These classic stuffed bell peppers are filled with seasoned ground beef, tomato sauce, rice and just a few other simple ingredients for a delicious and easy meal.
Classic Stuffed Bell Peppers
From the recipe collection of Tara Ippolito
I absolutely love this classic stuffed bell peppers recipe.
I used to eat this all the time as a kid and making it now just takes me right back to my childhood dinner table.
Whenever my mother would serve these I’d get so exited. It was truly one of my favorite dinners.
Now that I’m older and make this recipe for my own family, I’ve realized that it really is the perfect meal.
There’s everything you’d need for a complete, full dinner all right here stuffed into one little pepper.
And they happen to look pretty cute and interesting, too.
A dinner that tastes amazing, is easy to make and looks impressive hits all the marks for me.
I hope you give this recipe a try. If you do, I know you’ll love it just as much as my family and I do.
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How I make these classic stuffed bell peppers low carb?
Making these stuffed peppers low carb is super easy to do.
Just simply omit the rice and you’re good to go. Follow the recipe exactly and leave the rice out.
The peppers will still be absolutely delicious without all of the carbs.
Do I have to use beef for this classic stuffed bell peppers recipe?
Nope, you don’t have to use ground beef for this recipe. I just happed to think it tastes the best.
Feel free to swap the beef out for ground chicken or turkey.
You could even omit the beef completely if you’d prefer a vegetarian option.
Other easy dinner ideas
If you like simple and easy dinner recipes like this one, here are some more that I know you’ll love, too.
Classic stuffed bell peppers ingredients
- Bell peppers
- Olive oil
- Onion, chopped
- Garlic, minced
- Ground beef
- Tomato sauce (jarred or use my homemade recipe for simple tomato sauce)
- Minute Rice, cooked
- salt and pepper to taste
- italian seasoning
- garlic powder
- Parmesan cheese (optional)
Instructions
First, cut the tops off the bell peppers, take the seeds out and season the inside with salt.
Then flip them upside down, rub them in a tiny bit of olive oil and lightly salt them again. Place them in a 375° oven for about 5 minutes to soften up a bit.
Now, in a large skillet sauté the onion and garlic in a little bit of olive oil, salt and pepper.
Once the onion starts to soften, add the ground beef and season it with salt, pepper, garlic powder and Italian seasoning.
Then brown the ground beef while breaking it into small pieces.
Once the beef is browned, stir in the tomato sauce and let it simmer for just a minute or two before stirring in the cooked rice.
After the peppers are done, carefully place them standing upright in a baking dish.
Now spoon the filling into each pepper until it’s stuffed to the top.
Then sprinkle the top with some Parmesan cheese if you’d like and place them back into the oven for about 20 minutes.
Finally let them cool slightly and enjoy.
Classic Stuffed Bell Peppers
Ingredients
- 6-8 large bell peppers, green
- 3 tbs olive oil (divided)
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 large onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 24 oz can tomato sauce
- 1 c white rice, cooked
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tbs italian seasoning
- 1 tbs garlic powder
- parmesan cheese (optional)
Instructions
- First, cut the tops off the bell peppers, take the seeds out and season the inside with salt.
- Then flip them upside down, rub the outside in a tiny bit of olive oil and lightly salt them again. Place them in a 375° oven for about 5 minutes to soften up a bit.
- Now, in a large skillet sauté the onion and garlic in a little bit of olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Once the onion starts to soften, add the ground beef and season it with salt, pepper, garlic powder and Italian seasoning.
- Then brown the ground beef while breaking it into small pieces.
- Once the beef is browned, stir in the tomato sauce and let it simmer for just a minute or two before stirring in the cooked rice.
- After the peppers are done, carefully place them standing upright in a baking dish.
- Now spoon the filling into each pepper until it’s stuffed to the top.Then sprinkle the top with some Parmesan cheese if you’d like and place them back into the oven for about 20 minutes.
- Finally let them cool slightly and enjoy.
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