Inside out Stuffed Pepper Casserole

davis74's Note:

This is from a local vegetable stand (Agle's) south of Buffalo NY Didnt see any like it on here. easy and makes a good amount

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup rice (not instant)
• 1 lb ground beef (I used meatloaf mix)
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 medium bell peppers, seeded and chopped
• 1 1/2 cups spaghetti or 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. Boil broth and pour over rice in greased 9 x 13 " pan.
2. Brown meat with pepper and onion. Drain well.
3. Add sauce and pour over rice.
4. Sprinkle with cheese.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes uncovered.

Reviews

[Doods]

Made this for my father-in-law who loves stuffed peppers but has a hard time eating the pepper in one piece. I used 2 cups of tomato sauce and it turned out perfect. It's also a very pretty casserole. Next time I will try putting in some canned diced tomatoes also. Much easier than stuffed peppers and just as good. Will definitely be making again.

[JeannieDee]

This was a great recipe to tweak for what I had on hand....thank you Davis74. I used 2 bell peppers but will use 3 next time (diced in large pieces). I microwaved enough instant rice to use up the full can of chicken broth. I freeze cooked ground beef with onion in 1 lb increments, so I thawed one of those. I had about 1.5 cups of leftover spaghetti sauce from a few days ago(made from McCormicks Thick and Zesty packet, tomato sauce, water and ground beef), so I tossed that in and still used a small can of tomato sauce. I also added about 1-2 Tbsp of Worcestershire. After everything was mixed in one pan on the stove-top, I added a can of corn (my husband always mixes corn in with his stuffed peppers when I serve them together). I never baked this, but once it was heated through, I did serve it in a bowl with some grated cheese on top. I got two thumbs up from the husband. If he had more thumbs, I'm sure I would have gotten those too.

[909692]

This is delicious! I had a taste for stuffed peppers, but I had small peppers, so I thought a casserole type dish would be good to try. This is better than stuffed peppers! I don't know what it is, but we all thought that it was better, so this is definitely a keeper!