Stuffed Red Peppers

These stuffed red peppers have a generous and hearty filling made with ground beef, mushrooms, garlic, Italian seasoning, tomatoes, and brown rice.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 40 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr
• Calories: 504 Calories

Ingredients

• 4 cups water
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 cups brown rice
• 1 (26 ounce) jar tomato sauce
• 6 red bell peppers, tops and seeds removed
• 0.25 cup grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste
• 0.25 cup chopped mushrooms, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Bring water and brown rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, about 40 minutes; transfer cooked rice into a large mixing bowl.

Step 3

Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Break ground beef into small pieces and place in the skillet. Add onion, mushrooms, and garlic; cook and stir until the beef is completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Mix beef mixture into brown rice.

Step 4

Stir tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and Italian seasoning into the rice mixture; season with salt and pepper.

Step 5

Arrange bell peppers in a baking dish; spoon a generous amount of filling into each bell pepper.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until peppers are tender, about 1 hour. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the stuffed peppers to serve.