Stuffed Green Peppers
Easy, filling and delicious these Stuffed Green Peppers are a simple supper recipe that uses minimal ingredients and gets on the dinner table fast!
Servings: 3 people
Calories: 716kcal
Ingredients
- 3 medium/large green peppers
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 1 15 oz can tomato sauce, divided
- 1 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese divided
- 2 tsp dried minced onion
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Slice tops off of your peppers and remove seeds and membranes.
- In large pot, fill with water, add your peppers and bring to a boil and boil for about 5 minutes.
- Remove with thongs and set aside.
- In large saute pan brown your ground beef until no longer pink, drain.
- Stir in cooked rice, 1/2 can tomato sauce, 1 cup cheese, minced onion, salt and pepper until combined and cheese is melted.
- Add peppers to a baking dish and stuff evenly with mixture.
- Pour remaining tomato sauce over tops of peppers and bake in oven for 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese and return to oven for about 5 minutes until cheese is melted and starting to brown.
Nutrition
Calories: 716kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 49g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Cholesterol: 167mg | Sodium: 459mg | Potassium: 744mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1005IU | Vitamin C: 98.2mg | Calcium: 460mg | Iron: 3.8mg