Spicy Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers

  4.0 – 4 reviews  

This chicken meal with creamy sun-dried tomato sauce is delicious for company. It’s even better because everything is prepared in a single skillet!

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Additional Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 tablespoon olive oil
  2. 1 onion, chopped
  3. 1 poblano chile pepper, chopped
  4. 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped
  5. 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  6. 2 (14 ounce) packages boil-in-bag rice
  7. 3 cups vegetable broth
  8. 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
  9. ½ cup corn
  10. salt and ground black pepper to taste
  11. 4 large green bell peppers – tops, seeds, and membranes removed (tops reserved)
  12. 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided
  13. 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  14. 2 tablespoons panko bread crumbs

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion, poblano chile pepper, jalapeno pepper, and garlic in the hot oil until onion and peppers are softened, 5 to 6 minutes. Stir rice into onion mixture; cook until rice is lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes.
  3. Stir vegetable broth, tomatoes with green chile peppers, and corn into the rice mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until broth is absorbed, 7 to 10 minutes. Season rice mixture with salt and pepper; stir in 1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese and cilantro. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
  4. Place the tops back onto each green bell pepper; wrap each pepper loosely with aluminum foil.
  5. Bake wrapped peppers in the preheated oven until softened, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove peppers from oven and lower oven’s temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cool peppers completely, about 20 minutes.
  6. Stand green bell peppers upright in an 8×8-inch baking dish. Use the aluminum foil from earlier to ‘nest’ the peppers if necessary. Fill each pepper with rice mixture and top with panko bread crumbs and remaining Monterey Jack cheese. Place tops back onto each green bell pepper.
  7. Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, 25 to 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 989 kcal
Carbohydrate 185 g
Cholesterol 25 mg
Dietary Fiber 6 g
Protein 27 g
Saturated Fat 6 g
Sodium 825 mg
Sugars 9 g
Fat 13 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Michael Sharp
The peppers were ok but I did find them a bit bland . I would prefer to make a pepper recipe that has more ingredients ie. beans.
John Gibson
Delicious!!! I was looking for a stuffed pepper recipe without meat that is still on the healthy side, and this was perfect! The first time I made them, I wrapped the peppers a little too much and they didn’t cook enough. The second time, I boiled it for 5 minutes first like another reviewer said, and it was much quicker and cooked perfectly!
Whitney Castro DDS
Definitely will be making this again. Just added some extra spices, since I love spicy food. I also boiled the peppers for five minutes and then put them in the oven with all the contents. Saved me some time. This was also good for lunch the next day, so even better!
Michael Ramos
Tasty

 

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