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classic stuffed bell peppers

Classic Stuffed Bell Peppers

Easy recipe for stuffed bell peppers using ground beef, rice, onion, fire roasted tomatoes, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword bell peppers, fire roasted tomatoes, ground beef
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 4 people
Author jettskitchen.com

Ingredients

  • 4 bell peppers (Depending on pepper size you can even use 6 peppers)
  • 1 pound ground beef uncooked
  • 1/3 cup instant rice uncooked
  • 1 medium yellow onion diced
  • 1 14.5 ounce can fire roasted diced tomatoes or plain diced tomatoes
  • 1 15 ounce can tomato sauce
  • 1/2 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Prepare Bell Peppers

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut tops off of peppers removing seeds and soft membrane inside and discard. Keep the tops to nibble on for later.

  2. Stuff Bell Peppers

    In a large bowl combine ground beef, salt, pepper, diced onion, dry rice and fire roasted tomatoes . Stir until well incorporated. Stuff beef mixture into cavity of bell peppers.

    In a baking pan place a thin layer of tomato sauce on the bottom of the pan. Place peppers on top of sauce.

    In a medium bowl add the rest of the tomato sauce and Italian seasoning. Stir until well combined. Spoon mixture over peppers.

  3. Bake

    Cover baking dish with a lid or foil and bake for 1 hour 45 minutes.

    When removing lid or foil from baking pan be careful as it will be very steamy under there. Serve warm and refrigerate leftovers for up to 2-3 days. Enjoy!