Recipe Details

Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
55 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 10 mins
Servings:
6
Yield:
6 peppers

Ingredients

  • 6green bell peppers, tops and seeds removed (reserve tops)

  • salt to taste

  • 1poundground beef

  • ½cupchopped onion

  • 1clovegarlic, minced

  • 1(16 ounce) cantomatoes, chopped and liquid reserved

  • ½cuplong-grain white rice

  • ½cupwater

  • 1teaspoonWorcestershire sauce

  • 1teaspoonsalt

  • 1dashhot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®) (Optional)

  • 1pinchground black pepper

  • 1cupshredded mozzarella cheese

  • 1(8 ounce) cantomato sauce

Cooking Directions

  1. Chop reserved green bell pepper tops. Measure out 1/4 cup and set aside.

  2. Bring a pot of water to a boil; cook whole green bell peppers in boiling water until slightly tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and lightly season inside of bell peppers with salt. Set aside.

  3. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef, onion, reserved 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper, and garlic in the hot skillet until ground beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.

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

  5. Stir canned tomatoes and liquid, rice, water, Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon salt, hot sauce, and black pepper into ground beef mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover the skillet with a lid, and simmer until rice is tender, 15 to 18 minutes.

  6. Stir 3/4 of the mozzarella cheese and 3/4 of the tomato sauce into ground beef-rice mixture. Stuff bell peppers with ground beef-rice mixture; top each with remaining mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce. Arrange peppers in a baking dish. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.

  7. Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and cheese is melted, 30 to 35 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe6
Calories317
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
15g
20%
Saturated Fat
7g
34%
Cholesterol
59mg
20%
Sodium
870mg
38%
Total Carbohydrate
25g
9%
Dietary Fiber
4g
14%
Total Sugars
7g
Protein
20g
41%
Vitamin C
107mg
119%
Calcium
204mg
16%
Iron
4mg
20%
Potassium
695mg
15%

* 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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