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Old Fashioned Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipe

Old Fashioned Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipe is summertime classic. It is easy,frugal, and tasty stuffed bell pepper recipe with ground beef and precooked rice, topped with mozzarella!

Course dinner, lunch
Cuisine Mediterranean
Keyword Old Fashioned Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  • 4 bell peppers ( any color )
  • 2 Tbsp sunflower oil
  • 1 ½ cup precooked white rice (leftovers are great too)
  • 2 cups ground beef
  • 5 Tbsp spring onions, finely chopped ( two onions )
  • 2 finely chopped garlic cloves, optional
  • ½ bouillon cube
  • Salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • Dry origano to taste
  • ½ cup tomato sauce
  • ½ cup Mozzarella cheese, cubed + extra to cover stuffed bell peppers

Instructions

  1. Slice the tops off the peppers, clean the inside, and leave the bottoms and the tops / caps aside.

  2. Spray the baking dish and leave aside as well.

  3. Preheat the oven to 180 C / 356 F.

  4. Place oil, beef, onion, and garlic into the medium sized pan and cook until meat gets golden. Stir often to separate meat.

  5. Stir in tomato sauce, bouillon cube, origano, Mozzarella, salt, and ground black pepper to taste. Let it boil for minute or two.

  6. Place four bell peppers into the dish and spoon beef mixture into them.

  7. Place extra Mozzarella cubes on the top of the stuffed peppers and cover with bell pepper caps.

  8. Bake for 35 minutes and then take the caps off and bake for another 10 minutes.

  9. Take stuffed peppers out, garnish with spring onions and serve immediately.