Stuffed Red Peppers

Stuff bell peppers with a mixture of rice, beef, mushrooms, onions, garlic, and tomatoes.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
• 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
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste
• 2 cups brown rice
• 1 (26 ounce) jar tomato sauce
• 6 red bell peppers, tops and seeds removed
• ¼ cup chopped mushrooms, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Bring brown rice and water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, place a cover on the saucepan, and simmer until the rice is tender, about 40 minutes; transfer to a large mixing bowl.

Step 3

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 and season filling with salt and black pepper.

Step 5

Arrange bell peppers in a baking dish. Spoon filling into bell peppers.

Step 6

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