Retro Vintage stuffed Peppers with Ground Beef & Rice Filling and Tomato Sauce. Simple how to recipe

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork can be more affordable.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: mozzarella cheese

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

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while canola oil is often less expensive.

tomato sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade tomato sauce

💰Cheaper: canned tomatoes

Homemade sauce can be healthier, while canned tomatoes are usually cheaper.

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Chop the tops off the green peppers and set them aside.

In a bowl, combine ground beef, chopped green pepper tops, diced onion, cooked rice, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, black pepper, and half of the Parmesan cheese.

Mix the ingredients together by hand until well combined.

Prepare the sauce by mixing two cans of Campbell's condensed tomato soup with Worcestershire sauce, pepper, and parsley.

Stuff each green pepper with the meat mixture, packing it tightly.

Pour the sauce over the stuffed peppers, covering them well.

Cover the baking dish with foil and place it in the oven.

Bake for 30 minutes covered with foil.

Remove the foil, sprinkle white cheddar cheese on top of each pepper, and bake uncovered for an additional 25 minutes.

Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before serving.

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