Powerful Stuffed Pepper Recipe – Bursting with Flavour!

Recipe Details

Prep Time:
20 mins
Cook Time:
1 hr 15 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 35 mins
Servings:
4

Ingredients

  • 4green bell peppers, tops and seeds removed (reserve tops)

  • 1poundground beef

  • ½cupchopped onion

  • 1(14.5 ounce) candiced tomatoes with juice

  • ½cuplong grain white rice

  • ½cupwater

  • 1teaspoonWorcestershire sauce

  • 1pinchsalt

  • 1pinchground black pepper

  • 1cupshredded Cheddar cheese

Cooking Directions

  1. Chop enough reserved green pepper tops to equal 1/4 cup; set aside. Discard remaining tops or use for another purpose.

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  2. Place hollowed-out green peppers in a microwave-safe dish; cover and cook in microwave until bright green and steaming, about 3 minutes. Set peppers aside.

  3. Cook and stir ground beef in a skillet with onion and 1/4 cup chopped pepper tops over medium heat until beef is browned, the juices run clear, and the onion is translucent, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease.

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  4. Pour in diced tomatoes with their juice, rice, water, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and black pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover skillet, and simmer until rice is tender, about 30 minutes.

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  5. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  6. Stir Cheddar cheese into ground beef-rice mixture and spoon mixture into precooked peppers. Set peppers upright in an 8×8-inch baking dish.

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  7. Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and peppers are tender, about 30 minutes.

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Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe4
Calories454
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
23g
29%
Saturated Fat
11g
57%
Cholesterol
99mg
33%
Sodium
459mg
20%
Total Carbohydrate
30g
11%
Dietary Fiber
4g
13%
Total Sugars
7g
Protein
30g
60%
Vitamin C
105mg
117%
Calcium
273mg
21%
Iron
6mg
33%
Potassium
666mg
14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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