Healthier Stuffed Peppers recipe
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Ingredients
- ½ cup brown rice 1 cup water 1 pound lean ground beef 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 onion, chopped 2 green bell peppers 2 red bell peppers 2 yellow bell peppers 1 (8 ounce) can natural tomato sauce 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce salt and ground black pepper to taste 1 (8 ounce) can natural tomato sauce 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese, optional
Nutrition Info
- 290.7 caloriescarbohydrate: 28.9 gcholesterol: 52.5 mgfat: 11.1 gfiber: 4.4 gprotein: 19.7 gsaturatedFat: 4.4 gservingSize: -sodium: 548.8 mgsugar: 9.1 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Healthier Stuffed Peppers
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Bring brown rice and water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 45 to 50 minutes.
Cook and stir beef, garlic, and onion in a skillet over medium heat until meat is evenly browned and onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
Remove and discard the tops, seeds, and membranes of the green, red, and yellow bell peppers. Arrange peppers in a baking dish with the hollowed sides facing upward. Slice the bottoms off the peppers if necessary so that they stand upright.
Mix the browned beef, cooked rice, 1 can tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Spoon an equal amount of the mixture into each hollowed pepper. Mix the remaining tomato sauce and Italian seasoning in a bowl, and pour over the stuffed peppers.
Bake in the preheated oven, basting with sauce every 15 minutes, until the peppers are tender, about 1 hour. Sprinkle the peppers with grated Parmesan cheese after baking.