Stuffed Green Bell Peppers

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 256.9
  • Total Fat: 16.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 51.9 mg
  • Sodium: 390.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 15.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.5 g
  • Protein: 12.3 g

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Introduction

Hearty stuffed peppers that explode with flavor! Serving size set to 1/2 a pepper. Hearty stuffed peppers that explode with flavor! Serving size set to 1/2 a pepper.
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    4 bell peppers
    1 lb ground beef
    1 cup brown rice -- cooked
    1/4 cup cheddar cheese (optional!)
    1 tsp worchestershire
    1 clove garlic
    2 tsp italian seasoning
    2 8 oz cans of Tomato Sauce

Tips

**optional -- blanch/steam green peppers

**optional -- cook onions and garlic with ground beef.

I used a bit more seasoning than the 'standard' recipe -- pepper on the ground beef and red pepper flakes in the whole mix. It turned out great!


Directions

Cook rice and brown ground beef -- season to taste

Cut tops off of green peppers and place in baking pan

Mix all ingredients except 1/2 tomato sauce and 1/2 Italian seasoning in a bowl, stuff into peppers

Mix remaining tomato sauce and italian seasoning, pour over top of peppers

Bake for 1 hour at 350, basting every 15 min if needed.

Add cheese last 15 min if using

Serving Size: 1/2 pepper

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MERESGED.

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    Comfort food from my childhood! - 1/29/20