Recipe: Appetizing Ground Beef (or Turkey) Stuffed Bell Peppers

Ground Beef (or Turkey) Stuffed Bell Peppers. These stuffed peppers are made with green, yellow or red bell peppers and a deliciously seasoned ground beef and rice filling. Garlic and some dried basil add flavor to the simple tomato sauce. Use cheddar cheese or a pizza blend of shredded cheddar and mozzarella cheese to top the stuffed peppers.

I posted stuffed bell peppers a couple years ago using a mix of ground turkey and pork. Add the turkey and cook until browned, stirring often to separate meat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until tender. You can have Ground Beef (or Turkey) Stuffed Bell Peppers using 7 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Ground Beef (or Turkey) Stuffed Bell Peppers

Prepare 1 lb of Ground Beef/Turkey.
Prepare 1/3 cup of Uncooked Rice.
Prepare 2/3 cup of Water.
You need 4 of Bell Peppers (color of your choice).
Prepare 1 1/2 cup of Tomato Sauce.
You need 1 dash of Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Oregano, Basil, Crushed Red Pepper, Salt & Pepper..
It's 1 cup of Shredded Cheddar Cheese.

Stir in the sauce, cheese and black pepper. Spoon the turkey mixture into the peppers. Stuffed bell peppers are a classic comfort food with rice, ground beef, a few savory seasonings, topped with tomato sauce. Growing up, this was one of my favorite meals.

Ground Beef (or Turkey) Stuffed Bell Peppers step by step

Preheat your oven to 350°F..
Cut and remove the tops of the bell peppers. Set aside..
Place your rice and water into a medium pot, bring to boil. Then reduce heat to low, cover, and cook about 20 minutes..
Brown the beef (or turkey) & drain any grease..
In a bowl mix together ground meat, rice, SOME tomato sauce, SOME cheese, and the rest of the ingredients. Then spoon mixture into the 4 bell peppers. Pour remaining tomato sauce on top of the stuffed peppers..
Let cook in pre-heated oven for 1 hour. Add remaining cheese on top during the last 10 minutes of cooking..

Now that I'm an adult, it's one of my go-to recipes whenever I need something quick, easy, and delicious! It's a complete meal wrapped in a sweet bell pepper. Cut peppers in half lengthwise and remove seeds. Top each pepper half with a pinch of oregano and the tomato sauce. Cut peppers lengthwise in half; remove seeds.