Black Bean Stuffed Bell Peppers
photo by Anonymous
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 4 bell peppers (any color)
- 1 onion (diced)
- 2 cups cooked brown rice
- 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with mild green chilies
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
- 1⁄2 cup fat-free cheddar cheese
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In large bowl, mix all ingredients except bell peppers and cheddar cheese.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Cut top of bell peppers, clean the inside and rinse well.
- Stuff with mixture and sprinkle cheddar cheese on top of each bell pepper.
- Add 1/2 cup water to shallow baking dish.
- Add bell peppers and cook for 30 minutes or until peppers are tender.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
-
A really easy recipe for a healthy and filling stuffed pepper! I love how it's hearty enough to be a main dish even though it doesn't have meat. I doubled the beans and sauteed the onions before mixing them into the rice. I also used half a can of the tomatoes with chilis and used fresh salsa for the remaining 5 ounces. I mixed half of the cheese in with the rice before stuffing the peppers. Then I topped the peppers with the remaining cheese like the recipe directs, but next time I'd omit that cheese since it just forms a hard crust on top of the peppers that's not very pleasant. Also, following other reviewer's tips, I sliced the peppers lengthwise to stuff and cook them. Perfect texture for the peppers, and the inside was nice and hot after a 30-minute cook time. We loved the results and will definitely be making again!
-
MMM Excellent and different!! We loved them, made as posted except I too used different tomatoes, diced with a few red pepper flakes added. Next time I will just make half of the stuffing, I had as much left over as I used, my peppers must have been a lot smaller and I used 5 peppers. I put the extra stuffing in a small casserole and baked along with the peppers, I'm sure it will make a lovely side dish! Thanks for posting I will be making these again!! DH loved them!!
see 5 more reviews
Tweaks
-
Very tasty and I love how easy this is to make. Looked great with red and yellow bell peppers. I used a mild salsa instead of the tomatoes with green chilies. I also layered in a mix of shredded cheeses. After prepping the peppers and before stuffing them, I cooked them in the microwave with some water for 5 minutes. I like the peppers to be very tender.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
christynlee
United States