American · Vegetable

Stuffed Bell Peppers

Name: Stuffed Bell Peppers
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 bell peppers; 500 g ground beef; 300 g cooked white rice; 400 g canned diced tomatoes; 1 yellow onion; 2 cloves garlic; 120 g cheddar cheese; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 tsp salt; 1 pinch black pepper

An easy American vegetable dish, Stuffed Bell Peppers takes about 50 minutes and makes 4 servings. It is built around bell peppers, ground beef and cooked white rice. The cooking is mostly baking. It is on the lighter side, at about 390 calories and 28 g of protein per serving.

Stuffed Bell Peppers, plated (AI-generated illustration)

Total time: 50 min
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Easy
Calories: 390 kcal

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

4bell peppers
500 gground beef
300 gcooked white rice
400 gcanned diced tomatoes
1yellow onion
2 clovesgarlic
120 gcheddar cheese
1 tbspWorcestershire sauce
1 tspsalt
1 pinchblack pepper

Instructions

Cut the tops off the bell peppers and remove seeds and membranes. Blanch in boiling water for 3 minutes, then drain upside down.
Brown the ground beef in a skillet with diced yellow onion and minced garlic cloves. Drain excess fat.
Stir the cooked white rice, half of the canned diced tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and black pepper into the beef mixture. Cook for 2 minutes to combine.
Stand the bell peppers in a baking dish. Fill each with the beef and rice mixture, pressing down gently. Spoon the remaining diced tomatoes around the peppers. Top each pepper with shredded cheddar cheese.
Cover with foil and bake at 190C for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 5 minutes until cheese is bubbly. Serve hot.

Cook’s notes

Blanching the peppers first means they are tender by the time the filling is hot, so do not skip it. Cooked brown rice, quinoa or cauliflower rice can replace the white rice. Stuffed peppers freeze well individually before the cheese goes on; bake from frozen covered for about 45 minutes.

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 390 kcal
Protein: 28 g
Fat: 16 g
Carbs: 34 g

Approximate values for one serving.

About this recipe

Cuisine: American
Dish type: Vegetable
In cookbook: Comfort Food Classics