Lasagna Stuffed Peppers Recipe By Tasty

TACO-STUFFED PEPPERS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Cut off the top and remove the seeds from each pepper.
• Place in a baking dish and bake for 20 minutes in a preheated oven at 350˚F (175˚C).
• While the Peppers are roasting - heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and season with entire taco seasoning packet. Allow beef to brown on all sides, about 5-6 minutes.
• NOTE: If you made your own taco seasoning, you'll want to add 2 tablespoons. The ingredients above will make more than this recipe requires.
• Add diced onion - continuing to cook until softened, about 4-5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to Medium. Mix in the black beans, brown rice, corn, and salsa. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Add in 1 cup (100g) of cheese and stir until incorporated and the cheese has melted. Remove from heat.
• Remove peppers from oven and fill each with the taco mixture. Top with additional cheese.
• Return to the oven for 15 minutes until the cheese has melted.
• Top each pepper with a generous scoop of guacamole and sour cream. Top with additional cheese.
• Enjoy!

LASAGNA-STUFFED PEPPERS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
• Cut the top off of each pepper and remove the seeds. Transfer to a square baking dish. Bake for 20 minutes, to soften.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large pot, or dutch oven, over medium high heat. Add the onion and garlic, cook until softened.
• Add the ground beef, sausage, salt, and pepper. Cook until the meat has browned on all sides.
• Add the diced tomatoes and tomato sauce. Bring the mixture to a light simmer. Simmer for 5-10 minutes, remove from heat and set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine ricotta, parmesan, basil, and egg. Mix together with a fork, set aside.
• Remove the peppers from the oven, drain any excess water that accumulated inside.
• Cut the lasagna noodles into quarters and set aside.
• Assemble the lasagna in each pepper. Alternate 2 tablespoons of sauce, 1 lasagna noodle, 2 tablespoons ricotta mixture, and 1 lasagna noodle until the peppers are full. Top with mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, until the cheese is melted and slightly browned.
• Rest for 10 minutes before serving.
• Enjoy!

LASAGNA STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef and sprinkle with 3/4 teaspoon of the salt and pepper. Cook until no longer pink, about 10 minutes, breaking up any clumps with a wooden spoon. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for another minute.
• In a large bowl, combine the ricotta, spinach and Parmesan. Add the cooked beef and stir to combine.
• Cut each bell pepper in half lengthwise and remove the seeds and ribs, keeping the stem as intact as possible. Set the pepper halves into the prepared baking dish. Spoon the beef and ricotta mixture into each half, mounding it on top.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the tomato paste with the water until smooth. Whisk in the garlic powder and remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Spoon the tomato sauce over the peppers. Sprinkle with the mozzarella.
• Bake for 30 minutes, then turn the oven to broil and broil the peppers 6 inches from the heat for 1 to 3 minutes, until lightly browned. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the chopped basil.
• Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

LASAGNA STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-high to maintain a rolling simmer. Cook peppers until starting to get soft, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef, sausage, and onion. Cook and stir, breaking up the beef, until onion is soft and meat has lost all its pink color, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer to a bowl with a slotted spoon.
• Mix spaghetti sauce, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, and cooked rice into the beef mixture. Divide among 4 bell peppers and transfer peppers to a baking dish. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese on top of the peppers.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese melts and begins to brown, 25 to 30 minutes.

LASAGNA STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Add ground beef to a nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Break apart with a wooden spoon and add onion. Cook until beef is no longer pink.
• Add garlic to pan with beef and cook 1 minute.
• Add tomato paste, diced tomatoes, salt, basil, oregano, black and crushed red pepper, and water. Stir to mix well and let simmer for 15 minutes. Mixture should be very thick, but add more water if you want to thin it.
• In a small bowl, stir together cottage cheese, egg, and Parmesan cheese.
• Place pepper halves in a 9x13-inch baking dish. Spoon cottage cheese mixture into pepper halves, dividing evenly.
• Scoop ground beef mixture into pepper halves. You will probably have some ground beef mixture leftover. Mix it together with the tomato sauce and spoon into bottom of baking dish so that it covers the bottom.
• Cover baking dish with aluminum foil and bake in a 375 degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes.
• Remove foil and sprinkle mozzarella on peppers.
• Return baking dish to oven uncovered and bake another 5 to 10 minutes.

LASAGNA-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Cut each noodle into 4 equal pieces.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil; place bell pepper halves on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until peppers soften, about 20 minutes.
• While peppers bake, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook sausage and onion until browned, about 8 minutes. Add tomato sauce, garlic, and oregano and bring to a simmer. Simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes more.
• Remove peppers from oven and pour off any excess liquid. Leave oven on.
• Whisk ricotta cheese, egg, Parmesan cheese, and basil together in a small mixing bowl. Layer each bell pepper half with 2 tablespoons sausage mixture, 1 noodle piece, and 1 tablespoon ricotta mixture. Repeat layers and sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top of each pepper. Place stuffed peppers on the baking sheet.
• Bake stuffed peppers in the preheated oven until cheese is browned and bubbly, about 25 minutes.

LASAGNA-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Cook sausage and onions in large nonstick skillet on medium heat until sausage is done, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in 1 cup pasta sauce.
• Mix egg and ricotta in medium bowl until blended. Add Parmesan and 1 cup mozzarella; mix well.
• Combine remaining pasta sauce and water in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Place pepper halves, cut sides up, in prepared dish; fill with alternating layers of sausage and cheese mixtures. Cover.
• Bake 30 min. Top with remaining mozzarella; bake, uncovered, 10 min. or until melted.
• Sprinkle with basil.