A variety of colored peppers, lean ground beef, brown rice, fresh onion and garlic, and unprocessed tomato sauce are all used in this nutritious stuffed pepper recipe. So vibrant and wholesome!
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 45 mins |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 stuffed peppers |
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup brown rice
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 green bell peppers
- 2 red bell peppers
- 2 yellow bell peppers
- 2 (8 ounce) cans natural tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bring water and brown rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, 45 to 50 minutes.
- Meanwhile, warm a large skillet over medium heat. Add beef, onion, and garlic to the hot skillet; cook and stir until meat is evenly browned and onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
- Remove and discard tops, seeds, and membranes of green, red, and yellow bell peppers. Arrange peppers in a baking dish with the hollowed sides facing upward. Slice the bottoms off peppers if necessary so that they stand upright.
- Mix browned beef, cooked rice, 1 can tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Spoon mixture into each hollowed pepper. Mix remaining tomato sauce with Italian seasoning in a bowl; pour over peppers.
- Bake in the preheated oven, basting with sauce every 15 minutes, until peppers are tender, about 1 hour. Sprinkle peppers with grated Parmesan cheese; serve warm.
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Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 291 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 29 g |
| Cholesterol | 53 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 20 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 549 mg |
| Sugars | 9 g |
| Fat | 11 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Very Good and simple preparation. Delicious. Suppose I like to add to the reviews below. There are hundreds of Stuff Peppers Recipies on the Allrecipes website; IMO, it is easier to find a recipe with ingredients and preparations you like, out of hundreds of recipes, without making 50 additional adjustments and changes to the selected recipes. It’s like making a completely new recipe. The suggestions are already incorporated into other recipes. It is ok 2-3 small changes/suggestions.
I sliced the peppers in half lengthwise and it worked really well for putting the meat mixture in them. I used 1 can of spaghetti sauce, saving some to put on the top with Italian seasoning sprinkled on. I also added cheese to the meat mixture. When cooking, I covered the tops with parchment paper and then tinfoil, baking for 30 minutes, then taking both off, adding more cheese on top and then baking for another 15 minutes. They were very good. The best I’ve ever made!
These were amazing!! I followed the recipe exactly except I used ground Turkey. I cooked the peppers in my 12” cast iron skillet which I am SO glad I did because the sauce was fabulous with the peppers especially with grated parmigiana on top. I used fresh peppers from our garden which were smaller than store bought but delicious. I topped the dish with fresh herbs! Fantastic meal served with a side salad.
Great recipe. I substituted quinoa for rice and doubled the tomato sauce as I was going to have leftovers. The flavor combination seems simple but it’s flavorful.
I have made lots of different stuffed pepper recipes but my husband loved this one the best! Here is what I tweeked, just a little….. I used Uncle Ben’s 90 second microwave Jasmine rice and cooked it before adding to mix to make the recipe prep go quicker, I used garlic powder instead of fresh, and I steamed the peppers in the microwave, in a bowl with about 1 inch of water for about 4 minutes to soften a little bit, while cooking the beef mixture. I baked for about 45 minutes till temperature of meat reached 160! Served with one baked yeast roll. Perfection!!!!!
Best stuffed peppers I’ve made.
It was very bland. The meat needs more spice/flavour.
LOVE IT! The meat mix is the best!!
I made this with ground turkey and brown rice. It was very good and the family enjoyed it. I added Parmesan cheese into the meat mixture before stuffing the pepper. If you have a Wegmans near you, I highly recommend using Wegmans Grandpas Pomodoro sauce. The red sauce has a delicious pepper spice and pairs very well with this recipe. www.wegmans.com. I added a 1 1/4 cup of water to the sauce before pouring it over so the peppers so the sauce will not dry out when baking covered with tin foil until last 10 minutes. Took the foil off, and I then topped with fresh Parmesan and parsley
I made this with ground turkey and brown rice. It was very good and the family enjoyed it. I added Parmesan cheese into the meat mixture before stuffing the pepper. If you have a Wegmans near you, I highly recommend using Wegmans Grandpas Pomodoro sauce. The red sauce has a delicious pepper spice and pairs very well with this recipe. www.wegmans.com. I added a 1 1/4 cup of water to the sauce before pouring it over so the peppers so the sauce will not dry out when baking covered with tin foil until last 10 minutes. Took the foil off, and I then topped with fresh Parmesan and parsley
I used this recipe as a guide and made a few tweaks. First, I used a hybrid pepper that’s a combination of red and yellow sweet peppers, and I used ground chicken as the meat base. I also reserved some of the tomato sauce and poured it over the top before putting grated Parmesan/Romano cheese on the top. Turned out delicious!
like this recipe
Added a vodka sauce as a variant of this recipe, as well as Mozzarella cheese on top.
Used spaghetti sauce instead of the sauce in the recipe. Yes, I’ll make it again.
Easy to make, delicious and loved eating healthy!
Good but needs a little more slicing up.
Sooooo goooood! My 10 and 14 year old LOVED it.
Very easy and tasty. I made it even healthier and used ground turkey.
I’ve made this recipe quite a few times. I love it every time
Used ground turkey and some extra seasoning. Also cover with foil instead of basting…YUM
I added a little barbecue sauce when we ate them. I will probably add it to the recipe next time