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Classic Stuffed Bell Peppers
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Parboiling the peppers reduces the cooking time in this recipe containing rice, ground beef, diced tomatoes, and Monterey Jack cheese.
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ready in:
1-2 hrs
1-2 hrs
14 reviews
3 comments
ingredients
4 medium red, yellow, or orange bell peppers
1/2 cup raw long-grain white rice
1 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
12 ounces lean ground beef
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 can (14.5 ounce size) diced tomatoes, drained but reserve the liquid
1 1/4 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
salt and pepper, to taste
1/4 cup ketchup
directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Slice the top 1/2-inch off the peppers. Remove the seeds and pith. Place the peppers in the boiling water and let cook for 3 minutes or until the peppers are just turning soft. Remove the peppers carefully with a slotted spoon or tongs and let drain upside down on paper toweling.
Add the rice to the boiling water and let cook for 12-15 minutes or until the rice is cooked. Drain the water from the rice and set the rice aside in a large bowl to cool slightly.
Add the oil to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring frequently, until soft, about 5 minutes.
Add the ground beef to the skillet and cook, stirring frequently to break up the meat, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
Stir the garlic into the beef and cook for 1 minute.
Add the beef mixture to the rice. Stir in the diced tomatoes, 1 cup of the shredded cheese, the parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix well.
Combine the ketchup and enough of the reserved tomato liquid to make it easy to drizzle.
Place the drained peppers cut-side up in a 9x9-inch baking dish. Divide the beef filling between the peppers. Top each with 2 tablespoons of the ketchup mixture and sprinkle each with the remaining cheese.
Place the stuffed peppers in the oven and bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until the filling is hot and the cheese is melted and lightly browned.
Serve the stuffed peppers immediately.
nutrition data
611 calories, 39 grams fat, 39 grams carbohydrates, 27 grams protein per serving.
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reviews & comments
Plan to make this for eight ladies. With peppers cut lengthwise and prepare them ahead of time. Refrigerating them a few hours and baking them later. It should work and maybe even blend the flavors nicely.
February 5, 2017
Excellent, I substituted turkey instead of beef and parmesan inside of Monterey.
December 13, 2014
Excellent!Subsituted Parm. for the Monterey Jack.Great winter evening meal with a green salad.
can they be frozen after
November 2, 2013
I had more filling leftover than I needed but this turned out quite good.
October 29, 2013
Measurements would have been helpful but the biggest thing I liked about this recipe was that it called for cooking the peppers first. Finally figured out why my kids didn't like stuffed peppers and that was because the peppers weren't cooked first in the other recipes I've tried. This was basic but good (and my kids are little so simple is better at this age)
June 27, 2013
My husband has been begging me to make stuffed peppers like his mom used to make. Most of the recipes I showed him were more elaborate than this and she was a very simple cook so I tried this one and he said it was exactly what he remembers. I wasn't sure how much rice was supposed to be used so I just used some leftover rice and added it until I thought it was the right ratio of rice to ground beef.
June 18, 2013
Loved it! Thank you for sharing the recipe.
August 13, 2010
The recipe was fine. Very tasty. However,I prepared 8 peppers (six medium, and two large), so I doubled the recipe, and found that I had enough to do 12-15 peppers. I put the excess in a 6x10 baking dish (filled to the brim). I suggest that the "makes 4" be made more flexible.
June 2, 2010
This was fantastic! I added bread crumbs on top as well as the cheese. As other tasters noted, boil the peppers a couple minutes longer. I also used ground turkey instead of the beef and it was delicious!
This is how my mother-in-law always makes stuffed peppers. The only thing different is we don't cook the bell peppers first. Just cut off the tops and rinse out the seeds, then put the beef and rice mixture in them.
January 9, 2010
I looked at a bunch of different stuffed bell pepper recipes online, and this one looked the best. The grocery cost wasn't over the top, it was easy to do (as long as you can get your rice right on the first try!), and tasty!! I used red and green peppers, I didn't taste the red peppers but I think next time I'll be using yellow peppers because the green were a little bitter. I added a can of petite cut tomatoes, and used Jasmin rice. I would also suggest garlic! This recipe was quick, easy, and cost efficient, it was my first time making stuffed peppers and they turned out great.
October 9, 2009
This recipe was great. I had HUGE peppers so I par-boiled them much longer - like 10 minutes. I also added some Colorado flavor with some mild hatch chiles!
April 23, 2009
You absolutely cannot go wrong with this recipe! It can be tuned with some special flavors if you like, but the basic recipe is great!
September 13, 2007
This recipe is easy and and very tastey. Some peppers do need to be boiled a bit longer for softening (depending on the thickness of the pepper). There was plenty of filling, enough for five peppers. I also topped pepper with parmesan cheese before baking. To spice it up add a bit of diced jalapeno. Can't wait to make them again!
December 6, 2006
Yummy, and lots of flexibility to add your own special touches. I would suggest boiling the peppers an extra minute longer to soften a teensy bit more.
September 4, 2006
This recipe is delicious!!!! Easy to make and still good served the next day!! The monterey jack cheese is my favorite!!!!