Pimiento Relleno (Puerto Rican Stuffed Peppers)

Name: Pimiento Relleno (Puerto Rican Stuffed Peppers)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 bell peppers; 0 teaspoons black pepper; 227 grams tomato sauce; 1 Tbsp capers; 355 milliliters cooked white rice; 1 teaspoons cumin; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 454 grams lean ground beef; 237 milliliters shredded Monterey Jack cheese; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 small onion, chopped; 0 teaspoons oregano; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 Tbsps sofrito

Pimiento Relleno (Puerto Rican Stuffed Peppers) might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 465 calories, 35g of protein, and 22g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour. A mixture of cumin, oregano, sofrito, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook bell peppers in boiling water until softened, about 10 minutes. Arrange peppers in a baking dish with the cut side on the bottom of the dish.

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Bell Pepper

Peppers

Water

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Baking Pan

Pot

Bake peppers in preheated oven for about 10 minutes.

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Peppers

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Oven

Remove from oven and set aside.

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Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot oil until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir sofrito, garlic, salt, cumin, oregano, and black pepper with the onion; let mixture cook together for about 1 minute. Break ground beef into small pieces into the skillet; cook and stir until the beef is crumbly and completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Stir tomato sauce, capers, and rice through the beef mixture; spoon into the peppers.

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Black Pepper