I have been a part of a food swap for about 6 months now, and I am already running low on ideas. As I was frantically looking for an idea, I realized no one had made stuffed peppers yet, win! Stuffed peppers are a perfect, hearty meal for relatively little cost. They are pretty adaptable and can honestly be made with whatever you want. To make vegetarian, sub in beans or just omit the ground beef all together.
Ingredients (this makes 10 stuffed peppers)
10 peppers
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp olive oil
3 onions
3 garlic cloves, minced
2.5 lbs ground beef
1 teaspoon Worcestershire
1 can diced tomatoes
½ teaspoon each of basil, oregano and parsley (dried)
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper, to taste
5 cups cooked rice
½ cup grated Parmesan
Cut off top of peppers, removing the seeds and membranes. Dice the edible parts of the tops of the peppers.
Add the whole peppers to a pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil and lower heat to a simmer. Cook for 3 minutes. Remove from water and set aside.
Add the butter and olive oil to a pan over medium heat. Add the onion, diced peppers, and garlic and sauté for 5 minutes.
Add the ground beef, stirring to break up the meat.
Cook until browned. Add the Worcestershire, diced tomatoes, and tomato puree, stirring to combine.
Season with oregano, basil, parsley, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in cooked rice and parmesan cheese.
Stuff peppers with mixture, sprinkling with more parmesan cheese if desired.
Because I made these for a swap, I froze the peppers at this stage.
To cook, thaw completely then bake at 350 degrees for 55-65 minutes.
I hope they like them!
These look gorgeous – how do you keep them so firm and almost raw looking?
Kiri,
The photos are right before I froze the peppers so they have not been cooked in the oven yet. However, all of the ingredients are fully cooked so if you like a crunchy pepper you can eat them as is!
They look delicious! I am new to stuffed peppers, but honey bunny LOVES them!
Great recipe, one of my favorite things to make!
I haven’t had stuffed peppers in forever! Great choice!
Looks great! Stuffed peppers is always a huge hit with my family. We always only fill green peppers. I love the red pepper addition. This would have been a great thing to serve around the holidays.
This would be a great weeknight dinner!
I LOVE stuffed peppers. I like to cook the peppers slightly before I put the stuffing in. I like the texture of the peppers better that way. Yours look super colorful and yummy! Nice Job!
I LOVE stuffed peppers. I like to cook the peppers slightly before I put the stuffing in. I like the texture of the peppers better that way. Yours look super colorful and yummy! Nice Job!
Why are these listed as vegetarian?
They are easily made vegetarian by omitting the meat