Stuffed Bell Peppers

Theresa P's Note:

This is a nice stuffed pepper dish that came from a friend from the past. I like this because the meat in this does not turn into a HARD meatball. Pre-cooking it first and then mixing it with the cooked rice is the secret!

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 6 medium green peppers
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 (7 ounce) box rice-a-roni Spanish rice mix
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 (14 ½ ounce) can tomatoes (for use in making the rice)
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese or 1 cup American cheese

Directions:

1. Remove tops and seeds from peppers; parboil peppers for 5 minutes and drain.
2. Place peppers in a baking dish.
3. Combine ground beef and onion and cook together until done.
4. Drain and set aside.
5. Prepare Rice-A-Roni according to package directions.
6. When rice is done,combine it with the beef and onion.
7. Fill peppers with rice mixture.
8. Mix the 1 teaspoons sugar with the tomato sauce and pour this AROUND the peppers (not over).
9. Cover the baking dish.
10. Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes and then uncover and top with the shredded cheese.
11. Bake uncovered for about 5 minutes more to melt cheese.
12. Serve with the tomato sauce.

Reviews

[childerz]

This was one delicious meal! I did modify the recipe a bit. Because i didn't have rice-a-roni, I subbed Quick Spanish Rice instead. And when cooking the ground beef, I seasoned with Taco Seasoning Mix. The filling for the pepper was so delicious, I was eating it straight before I even got it into the peppers! This is a great dish-- thanks for posting it.

[china]

Great....everyone in the family liked this and it was simple to make. The only thing I changed was using seasoned diced tomatoes and it worked out great.

[BAHA]

This recipe was delicious! I never thought to use flavored Rice-A-Roni. I also bought flavored diced tomatoes and didn't have to do any cutting like it stated in the directions for making the rice. I used 6 green peppers and cut them lengthwise. There was filling leftover but I froze it. This was really good!