Stuffed bell peppers have never been simpler to prepare, thanks to your slow cooker! Just stir all the filling ingredients together (raw ground beef included), then stuff the mixture into the peppers and let the cooker do the rest. Top with sour cream for a comforting, nourishing dinner your whole family will love.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 3 hr 30 min |
| Active: | 20 min |
| Yield: | 5 servings |
Ingredients
- 5 large red, orange or yellow bell peppers
- 1 pound 90-percent lean ground beef
- One 14.5-ounce can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 2 cups shredded pepper jack cheese (from one 8-ounce block)
- 1 cup cooked medium-grain white rice
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 scallions, thinly sliced
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- Sour cream, for serving
Instructions
- Trim about 1/8 inch from the bottom of each pepper so it can stand upright. Cut the top 1/4 inch off each pepper. Remove and discard the stems, then finely chop the remaining flesh from the tops and set aside. Scoop out and discard the seeds and as much of the membranes as you can from inside the peppers.
- Mix the reserved chopped pepper with the ground beef, tomatoes and their juices, 1 cup of the cheese, cooked rice, garlic, 3 of the scallions, chili powder, cumin, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and several grinds of black pepper in a large bowl with your hands until combined. Dividing evenly, spoon the filling into the hollowed-out peppers, packing it in (the filling will mound a bit above the tops).
- Pour the chicken broth into the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker, then add the stuffed peppers. Season the top of each pepper with another pinch of salt. Cover and cook on high until the peppers are tender and the ground beef is cooked through, for 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Top with the remaining 1 cup cheese, cover and cook on high for 10 minutes more to melt the cheese. Sprinkle the peppers with the remaining scallions and add a dollop of sour cream to each.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 5 servings |
| Calories | 585 |
| Total Fat | 27 g |
| Saturated Fat | 14 g |
| Carbohydrates | 50 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 3 g |
| Protein | 37 g |
| Cholesterol | 108 mg |
| Sodium | 1149 mg |
Reviews
So simple and so flavorful! This was an easy recipe to follow and put together. It came together in no time. It was a huge hit with my family. I liked it better than the ones with Italian seasoning. I did not add the dollop of sour cream to the top at the end because I think the flavor stood on its own. Yum!
Finally! A stuffed pepper recipe my husband loves!! & sooo easy to put together.
Suggest you buy peppers that will stand up w/o slicing anything off the bottom. I barely trimmed the bottom of my 1st pepper & there was a couple of small holes there. Patched it so nothing would seep out.
I only made 2 peppers, so cut recipe in half & added other half can of diced tomatoes into bottom of crock pot.
I’ve been looking for a recipe my husband would praise for literally years!!
Thanks so much Food Network for this recipe of the Day.
Suggest you buy peppers that will stand up w/o slicing anything off the bottom. I barely trimmed the bottom of my 1st pepper & there was a couple of small holes there. Patched it so nothing would seep out.
I only made 2 peppers, so cut recipe in half & added other half can of diced tomatoes into bottom of crock pot.
I’ve been looking for a recipe my husband would praise for literally years!!
Thanks so much Food Network for this recipe of the Day.
i like the food so much
I plan to make this. I normally use uncooked rice in mine. It absorbs the grease from ground beef giving it more flavor. Peppers don’t seem greasy at all.
Has anyone made this ahead of time? I’ wondering about making it the night before I want to use it for a lunch get-together.
Before I make, was wondering if I could make these in the Instant pot and if anyone has tried? lmk. Thanks in advance!
Quick question before I make this- do they turn out greasy from using the meat raw in the filling? I usually cook it ahead of time. The recipe looks yummy, and I would like to try it, but my hubby doesn’t like greasy foods.Thank you in advance!
amazing hard part was chopping the green onions and the wait for the cooking time to wind down but well worth it great amazing family meal thanks food network for the recipe my grocery store was out of rice due to the snow storm and the -30 wind chill but it was not need
Easy and quick prep, great taste. Used chipotle pepper jack added a bit more flavor.
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