Ww Core Unstuffed Peppers

Name: Ww Core Unstuffed Peppers
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 1/4 lbs 90% lean ground beef; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1 large onion, chopped; 3 bell peppers, chopped; 1 bay leaf; 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth; 28 ounces crushed tomatoes; 1 tablespoon italian seasoning; 2 cups instant brown rice, uncooked; 2 tablespoons dried basil (to taste); 1/2 cup low fat mozzarella, shredded

Submitted by MaRaFaYe

"A delicious easy version of stuffed peppers."

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 8

ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 ¹⁄₄ lbs 90% lean ground beef
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon pepper
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 large onion, chopped
3 bell peppers, chopped
1 bay leaf
2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
28 ounces crushed tomatoes
1 tablespoon italian seasoning
2 cups instant brown rice, uncooked
2 tablespoons dried basil (to taste)
¹⁄₂ cup low fat mozzarella, shredded

directions

Heat olive oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat.
Add ground meat, salt and pepper.
When meat is browned, add garlic, onion, bell pepper and bay leaf.
Cook 7-8 minutes, or until veggies are tender. Stir in chicken broth/stock and tomatoes and bring to a boil.
Stir in rice, return to boil, then lower heat to a simmer.
Cover and cook 5 minutes.
Remove from heat; remove cover.
Fold in basil.
Remove bay leaf.
Plate and top with cheese.

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Reviews

It is a little dry. There is something about the seasoning I don't care for. It may be the italian seasoning. IMO less of it would make it better I also used only two peppers instead of three.

audrey
This is great! I followed recipe except I used turkey and a 14 oz can of diced tomatoes and two fresh tomatoes I had in the refrigerator instead of the crushed tomatoes. I agree that it was even better the next day. Thanks for posting!

Jadelabyrinth
This was delicious! My 8 year old asked for seconds! Even better the next day.

jrodgers
Made for Spring PAC 2008. We really enjoyed this. I did make some changes. I had precooked hamburger in the freezer so used that. I used a bag of frozen green peppers and minced onions. I cooked the veggies in the olive oil. I then added the cooked burger to warm it. I followed the rest of the recipe except I only used about 1/2 tablespoon of italian seasoning. I also didn't use basil. Hubby thought it had too much rice but he is not a huge rice fan. Everyone else thought it was perfect. This was a lot easier to make then stuffed peppers but still had a great taste.

bmcnichol
This was a good kick-off recipe, but I tweaked it some. I added twice as much chicken broth, omitted the Italian seasoning, and substituted uncooked barley for the brown rice. I'll definitely make this again!

carwill77

Tweaks

This was a good kick-off recipe, but I tweaked it some. I added twice as much chicken broth, omitted the Italian seasoning, and substituted uncooked barley for the brown rice. I'll definitely make this again!

carwill77