Stuffed Bell Peppers, 3 Ways
 
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Recipe type: main dish
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 6 green bell peppers
  • 1-2 Tbsp olive oil
  • ½ cup onion, chopped
  • ½ cup celery, chopped
  • 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes
  • 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • ½ tsp dried basil
  • 2 tsp salt, divided
  • ½ tsp ground black pepper, divided
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1½ lbs lean ground beef
  • 1½ cups cooked brown rice
  • ⅓ cup bread crumbs
  • ½ to ¾ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
Instructions
  1. Cut tops off peppers; clean out the insides. Remove stem from pepper tops and chop the remaining pepper. Rinse pepper "cups" under cold water and place in a large pot of water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Turn peppers open side down on a paper towel to drain; set aside.
  2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté chopped green pepper tops, onion, and celery for about 5 minutes, or until vegetables are tender. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, crushed garlic, oregano, basil, 1 teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon of pepper. Stir and simmer for about 10 minutes.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, combine egg, 1 teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Add ground beef, cooked rice, and tomato mixture and mix well.
  4. Stuff peppers with meat mixture and place in a baking dish. Bake at 350° for 1 hour. About 10 minutes before peppers are done, sprinkle tops of peppers with cheese; bake until cheese is melted.
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Notes
This recipe made much more meat filling than I needed for 6 peppers. You can either stuff more peppers or try one of the delicious varieties that I discovered.
Bell Pepper Poppers: Using the top of a cup, cut out circles from refrigerated pie crust dough. Press each circle into the cup of a mini muffin tin. Scoop a spoonful of the meat filling into each muffin cup. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Top with cheese. stuffed bell pepper 3 ways
Bell Pepper Mini Pies: Using the top of a cup, cut out circles from refrigerated pie crust dough. Lay each circle on a cookie sheet and place a small spoonful of meat filling on top of each pie crust circle. Fold each circle in half and pinch seams closed. Bake on a cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, or until crust is golden brown. stuffed bell pepper 3 ways
Recipe by Food Fun Family at https://foodfunfamily.com/stuffed-bell-peppers-3-ways/