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What do you stuff peppers with?

VeganInTraining
VeganInTraining Posts: 1,319 Member
edited September 2024 in Recipes
Hey all, I'm making stuffed peppers tonight, i have never followed a recipe for them, i generally just throw stuff together. What do you all like to put in your stuffed peppers? I am out of ground beef so it looks like the meat of choice will be chicken....I guess that makes it healtheir

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  • aehartley
    aehartley Posts: 269 Member
    OMG DO chicken, brown rice and salsa
  • RachelT14
    RachelT14 Posts: 266 Member
    Couscous with roast veggies in it and a tiny bit of cheese
  • hopesOFskinny
    hopesOFskinny Posts: 25
    rice would be good. and the chicken sounds delicious. you could also throw in maybe some corn or peas. hummm. just thinking about it makes me hungry for a stuffed pepper!!! hope this helps. good luck
  • iremania
    iremania Posts: 1 Member
    Try a Quinoa/Tomatoes and Sauce/Spice mixture. Cook the Quinoa, add the tomatoes and make a mixture. Stuff the peppers with that.
  • tgaul
    tgaul Posts: 123
    yum
  • kapeluza
    kapeluza Posts: 3,434 Member
    Queso Oaxaca, Tuna, picadillo
  • AEB_WV
    AEB_WV Posts: 323 Member
    something with black beans would be good
  • lilac67
    lilac67 Posts: 311
    I use brown rice, lean ground beef or turkey, diced onion and green peppers, and canned tomatoes. Basically--Spanish rice w/ meat.
  • BradWoj
    BradWoj Posts: 17 Member
    ground turkey, brown rice, spaghetti sauce, various herbs and spices
  • PlanetVelma
    PlanetVelma Posts: 1,223 Member
    I made stuffed peppers w/ couscous, turkey bratwurst, spinach and garlic. And instead of baking them we used our gas grill. They were awesome!
  • lilybug13
    lilybug13 Posts: 154
    Oh. my. gosh. These are soooooooooooo delicious.

    http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/10896?utm_source=GlutenFree&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=GlutenFree
  • Jlynb1109
    Jlynb1109 Posts: 84 Member
    I make stuffed peppers with quinoa, ground turkey, onion, garlic, eggplant and a little bit of tomato paste. You could follow the same recipe with chicken!
  • bunchesonothing
    bunchesonothing Posts: 1,015 Member
    This thread is making me crave stuffed peppers. YUM!
  • pilotgirl2007
    pilotgirl2007 Posts: 368 Member
    I just made stuffed bell peppers the other day (my fav!!!) I usually do ground beef (but chicken would be good too!) with brown rice and corn but I liked the idea of salsa and I top it with some cheese.. YUM I am coming over for dinner tonight BTW lol :)
  • PanteraGirl
    PanteraGirl Posts: 566 Member
    seaoned ground beef with rice.....cook it in V8.....ohmigosh...Im having it for lunch ;)
  • atomdraco
    atomdraco Posts: 1,083 Member
    Try ground some fish, season it and stuff in the peppers.
  • SassyStef
    SassyStef Posts: 413
    we have done a ton of different things, but our fav is quinoa and buffalo with some tomato sauce
  • VeganInTraining
    VeganInTraining Posts: 1,319 Member
    Oh. my. gosh. These are soooooooooooo delicious.

    http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/10896?utm_source=GlutenFree&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=GlutenFree

    Oh. my. gosh. thos look soooooooooooooo delicious! I think this may be the winner, but I have no quinoa, but I imagine brown rice would work almost as wonderfully! I need to find a place that has inexpensive quinoa around here!
  • luvgreen25
    luvgreen25 Posts: 202
    OMG DO chicken, brown rice and salsa

    That sounds awesome. I am going to try this over the weekend - I just picked a bunch of peppers last night.
  • Laura_beau
    Laura_beau Posts: 1,029 Member
    I make some stuffed peppers with lentil daal- red lentils cooked down with turmeric, garlic, ginger, chilli, chicken broth & curry powder. Then add some chopped spring onions, coriander (cilantro) & spinach to the lentils once cooked. Stuff the peppers & bake.

    Goes wonderfully with baked fish!
  • sryan8408
    sryan8408 Posts: 244
    I do ground turkey and get a package of low sodium taco seasoning. Fix that together and I usually mess up one or two peppers so i throw those in, red onions, jalepenos in a jar (rinse before chopping), and whatever else left over in the fridge that sounds good. Then add a dollop of salsa on top. Bake and sprinkle a tiny amount of cheese.
  • heathersmilez
    heathersmilez Posts: 2,579 Member
    I’ll only ever make mine with chicken breast not ground beef to avoid all the extra fat and processing involved in ground beef; even the lean beef and ground chicken and turkey are 2-5x more calories and fat than chicken breast.

    These were mine, photo taken last year
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    I became vegan 3 weeks ago so future stuffed peppers will include black beans and brown rice, probably a tex-mex flavour with cilantro, corn, garlic and chilli powder.
  • VeganInTraining
    VeganInTraining Posts: 1,319 Member


    I became vegan 3 weeks ago so future stuffed peppers will include black beans and brown rice, probably a tex-mex flavour with cilantro, corn, garlic and chilli powder.

    Those look delicious! Also, check out the link that one of the ladies put up, it has a vegan recipe, I made it tonight (but added chicken and jalapeno) and it came out SOOOOOOOOO good!
  • VeganInTraining
    VeganInTraining Posts: 1,319 Member
    Thanks everyone for your suggestions, i look forward to going through and trying them all! i would have never though of using the lintel Daal mmmmmm
  • phy40
    phy40 Posts: 260 Member
    I use ground turkey, onions, garlic, black beans and salsa. The peppers are good for stress.
  • nancye610
    nancye610 Posts: 55 Member
    bump[
  • nancye610
    nancye610 Posts: 55 Member
    bump
  • Pidders89
    Pidders89 Posts: 1,169 Member
    Couscous with roast veggies in it and a tiny bit of cheese

    i also do this or with rice and mixed veg! :D
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    when i had my interview with rn/nutritionist, her head almost spun when I mentioned rice. rice is anathema to her. RICE=BAD.
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