Food Wishes Recipes - How to Make Stuffed Peppers - Beef and Rice Stuffed Peppers Recipe

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork can be less expensive.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: mozzarella

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories, while mozzarella is often cheaper.

Cut off the top of each bell pepper, reserving the tops for later.

Use a paring knife to remove the stem and seeds from the bell peppers, ensuring no seeds are left inside.

Trim the bottom of the peppers slightly to help them sit straight.

Poke a couple of holes in the bottom of the peppers to let juices escape.

Slice half an onion very thinly.

In a bowl, combine 1.5 cups of tomato sauce, 0.5 cups of beef broth, red pepper flakes, and the sliced onions. Mix well and add a pinch of salt.

Place the cleaned bell peppers upright in a 9x13 baking dish.

In another bowl, combine 1.5 pounds of ground meat with salt, fresh garlic, fresh parsley, black pepper, and 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce. Mix until barely combined.

Stir in 1.5 cups of cooked rice into the meat mixture until well combined.

Fill each bell pepper with the stuffing mixture until just full.

Top each stuffed pepper with another spoon of sauce and spread it out.

Place the reserved tops back on the peppers.

Cover the baking dish with parchment paper and then with foil to prevent the foil from touching the acidic tomato sauce.

Bake in a 375°F oven for 1 hour.

After 1 hour, remove the foil and bake for an additional 20 to 30 minutes until the peppers are tender and the meat is cooked through.

Garnish with fresh parsley before serving and spoon some of the juice from the baking dish over the peppers.

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