Zesty Stuffed Green Bell Peppers
photo by Sackville
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 59.14 ml hot pepper sauce
- 4 large green peppers
- 453.59 g ground beef
- 177.44 ml uncooked basmati rice
- 177.44 ml salsa
- 4.92 ml cumin
- 9.85 ml onion powder
- 7.39 ml salt
- 4.92 ml ground black pepper
- 4 roma tomatoes
- 236.59 ml water, divided
- 118.29 ml grated cheese
directions
- Heat oven to 325 degrees.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- Add the hot pepper sauce and peppers, bring to a boil again and cook for 5 minutes.
- When cooked, drain and place in an 8x8inch casserole with high sides.
- Brown ground meat in skillet, adding rice, salsa, cumin, onion powder, salt and pepper half way through browning. Simmer for about 10 mins, adding water as needed to keep things moist.
- Cut tomatoes in quarters, lengthwise.
- Stuff peppers first with tomatoes, arranging them so they nestle in the ribs inside of the peppers.
- Stuff each pepper with meat mix, pour 1/4 cup of water into each pepper.
- Bake peppers covered for 25-30 minutes.
- Top with grated cheese and bake 5 minutes more.
- You can substitute tomato juice for the water.
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Reviews
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I really enjoyed the flavour of these peppers and thought boiling them in water and hot sauce was a neat way to "infuse" heat into the peppers without it being overwhelming. I did have some problems with the rice not being cooked long after the recommended baking time but I talked this over with Annie and realised that the peppers needed to be covered. She has since added that to the directions and I think that would resolve the problem next time. Loved the tomatoes down the sides of the peppers too. It's like a little surprise when you tuck into them!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Annie H
Lawrence, KS
I have a husband and four children. The above pic is of our fourth and final addition. She joins our 6 year old girl, 5 year old boy, 2 year old girl.