Stuffed Green Peppers
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  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
4 large green peppers1/2 cup chopped white onions1 cup chopped mushrooms (any kind)1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil1 tsp. fresh thyme leaves1 tsp. fresh chopped garlic1 tsp. chopped sun dried tomatoes1 lb. extra lean ground beef1 cup semi-cooked long grain brown rice1 28 oz. can diced tomatoes1 5.5 oz. tomato paste4 tbsp. fresh grated parmesean cheese
Directions
1 serving is one pepper stuffed

Pre-heat oven to 375˚F.

Semi-cook long grain brown rice, according to directions on package.

Heat olive oil in skillet, sauté onions, adding mushrooms, garlic, sun dried tomatoes and fresh thyme. Add in ground beef and brown. Add 1 cup semi-cooked rice, can of tomatoes (reserve juice), and tomato paste. Stir everything together add reserved juice from tomatoes if you feel it is too thick.

Cut tops off of green peppers, spoon in stuffing. Cook for 30 min. at 375˚F. Add cheese to top and cook for an additional 5-10 min.

I tend to serve this dish on it's own and sometimes only eat 1/2 a pepper depending how hungry I am!

Enjoy ...

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user R_HAMILTON.
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 480.2
  • Total Fat: 25.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 82.2 mg
  • Sodium: 530.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 36.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.1 g
  • Protein: 29.2 g

Member Reviews
  • MILPAM3
     "Its" in its possessive form does not have an apostrophe. To write "I tend to serve this dish on it's (it is) own" makes little sense. - 7/30/18
  • CD13234308
     Don't you par boil the peppers? - 10/12/12
  • NURSE_VANESSA
     I love stuffed peppers, mmm yumm yumm. I've found to give this recipe a sweet twist, use red peppers instead of green - 1/26/10
  • SMALLERMELORIE
     This sounds great, making these tonight. - 5/15/20
  • MOM4407BECKY
     Why so many calories? - 11/3/18
  • MIYAMO
     Delicious. - 11/30/17
  • CD18002331
     Delicious and very filling - 8/19/17
  • SA2002NG
     excellent and easy to make - 1/2/15
  • FOODISMYDRUG
     This is just like the peppers my mom always made and I make too! Thanks for sharing. - 3/1/13
  • GMAFLO
     Wonderful and healthy! - 1/19/11
  • STARRSTYLIST
     I LOVE this. It's easy, and a great meal. I will make it again and again. I will use more oinions and mushrooms next time also. I rate this a 5 STAR personally.. - 9/2/09
  • TESSANA
     Very good. Next time I think I'm going to add more onion and mushrooms. Easy to make and I loved it. - 6/14/08
  • ROGUE_RUNNER
     Thought this was a really great dish! If your in the need for some variety - this is the way to go! - 1/23/08
  • MELONY45
     I love stuffed green peppers , this is a very good recipe for it, I loved the garlic and the addition of mushrooms and sun-dried tomato. - 9/16/07



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