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    Home » Stuffed Peppers With Ground Beef

    February 24, 2022 By Ruth V. 24 Comments

    Stuffed Peppers With Ground Beef

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    Break out your cutting board! This stuffed peppers recipe features a ton of healthy vegetables. You could certainly make this with other types of meat, but I love this stuffed peppers with ground beef recipe. Plus, it's gluten-free and can be dairy-free if you skip the shredded cheese.

    Stuffed peppers with ground beef

    Why stuffed peppers?

    Some may say that I have a fascination with stuffing vegetables into other vegetables. My vegetable stuffing escapades were almost over after a tragic eggplant recipe a few years back but I'm glad I decided to give it another try with this stuffed peppers recipe.

    Why do I love this recipe? For multiple reasons! First, this meal is fairly healthy. It's packed with vegetables and you can add even more if you'd like. I like to stick with onion, zucchini, yellow squash, garlic, tomatoes, and peas. Second, it's very filling. All those vegetables add a lot of fiber to the meal, which naturally makes you feel full. With the protein of the ground beef and the starch from the rice, you're definitely not going to be hungry after this meal. Lastly, you can make this meal stretch. Add more rice and less protein if you're on a budget.

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    Ingredients for stuffed peppers

    Along with the myriad of vegetables in this stuffed peppers recipe, you'll find a few familiar faces. I like to use a can of fire-roasted tomatoes for that yummy flavor. You'll also want a can of tomato soup. It adds such a great flavor. I don't have it pictured here, but I also add about a cup of our favorite marina sauce for even more tomato flavor and added seasoning.

    squash and zucchini

    As I mentioned before, you can switch up the ingredients as you see fit. Want to use ground turkey instead? Or, a crumbled meat substitute? Go for it! Want to use flavored rice instead of plain? Do it.

    Tips for making stuffed peppers with ground meat

    One thing that I'd recommend before making your stuffed peppers is par-boiling the peppers. I cut the tops off the bell peppers and set them aside. Clean out the seeds of the bell peppers and then place them in a pot of boiling water for about 5 minutes. This makes the peppers just slightly softer and speeds up the cooking process.

    chopped bell peppers

    Don't get rid of those pepper tops! Go ahead and discard the green stem from the middle and then chop the tops into bite-size pieces. You can add them to your stuffing.

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    I'm not sure how other people make stuffed peppers, but I cook a good portion of this recipe on the stove. I brown the meat, then add most of the vegetables and seasoning.

    stuffed pepper stuffing

    While this mixture is cooking on the stovetop, make your rice. You can make traditional rice or use a boil-in-bag or microwavable bag. I prefer the microwavable bag and choose the garlic and butter flavor, but you can pick whatever you like.

    Once it's done, add all of your ingredients (minus the hollowed peppers and tomatoe soup) to a bowl and mix.

    stuffed pepper recipe

    Once you stuff your peppers, here is where that delicious can of soup comes into play. I wasn't really a fan of tomato soup in the past, but it's so perfect in this stuffed pepper recipe.

    Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Stuffed Peppers

    Follow the directions below and you're going to have a hearty, comforting gluten-free meal that won't bust your waistline. You'll notice that only one of my peppers has cheese on it. I try to be dairy-free so I usually only add it when someone is eating with me. Go ahead and add it if you'd like. It makes it taste great, but I just can't tolerate it.

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    Stuffed peppers with ground beef
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    Stuffed Peppers with Ground Beef

    This dish is so colorful and packed with vegetables!

    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Keyword Stuffed Peppers
    Prep Time 25 minutes
    Cook Time 40 minutes
    Servings 6

    Ingredients

    • 1 pound lean ground beef Use any meat you'd like
    • 6 bell peppers You'll have enough filling for more peppers if you ar fedding 8-10e
    • 2 yellow squash chopped
    • 3 cloves garlic minced
    • 1 sweet onion chopped
    • ½ to 1 cup frozen peas
    • 1 bag of Ready Rice 2+ cups of rice total
    • 1 can of tomato soup
    • 1 can of diced tomoatoes 14-15 oz. can, I like fire roasted
    • 1 cup marinara sauce or use more diced tomatoes
    • 2 tbsp Olive oil
    • 1 tsp thyme
    • 1 tsp rosemary
    • 1 tsp sage
    • Salt & pepper to taste
    • 1 cup cheddar cheese optional

    Instructions

    1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
    2. Prepare your rice (either microwavable bag or tradtionally, then set asie)

    3. Cut the tops off of your peppers. Seed them and reserve the tops (pull out that green stem).

    4. Chop up the tops of the peppers and the squash and set aside. Dice your onions and mince your garlic.
    5. After your veggies are prepped, boil your peppers in a stockpot for about 5 minutes.

    6. In a skillet with olive oil, brown your meat with onion and garlic. Season with the thyme, rosemary, sage, salt & pepper.

    7. Your peppers are likely done. Remove them from the boiling water and place them in a baking dish. I do this with tongs - just be careful not to rip your peppers or douce yourself with hot water when you are draining them.

    8. Once your meat is browned and your onions are softened, add in the chopped pepper tops, squash and zucchini. Cook for 4 or 5 minutes.

    9. Pour the mixture into a large bow along with your rice. Add in the peas, diced tomatoes, and tomato sauce and stir.

    10. Grab your casserole dish full of peppers.

    11. Stuff the meat and rice mixture into each pepper. Overstuff really. If you've still got extra filling, just pour it in the casserole dish.

    12. Thin out the tomato soup with a little water, then pour that over the tops of the peppers.

    13. Cover and bake them at 350 degrees for 30 minutes Optional: Remove the cover and top them with cheddar cheese and cook another few minutes until the cheese has melted.

    14. Spoon that extra filling onto a plate with each pepper and enjoy!

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    Comments

    1. Mary Johnson says

      October 23, 2012 at 4:47 pm

      Love your short cuts for quick cooking. And, everything you add to them! Holy cow they look amazing.

      Reply
      • Ruth V. says

        October 23, 2012 at 8:41 pm

        Thank you so much for stopping by Mary! Hope you try them 🙂

        Reply
    2. Zephyr Hill says

      October 24, 2012 at 3:19 pm

      Your recipe tutorials are fabulous and I love all the clear, step-by-step photos. That's great how you packed all those veggies in this recipe! Anne Sweden

      Reply
    3. Fiddlin' Dandi says

      November 03, 2012 at 2:47 pm

      These look so good! I wish I had grown peppers in my garden this year!

      Reply
    4. Bekah Kuczenski says

      November 05, 2012 at 9:00 am

      These look delicious! I would love to try stuffed peppers with butter & garlic flavored rice, normally I use plain.

      Reply
    5. Melissa Gilbertsen says

      January 07, 2013 at 10:15 pm

      New take on one of my favorite recipes! Love that it has squash!

      Reply
    6. Beth R says

      February 19, 2013 at 1:32 am

      I hsve always wanted to know how to make these. It looks so yummy and I am sure my hubby would even love them

      Reply
    7. Rose-Marie says

      March 11, 2013 at 4:21 pm

      WOW - calling these "stuffed peppers" doesn't do them justice! I haven't made stuffed peppers in a long time, but these are outrageously wonderful!!! I can't wait to make them - I think I will fall in luv with stuffing veggies into veggies - what could be better!!! They look so good, too!!!

      Reply
    8. Marci says

      April 29, 2013 at 5:48 pm

      Have to do it. These look so good, but where's the sous chef?

      Reply
    9. Dorothy Boucher says

      June 07, 2014 at 12:12 pm

      OMG you just gave me a wonderful idea for dinner tomorrow after church, I have been thinking and I could not think of the name even though I knew this lol sounds silly but yes I am defnitely making this yum yum yum 😉 thanks for sharing your recipe

      Reply
    10. Ashley Parks says

      April 05, 2022 at 5:26 pm

      This looks so good! I have never tried to make stuffed peppers, but I love peppers so I need to give it a try! This looks kid friendly and healthy!

      Reply
    11. Shelly Peterson says

      April 06, 2022 at 12:32 pm

      These look really good. My mom used to make stuffed peppers all the time.

      Reply
    12. Kari B says

      April 07, 2022 at 7:30 am

      These look really good. Can't wait to try the recipe.

      Reply
    13. Susan Smith says

      April 08, 2022 at 11:29 am

      I love stuffed peppers. I'm the one in my family who likes them so I don't make them. These look delicious.

      Reply
    14. monique s says

      April 08, 2022 at 11:54 am

      This looks so yummy. I love to work more veggies into my and my family's diet

      Reply
    15. Beth Talmage says

      April 11, 2022 at 12:32 am

      These were my favorites as a kid. I love that I can make them now and adjust them to my vegetarian life, while keeping them more traditional for my partner.

      Reply
    16. Marisela Zuniga says

      April 15, 2022 at 10:37 pm

      These look very good! Thanks for the recipe

      Reply
    17. Cynthia C says

      April 16, 2022 at 7:51 pm

      My mom made stuffed peppers a lot for us. They are always a favorite.

      Reply
    18. monique s says

      April 19, 2022 at 7:23 am

      stuffed peppers are a fave of mine. Love all the different goodies you can put in the pepper to make it taste unique

      Reply
    19. Madie says

      April 19, 2022 at 8:17 pm

      I love peppers, and this sounds delicious- thanks!

      Reply
    20. NANCY says

      April 19, 2022 at 11:29 pm

      Looks like such a delish dish. I cut my peppers lengthwise now.

      Reply
    21. Betty Curran says

      April 20, 2022 at 12:27 am

      I've always been a fan of stuffed peppers but I usually make them without any rice inside. The rice is always a side dish. I'm going to try your recipe.

      Reply
    22. Leela says

      April 27, 2022 at 7:10 pm

      They look delicious.

      Reply

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