Stuffed Bell Peppers
Tender bell peppers filled with savory beef, rice, tomato sauce, and melted mozzarella.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 4 large bell peppers halved and seeded
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F and place the pepper halves cut-side up in a baking dish.
- Warm the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the beef and onion until the beef is browned and the onion is tender; drain excess fat.
- Stir in the garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper and cook for 30 seconds.
- Fold in the cooked rice and tomato sauce until the filling is evenly combined.
- Spoon the filling into the pepper halves and cover the dish loosely with foil.
- Bake for 30 minutes, then remove the foil and top with mozzarella.
- Bake for 10 to 15 minutes more, until the peppers are tender and the cheese is melted and lightly browned.
- Rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
Choose peppers of similar size so they finish together.
Let the filling cool slightly before stuffing if it is very hot.