Three-Meat Stuffed Peppers

Submitted by deefair

"This is a great oven-baked stuffed pepper recipe. Cutting the peppers lengthwise gives you pepper with every bite. I've used these as an entree and as an appetizer. Enjoy!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 10 pepper halves
• Serves: 5-10

ingredients

• 5 bell peppers (red, yellow, and red)
• 1 lb ground meat (mix of veal, pork, and beef)
• 2 eggs
• 1⁄2 cup Italian breadcrumbs
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 medium shallot, finely diced
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon parsley
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon rosemary, finely chopped
• 2 cups cooked brown rice
• 1 quart basic pasta sauce

directions

1. Cut peppers lengthwise; remove core and seeds. Set aside.
2. In large bowl, mix meat, eggs, breadcrumbs, garlic, shallot, and all of the tsp of spices.
3. Add rice to meat mixture and combine.
4. Fill pepper halves with meat filling.
5. Pour a layer of red sauce on the bottom of a 9x13 pan.
6. Place peppers in pan.
7. Pour the rest of the red sauce over the peppers.
8. Sprinkle peppers with remaining 2 tsp of oregano.
9. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
10. Serve with rice, mashed potatoes, or pasta.

Reviews

[JetfireK]

Of all the bell pepper recipes I find yours to be much like my growing up in Tennessee, delicious...and I am off to the grocery to pick up ingredients...thank you very much....