Stuffed Green Peppers

6 servings
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
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Stuffed Green Peppers is a classic recipe that is as delicious as it is easy. Everything you want in a hearty dish, simply made and balanced.

Whether it’s classic Classic Stuffed Peppers, fun Philly Cheesesteak Peppers, or even Stuffed Pepper Soup, colorful bell peppers plus a hearty, savory filling is always a winning combo for Family Dinner.

Sabrina’s Stuffed Green Peppers Recipe

Easy and delicious Stuffed Green Peppers are one of those go-to, reliable recipes when you need a crowd-pleasing dinner. You can’t go wrong with a hearty, tasty filling, stuffed into peppers for a sneakily healthy dinner that tastes amazing. Baked until tender, all of the flavors will meld together to create a satisfying and well-balanced meal. This simple-to-make dish might become your family’s next favorite comfort food.

Stuffed Green Peppers Recipe

Stuffed Green Peppers is a classic recipe that is as delicious as it is easy. Everything you want in a hearty dish, simply made and balanced.
Yield 6 servings
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Author Sabrina Snyder

Ingredients
 

  • 1 pound ground beef , 85/15
  • 1 yellow onion , diced
  • 2 cloves garlic , minced
  • 1 1/2 cups instant white rice
  • 3 cups beef broth , divided
  • 2 cups tomato sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese , shredded
  • 6 green bell peppers , cut the tops off and clean out seeds

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Heat a large skillet on medium-high heat and add in the beef and onions, breaking meat apart as it cooks then remove it from the skillet and drain the fat.
  • Add in the garlic, stir and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
  • Add the rice, 1 cup broth, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, kosher salt, black pepper and Italian seasoning along with the ground beef back into the pan and mix it all together.
  • Stir in cheddar cheese.
  • Add 2 cups of beef broth to the bottom of a 9×13 baking pan.
  • Add the bell peppers to a baking dish and fill with the mixture.
  • Top with the bell pepper tops and bake for 60 minutes wrapped tightly with foil.

Nutrition

Calories: 462kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 89mg | Sodium: 1367mg | Potassium: 832mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1180IU | Vitamin C: 103mg | Calcium: 328mg | Iron: 5mg

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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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