Di's Stuffed Green Peppers

Stuffed green bell peppers filled with ground beef, rice, and mozzarella cheese are easy to prepare for a weeknight meal.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 317 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• salt to taste
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)
• 6 green bell peppers, tops and seeds removed (reserve tops)
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes, chopped and liquid reserved
• 0.5 cup chopped onion
• 0.5 cup water
• 0.5 cup long-grain white rice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and cheese is melted, 30 to 35 minutes.

Step 3

Chop reserved green bell pepper tops. Measure out 1/4 cup and set aside.

Step 4

Bring a pot of water to a boil; cook whole green bell peppers in boiling water until slightly tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and lightly season inside of bell peppers with salt. Set aside.

Step 5

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef, onion, reserved 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper, and garlic in the hot skillet until ground beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.

Step 6

Stir canned tomatoes and liquid, rice, water, Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon salt, hot sauce, and black pepper into ground beef mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover the skillet with a lid, and simmer until rice is tender, 15 to 18 minutes.

Step 7

Stir 3/4 of the mozzarella cheese and 3/4 of the tomato sauce into ground beef-rice mixture. Stuff bell peppers with ground beef-rice mixture; top each with remaining mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce. Arrange peppers in a baking dish. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.