stuffed peppers

Stuffed Bell Pepper Recipe

Yields: 4 servings
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 30 min

Ingredients:

4 medium-size sweet bell peppers (yellow, orange, green, or red)
1/2 pound extra-lean ground beef (hamburger)
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup minced onion
1 medium carrot, shredded
1 can (28-ounce) tomatoes with liquid, cut up
1/2 cup uncooked long-grain rice
1 tablespoon firmly-packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
Salt and pepper to taste
Tomato ketchup or shredded cheese (your choice)*

* Remember, if you add shredded cheese to the top of your stuffed peppers, you will be adding additional calories.


Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cut the tops off each pepper; pull out the stem portion and seeds. Chop enough of the tops to make 1/3 cup. Clean out the rest of the pepper so no seeds remain and the center ribs are carved out to make room for the stuffing. If pepper does not stand up straight, slice a little off the bottom of the pepper to level it out.

In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, either steam or cook peppers in boiling water until crisp-tender, about 4 to 5 minutes. NOTE: Your time may vary according to the size of the peppers. You want it to have just a slight crunch when you eat it. Be careful not to overcook them or they will be soggy and hard to stuff.

Remove peppers from water and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process; drain and set aside.

In a large frying pan over medium heat, brown ground beef; add garlic, onion, carrot, and reserved chopped peppers; sauté until vegetables are tender. Add tomatoes, rice, brown sugar, basil, salt, and pepper. Cover and reduce heat to simmer. Cook until the rice is tender, approximately 30 minutes. Remove from heat.

Place peppers in a baking dish. Stuff hot meat mixture into peppers. Drizzle tops with ketchup or shredded cheese. Bake approximately 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven and serve immediately.





Makes 4 servings (1 stuffed pepper per serving).

Per Serving - 5.6 Fat Grams, 197.8 calories

Gonna give this recipe a try. I love stuffed peppers.

Thanks for sharing!

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I LOVE this recipe! To be honest I like them better than my mother's & we're Italian so I've been brought up on everything like that lol

And this one:

Spicy Black Bean Stuffed Peppers (http://www.canyoustayfordinner.com/2010/09/29/spicy-black-bean-stuffed-peppers/)

2 small peppers- any kind you’d like
1/2 medium sized onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 TBSP olive oil
1, 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
1/4 cup water
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp salt
pinch cayenne pepper for a little heat
1/2 cup sweet corn
1/2 cup shredded Colby Jack cheese, or any cheese you like
fresh cilantro, salsa, and sour cream for serving

Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut a slit through the entire length of each of your peppers. Place them on a baking sheet and roast for 15 minutes, until the skins are softened and beginning to blister.
Heat olive oil in a small saucepan set over medium heat. Add your onion and saute for 3 minutes, until beginning to soften and turn translucent.
Add garlic and stir constantly for 30 seconds, until fragrant.
Stir in your black beans along with the water.
Add your cumin, chili powder, paprika, salt, and cayenne. Stir, cover the pot, reduce the heat to low and simmer the beans for at least 15 minutes, but up to 30 minutes.
Stir in corn. Divide the bean mixture evenly among the two peppers and sprinkle with cheese.
Broil for 3 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbling. Garnish with fresh cilantro, salsa, and sour cream if you’d like.

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I'm think I would substitute Quorn grounds for the ground beef and add Basmati Rice. Definitely saving this recipe though.

I found this recipe on MFP - and used it. SO GOOD!!!! I used green peppers and no salt tomato sauce.
I can't wait to make these again!!

Stuffed Peppers
• 1 lb lean chopped turkey meat
• 1 garlic, minced
• 1/4 onion, minced
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro or parsley
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• salt to taste
• 3 large sweet red bell peppers, washed
• 1 cup fat free chicken broth
• 1/4 cup tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 cups cooked rice
• Olive oil spray
• 1/4 cup reduced fat shredded cheese

Heat oven to 400°. Spray a little olive oil spray in a medium size saute pan and heat on a medium flame. Add onion, garlic and cilantro to the pan. Saute about 2 minutes and add ground turkey. Season with salt and garlic powder, and cumin and brown meat for several minutes until meat is completely cooked through. Add 1/4 cup of tomato sauce and 1/2 cup of chicken broth, mix well and simmer on low for about 5 minutes. Combine cooked rice and meat together.

Cut the bell peppers in half lengthwise, and remove all seeds. Place in a baking dish. Spoon the meat mixture into each pepper half and fill it with as much as you can. Place all stuffed pepper halves on the baking dish and pour the remainder of the chicken broth on the bottom of the pan. Cover tight with aluminum foil and bake for about 35 minutes. Top with shredded cheddar cheese and enjoy.

Servings: 6 servings (1/2 pepper) • Time: 55 minutes
Calories: 184.7 • Fat: 2.3 g • Protein: 20.8 g • Carb: 20.2 g • Fiber: 1.6 g  

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YUM! These sounds FANTASTIC!

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bump must try stuffed pepper soup

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