
Ground Beef Stuffed Green Bell Peppers With Cheese
Prep
15 mins
Cook
35 mins
Servings
6
Difficulty
Hard
This is one of my favorite weeknight dinners because it comes together so quickly and uses ingredients I always have on hand. Stuffed peppers are budget friendly, filling, and honestly, they look impressive when you set them on the table. Green peppers are packed with vitamin C, which is great for your immune system, and the ground beef gives you plenty of protein to keep you satisfied. The whole meal takes just 50 minutes from start to finish, making it perfect for busy evenings when you want something homemade and delicious without spending hours in the kitchen.
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Ingredients
- 6 largegreen peppers
- ½ kgbeef(Ground)
- 237 mlonion(Chopped)
- 11(16 ounce) can tomatoes, diced)
- 237 mllong grain rice(any available rice is fine it may affect cooking time though)
- 237 mlwater
- 1 teaspoonsalt
- 1 teaspoonworcestershire sauce
- 237 mlcheddar cheese(Shredded (about 4 ounces)
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Instructions
- 1
Cut off the tops of green peppers; discard seeds and membranes.
- 2
Chop enough of the tops to make 1/4 cup, set aside.
- 3
Cook the whole green peppers, uncovered in boiling water for about 5 minutes; invert to drain well.
- 4
Sprinkle insides of the peppers lightly with salt.
- 5
In a skillet cook ground beef, onion and 1/4 cup chopped pepper till meat is browned and vegetables are tender.
- 6
Drain off excess fat. Add drained tomatoes, salt, Worcestershire, and a dash of pepper.
- 7
in a separate pot put water bring to boil add rice cook until rice is soft. if needed add more water.
- 8
add rice to beef mixture.
- 9
Stir in cheese. Stuff peppers with meat mixture. Place in a 10x6x2 baking dish.
- 10
Bake, covered in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. in the last 5 minutes add any remaining cheese to the top of the peppers.
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