Dad’s Stuffed Bell Peppers

Name: Dad’s Stuffed Bell Peppers
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 355 milliliters cooked white rice (from about 3/4 cup raw rice); 4 bell peppers, any color; 5 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and chopped; 1 clove garlic, peeled and chopped; 454 grams lean ground beef; 237 milliliters chopped tomatoes, fresh or canned (if using can, drain of excess liquid first); 1 Tbsp chopped fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon of dried oregano; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoons ground black pepper; 118 milliliters ketchup; 1 teaspoons Worcestershire Sauce; 1 Dash Tabasco sauce

The recipe Dad’s Stuffed Bell Peppers can be made in about 1 hour. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 670 calories, 32g of protein, and 24g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Simply Recipes requires rice, dash of tabasco sauce, worcestershire sauce, and ground pepper. It works well as a main course.

Instructions

Cook the rice: If you are starting with raw rice, you'll need to cook it first. Cook the rice following the directions on the rice package.

Ingredients you will need

Rice

Cut the tops off of the bell peppers about 1/2 inch to 1 inch from the stem end and remove the seeds. (Save the extra bits of bell pepper for another dish such as Ground Turkey and Peppers.)

Ingredients you will need

Ground Turkey

Bell Pepper

Peppers

Seeds

Place a steaming rack in a large pot and add enough water to cover the bottom of the pan by an inch.

Ingredients you will need

Water

Equipment you will use

Frying Pan

Pot

Place the bell peppers on the rack, cut side up, and bring the water to a boil. Cover the pot and let the peppers steam for 5 to 10 minutes until they start to soften.

Ingredients you will need

Bell Pepper

Peppers

Water

Equipment you will use

Pot

Note that you can skip the steaming if you want, but this step will help ensure that the peppers cook through thoroughly when they are stuffed and baked.

Ingredients you will need

Peppers

Sauté onions and garlic: Preheat oven to 350°F.

Ingredients you will need

Garlic

Onion

Equipment you will use

Oven

Heat 4 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

Ingredients you will need

Cooking Oil

Equipment you will use

Frying Pan

Add onions and cook, stirring often, until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Onion

Add the garlic and cook a minute more.

Ingredients you will need

Garlic

Add the meat, cooked rice, cooked onions, tomatoes, oregano, salt, and pepper to a large bowl.

Ingredients you will need

Cooked Rice

Tomato

Oregano

Onion

Pepper

Meat

Salt

Equipment you will use

Bowl

Mix everything together with your hands or a wooden spoon, just enough so that the ingredients are all well distributed. Do not over-mix.

Equipment you will use

Wooden Spoon

Stuff the peppers:

Ingredients you will need

Peppers

Drizzle remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil inside the peppers. Arrange the cut side of the peppers up in a baking dish, then stuff peppers with filling.

Ingredients you will need

Olive Oil

Peppers

Equipment you will use

Baking Pan

Combine ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, and 1/4 cup of water in a small bowl, then spoon over filling.

Ingredients you will need

Worcestershire Sauce

Tabasco Sauce

Ketchup

Water

Equipment you will use

Bowl

Add 1/4 cup of water to the baking dish.

Ingredients you will need

Water

Equipment you will use

Baking Pan

Place in 350°F oven and bake for 40-50 minutes (or longer, depending on how big the peppers are that you are stuffing), until the internal temperature of the stuffed peppers is 150-160°F.

Ingredients you will need

Stuffing