Kentucky Stuffed Peppers

Name: Kentucky Stuffed Peppers
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter; 397 grams can diced tomatoes; 316 grams cooked rice; 316 grams cooked rice; 316 grams cooked rice; 113 grams diced fully cooked ham; 128 grams jar sliced mushrooms, drained; 128 grams jar sliced mushrooms, drained; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 Dash hot pepper sauce; 4 larges sweet red and/or yellow peppers; 85 grams shredded cheddar cheese; 1 teaspoon sugar

Kentucky Stuffed Peppers is a Southern main course. This recipe makes 4 servings with 357 calories, 16g of protein, and 16g of fat each. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. A mixture of onion, canned tomatoes, ham, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Users who liked this recipe also liked Stuffed Peppers, Stuffed Peppers My Way, and Stuffed Peppers.

Instructions

Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds. In a Dutch oven, cook peppers in boiling water for 3-5 minutes.

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Peppers

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Water

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Drain and rinse in cold water.

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Water

Place peppers upside down on paper towels; set aside.

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Drain tomatoes, reserving the juice; set tomatoes and juice aside. In a large skillet, saute onion in butter until tender.

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Add the rice, mushrooms, ham, sugar, hot pepper sauce and reserved tomatoes; mix well. Loosely spoon into peppers.

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Place in an ungreased 2-qt. baking dish.

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Pour reserved tomato juice over peppers. Cover and bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes; sprinkle with cheese.

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Bake 5 minutes longer or until the cheese is melted.

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Servings:

2Tbsps

butter 397grams

can diced tomatoes 316grams

cooked rice 316grams

cooked rice 113grams

diced fully cooked ham 128grams

jar sliced mushrooms, drained 128grams

jar sliced mushrooms, drained 1large

onion, chopped 1Dash

hot pepper sauce 4larges

sweet red and/or yellow peppers 85grams

shredded cheddar cheese 1teaspoon

sugar

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Barefoot Cellars Riesling Wine. Reviewers quite like it with a 5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 13 dollars per bottle.