notes
Feel free to customize with your choice of oil, rice, or cheese.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed pepper
- Calories: 305 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 512 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 22 g
- Cholesterol: 66 mg
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