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Recipe for Stuffed Bell Peppers

This recipe for stuffed bell pepper reminds me of those comforting foods that Mom used to make. My husband loves it when he sees beef stuffed bell peppers on the menu. Filling and hearty, it is a good meal for an autumn or winter evening. Each pepper cup is like your own individual casserole. This dish can be colorful as well as nutritious! Why not put these easy Stuffed Bell Peppers on your menu?

Ingredients needed for Stuffed Bell Peppers

You can use any color of bell peppers for this recipe.

Stuffed Bell Pepper ingredients

6 medium Bell Peppers
1 pound ground beef
1/3 cup chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon salt
dash pepper
1 one pound can diced tomatoes
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup Uncle Ben's Converted Rice
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
4 ounces sharp process American cheese, shredded (1 cup)

Instructions for making Beef Bell Peppers

Using red, green and yellow peppers makes this dish very appealing and colorful!

Bell Peppers


Cut the tops off of the peppers, remove seeds and membrane.Lightly precook peppers in boiling salted water. (For crisper peppers omit this step)
Sprinkle inside of peppers with salt.
Cook ground beef and onion till meat is lightly browned.
Add the 1/2 teaspoon salt and the pepper.
Add tomatoes, water, rice, and Worcestershire sauce.
Cover and simmer until rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Check this to make sure the rice is done. It sometimes takes longer than 20 minutes.
Stir in cheese until melted.
Stuff the peppers, stand them up in a baking dish or a cookie sheet with sides.
Bake , uncovered at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes.

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Paring Knife
Skillet or frying pan with lid
Baking dish
A cutting board would be good too
Some hungry people!

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Prep the peppers for Stuffed Bell Peppers. The right knife for the job. Customers love this knife for its sharp blade, pretty color and non stick-properties.
* Carbon steel blade is sharp and stays sharp
* Nonstick color coating on blade allows slices to slide right off
* Plastic sheath protects the blade and keeps it sharp

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Get the stuffed peppers started by browning the ground beef.

Definition of Bell Peppers or Sweet Peppers

Recipe Zaar's Kitchen Dictionary

In the U.S. the term sweet pepper covers a wide variety of mild peppers that, like the chile, belong to the capsicum family. The best known sweet peppers are bell peppers, named for their bell-like shape. They have a mild, sweet flavor and crisp juicy flesh. When young most bell peppers are a rich, bright green, but there are also yellow, orange, purple, red and brown bell peppers. Red bell peppers are green bell peppers that have ripened longer and are very sweet.

Read the complete definition at Recipe Zaar's Kitchen Dictionary

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Red Bell Pepper

The Most Nutritious

Red Pepper

Nutritional Value of Bell Peppers

Look at the difference in Vitamin C between green peppers and red and yellow peppers.

Green Bell Pepper
Vitamin A 4%
Vitamin C 60%

Red Bell Pepper
Vitamin A 45%
Vitamin C 240%

Yellow Bell Pepper
Vitamin A 2%
Vitamin C 230%

Serving Size ½ cup, chopped
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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