Yummy Stuffed Peppers

This stuffed bell peppers recipe is a combination of several recipes and fills each pepper with a mixture of rice, cheese, beef, and spices.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 35 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 366 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cube beef bouillon
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1 (8 ounce) package shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
• 1 white onion, diced
• 4 green bell peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded
• 0.25 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 0.25 teaspoon dried oregano
• 0.5 cup ketchup
• 0.25 teaspoon garlic powder
• 0.5 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 0.25 teaspoon onion powder
• 1.25 cups water, divided
• 0.5 cup rice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place pepper halves, skin-side up, on a baking sheet. Rub pepper halves all over with 1 tablespoon olive oil.

Step 2

Stir tomatoes, 1/2 of the Cheddar cheese, cooked rice, and Parmesan cheese into beef mixture until cheese is melted; remove from heat.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until peppers are tender and stuffing is heated through, about 45 minutes.

Step 4

Set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.

Step 5

Broil in the preheated oven until browned and tender, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place peppers, skin-side down, in a baking dish.

Step 6

Bring 1 cup water, rice, and beef bouillon cube to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 15 to 25 minutes.

Step 7

Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until onion is soft and translucent, about 10 minutes. Add ground beef, onion powder, garlic powder, and oregano to onion mixture; cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, 7 to 10 minutes.

Step 8

Whisk together ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and remaining 1/4 cup water in a small bowl until well combined. Place a spoonful of ketchup mixture into the bottom of each pepper, top with a layer of rice mixture, spoon another spoonful of ketchup mixture over rice, top with another layer of rice mixture, and sprinkle remaining Cheddar cheese over the tops.