Stuffed Peppers
Delicious stuffed peppers filled with ground beef, rice, and spices that your family will love.
Equipment
- Oven
- large skillet
- baking dish
Ingredients
Base Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil plus more for drizzling
- 1 medium yellow onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 2 Tbsp. tomato paste
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1.5 cups cooked rice white or brown
- 1 14.5-oz. can diced tomatoes
- 1.5 tsp. dried oregano
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 6 bell peppers tops and cores removed
- 1 cup shredded Monterey jack
- Chopped fresh parsley for serving
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onion until softened, about 7 minutes.
- Add garlic and tomato paste; cook for 1 minute until fragrant. Stir in ground beef and cook until no longer pink, about 6 minutes.
- Stir in rice and diced tomatoes; season with oregano, salt, and pepper. Let simmer for 5 minutes.
- Arrange peppers cut side up in a baking dish, drizzle with oil, and fill with beef mixture. Cover with foil.
- Bake for 35 minutes until tender. Uncover, sprinkle with cheese, and bake for an additional 10 minutes until cheese is bubbly.
- Top with parsley before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1pepperCalories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 25gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 400mgPotassium: 700mgFiber: 5gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 700IUVitamin C: 120mgCalcium: 200mgIron: 3mg
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