Stuffed Peppers with Creole Sauce
Stuffed Peppers with Creole Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 27g of protein, 29g of fat, and a total of 509 calories. Head to the store and pick up bay leaf, rice, salt and pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.
Instructions
Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in 1/2 cup onion and garlic, and cook until the onion softens and turns translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the chopped bell pepper, tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, then season with salt, chili powder, sugar, black pepper, glove, and a bay leaf. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
While the sauce is simmering, microwave the peppers until tender, about 45 seconds. Preheat a skillet over medium-high heat, and add ground beef. Cook and stir until browned and crumbly, then stir in 1/4 cup onion, and celery.
Drain off grease. Cook another 5 minutes, then fold in the rice and Parmesan cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
To assemble, stir about 1/2 cup of the Creole sauce into the beef mixture to moisten it. Stuff the peppers with the beef mixture, and place onto a 9x9 inch baking pan.
Pour the remaining Creole sauce over the peppers.
Bake peppers, uncovered, until hot and beginning to brown, about 25 minutes.