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.
Servings: 4
Calories: 495kcal
Ingredients
- 4 bell peppers
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1/4 cup onion chopped
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup cooked rice white or brown
- 2 leaves fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
Instructions
- 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.
Nutrition
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