Old-Fashioned Stuffed Bell Peppers

Name: Old-Fashioned Stuffed Bell Peppers
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb Ground Beef (1 lb 90% lean beef can also use ground bison); 2 cup Rice (2 cups cooked rice white or brown rice works great here. I love to alternate between Jasmine rice and brown rice.); 6 pieces Bell Pepper (6 bell peppers I use a mixture of yellow, red and green); 1 tsp Italian Seasoning (1 tsp Italian seasoning blend such as McCormick’s); 6 tsp Basil (6 large fresh basil leaves chopped or 1 1/2 tsp dried basil); ½ cup Parmesan Cheese (1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese); 1 tsp Table Salt (1 tsp salt); 0 pieces Black Pepper (fresh ground pepper to taste); ¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil (1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil); 0 pieces Paprika (paprika)

A classic American comfort food of steamed bell peppers stuffed with a seasoned mixture of lean ground beef, rice, herbs, and cheese, then baked until tender.

55 minAmerican

Servings4

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Steps

1Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2Cut the tops off the peppers and remove and discard the stems and seeds.
3Place bell peppers cut side up on a steaming rack over an inch of water in a large, covered pot.
4I use a colander placed in a large stock pot.
5Bring to a boil and steam, covered, for 10 minutes.
6Remove peppers from the steam pot and Place them in an oven-proof baking dish sprayed with olive oil spray.
7In a large bowl, mix the raw ground beef, basil, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper, cheese and cooked rice.
8Gently stuff the peppers with ground beef mixture.
9Drizzle olive oil all over the stuffed peppers, along the outside of the peppers and into the dish. Sprinkle the tops generously with paprika.
10Place on middle rack of oven and cook for 40 minutes, until meat is cooked and tops are browned.