Old Fashioned Stuffed Bell Pepper Recipe
These Old Fashioned Stuffed Bell Pepper Recipe is a classic beef dish that I have made for years. A delicious peppers dinner idea.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time35 minutes mins
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Bell Peppers
Servings: 4
Calories: 495kcal
- 4 bell peppers
- 1 lb. ground beef
- ¼ cup onion chopped
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons sugar
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup cooked rice white or brown
- 2 leaves fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
Prepare a pot of water over medium heat.
Prepare the peppers by washing and cutting off tops of the peppers and removing the seeds.
Place peppers in the water and blanch the peppers about 3-4 minutes.
Place blanched peppers in a baking pan, opening side up and set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
In a large skillet, cook the hamburger and onion over medium heat until hamburger is brown.
Drain thoroughly and break up hamburger.
Add rice, tomato sauce, salt, sugar, garlic, and black pepper to mixture and combine.
Stuff each pepper to nearly the top with hamburger mixture. Top with cheese.
Bake for 20 minutes in preheated oven.
Calories: 495kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 103mg | Sodium: 1419mg | Potassium: 976mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 4447IU | Vitamin C: 162mg | Calcium: 196mg | Iron: 4mg