Ground Beef Stuffed Green Bell Peppers With Cheese Recipes

GROUND BEEF STUFFED GREEN BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cut each bell pepper lengthwise in half.
• Wash the insides and outsides of the peppers after removing the seeds and membranes.
• Cook the peppers in the boiling salted water for 5 minutes then drain and set aside. Cook and stir the meat, onion and celery in a large skillet until the meat is brown.
• Drain off the excess fat. Stir in half of the tomato sauce and the remaining ingredients, heat to boiling then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 5 minutes.
• Place the peppers, cut sides up, in an ungreased baking pan 9 X 9 X 2 or 8 X 8 X 2-inches.
• Spoon the meat filling into each of the pepper half evenly and then cover the pan with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 25 minutes then uncover and top with the remaining tomato sauce and bake an additional 5 minutes.

GROUND BEEF STUFFED GREEN BELL PEPPERS WITH CHEESE

Steps:

• Cut off the tops of green peppers; discard seeds and membranes.
• Chop enough of the tops to make 1/4 cup, set aside.
• Cook the whole green peppers, uncovered in boiling water for about 5 minutes; invert to drain well.
• Sprinkle insides of the peppers lightly with salt.
• In a skillet cook ground beef, onion and 1/4 cup chopped pepper till meat is browned and vegetables are tender.
• Drain off excess fat. Add drained tomatoes, salt, Worcestershire, and a dash of pepper.
• in a separate pot put water bring to boil add rice cook until rice is soft. if needed add more water.
• add rice to beef mixture.
• Stir in cheese. Stuff peppers with meat mixture. Place in a 10x6x2 baking dish.
• Bake, covered in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. in the last 5 minutes add any remaining cheese to the top of the peppers.

GROUND BEEF STUFFED GREEN BELL PEPPERS WITH CHEESE RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut tops from green peppers; discard seeds and membranes. Chop enough of the green pepper tops to make 1/4 cup, set aside. Cook the whole green peppers, uncovered in boiling water for about 5 minutes; invert to drain well. Sprinkle insides of peppers lightly with salt. In a skillet cook ground beef, onion and 1/4 cup chopped pepper till meat is browned and vegetables are tender. Drain off excess fat. Add undrained tomatoes, uncooked rice, water, salt, Worcestershire, and a dash of pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer about 20 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in cheese. Stuff peppers with meat mixture. Place in a 10x6x2 baking dish. Bake, covered in a 350° oven for 30 minutes.

STUFFED GREEN PEPPERS I

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cut the tops off the peppers, and remove the seeds. Cook peppers in boiling water for 5 minutes; drain. Sprinkle salt inside each pepper, and set aside.
• In a large skillet, saute beef and onions for 5 minutes, or until beef is browned. Drain off excess fat, and season with salt and pepper. Stir in the tomatoes, rice, 1/2 cup water and Worcestershire sauce. Cover, and simmer for 15 minutes, or until rice is tender. Remove from heat, and stir in the cheese.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. (175 degrees C). Stuff each pepper with the beef and rice mixture, and place peppers open side up in a baking dish. In a medium bowl, combine tomato soup with just enough water to make the soup a gravy consistency. Pour over the peppers.
• Bake covered for 25 to 35 minutes, until heated through and cheese is melted and bubbly.

BEEF AND RICE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Slice the top 1/2 inch from the tops of peppers and cut out the stems from the tops. Cut the core from the inside of the peppers and strip away any seeds. Cut away a very thin slice of pepper from the bottoms so the peppers can stand upright. Poke about 4 tiny holes in the bottoms to let juices drain out.
• Pour 2 1/2 cups tomato sauce into a 9x13-inch baking dish. Add onion, beef broth, and red pepper flakes; spread out mixture evenly over the bottom. Set prepared bell peppers upright in the dish.
• Combine ground beef, cooked rice, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, 1/4 cup parsley, 2 tablespoons tomato sauce, garlic, salt, and black pepper in a large mixing bowl.
• Lightly stuff peppers with meat mixture. Spread 1 tablespoon remaining tomato sauce on top of each portion of stuffing; place reserved tops onto peppers. Lay a piece of parchment paper loosely on top of peppers and cover dish tightly with foil. Lay dish on a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Peppers should be starting to soften. Remove foil and parchment paper. Continue to bake until meat filling is cooked through and the peppers are tender, 20 to 30 more minutes. Sprinkle each pepper with 1/2 teaspoon parsley and drizzle with a spoonful of pan juices.

LOW-CARB BEEF-STUFFED GREEN PEPPERS

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef and finely dice the tomato.
• Add the V-8 or tomato juice and seasoning until all ingredients are warm then remove from heat. Roll the bread slices in your hands over the meat sauce one at a time and mix with the sauce. ( you want enough bread to soak up the liquid to make the final product moist but not soupy). Remove the tops and all seeds from the peppers.
• Spoon enough of the meat mixture into each pepper to fill to the top.
• Sprinkle the breadcrumbs and then the cheese on top of each filled pepper so that the meat mixture is covered.
• Place the peppers in a casserole dish with approx 1/4 inch water and cook in a 350 d egree oven until each pepper is soft to the touch (approx 45-60 minutes). This recipe can also be used for stuffed tomatoes but the cooking time will be shorter.
• Enjoy !