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Stuffed Bell Peppers
"This is a nice stuffed pepper dish that came from a friend from the past. I like this because the meat in this does not turn into a HARD meatball. Pre-cooking it first and then mixing it with the cooked rice is the secret!"
photo by limeandspoontt
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 6 medium green peppers
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 (6 7/8 ounce) box rice-a-roni Spanish rice mix
- 1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomatoes (for use in making the rice)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese or 1 cup American cheese
directions
- Remove tops and seeds from peppers; parboil peppers for 5 minutes and drain.
- Place peppers in a baking dish.
- Combine ground beef and onion and cook together until done.
- Drain off the fat.
- Add the 1 can of tomato sauce to the beef and onion mixture and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Prepare Rice-A-Roni according to package directions.
- When rice is done, combine it with the beef mixture.
- Fill peppers with the beef and rice mixture.
- Mix the 1 teaspoons sugar with the tomato sauce and pour this AROUND the peppers (not over).
- Cover the baking dish.
- Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes and then uncover and top with the shredded cheese.
- Bake uncovered for about 5 minutes more to melt cheese.
- Serve with the tomato sauce.
Questions & Replies
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How many cans of sauce do you need? the directions state add the can to the meat mixture and then add a can around the peppers? -
I’m wondering why all recipes call for sugar? I made it without sugar and it was wonderful. -
How many calories
Reviews
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This was one delicious meal! I did modify the recipe a bit. Because i didn't have rice-a-roni, I subbed Recipe # 17126 instead. And when cooking the ground beef, I seasoned with Recipe # 2642. The filling for the pepper was so delicious, I was eating it straight before I even got it into the peppers! This is a great dish-- thanks for posting it. -
Loved these! I halved the recipe and it worked out great. I didn't have Rice-A-Roni, so used brown rice instead and still mixed it with the tomatoes, adding salt and pepper. I also omitted the cheese. Delicious. Thank you! -
Delicious! I prepared this as directed up to the cooking step. My plans were to freeze these, which I did. I separated them into small freezer containers, pressing plastic wrap down on them to prevent crystals and freezer burn. Last night, I took one out for supper, put the peppers into an small casserole, still frozen and into a 350 oven. Baked them about 40 minutes, my peppers were really small, so larger ones will take longer. It was absolutely scrumptious and such an easy meal! Good old comfort food. Definitely a keeper! Thanks Theresa P Wanted to add that I have prepared this recipe using the unstuffed method, slicing the peppers and spooning everything else over them, freezing small serving portions and when ready, popping a serving into a casserole dish and baking them frozen. Works beautifully! -
This was great. I'm not a Rice-A-Roni fan so I used Old El Paso spanish rice and it was terrific, much better than plain white rice. I also par-cooked the peppers on the grill to give them a roasted flavor and served over garlic mashed potatoes. Wonderful! Thank you.
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Excellent!!! Just like you said Theresa, the meat isn't a hard meatball....it was a perfect texture and the flavor was great. I had just enough to stuff 6 pretty good size peppers. Thanks for sharing
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Tweaks
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My family is not crazy about bell peppers, but we decided to try out this recipe. The peppers were wonderful! The only thing I did different was use Knorr Spanish Rice instead of Rice-A Roni (Our grocery store was out) and I used a can of diced tomatoes. My 13 year-old ate two in one night and wanted more the next day. Very easy, very good!
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My family and friends absolutely love this recipe. We all love spicy food, so instead of simply preparing the rice-a-roni with rotel tomatoes, I use rotel tomatoes with green chiles. It gives it a spicy kick and goes great with the melted cheese on top of the peppers. Thanks for the recipe. It's quick, easy, and great for pleasing my family and friends for dinner. -
This is a terrific recipe! Its been years since I had stuffed peppers and I was looking for a way to use up some bell peppers that I had. I used Zatarians Spanish Rice instead of Rice-a-Roni and it tasted great. It makes so much sense to use flavored rice instead of plain that I had one of those forehead-slapping Duh moments when I wondered why I never thought of doing that. Thanks for posting this one.
