Cheesy Stuffed Green Bell Peppers. Today it's about cheese and a whole lot of it, with these cheesy stuffed bell peppers - Mexican style! To start off I like to use a variety of bell peppers, for color. Slice the tops off and core them out well.
Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds.
Meanwhile, brown beef, onion and salt in a skillet; drain.
Stir in the cheese, tomatoes and rice.
You can have Cheesy Stuffed Green Bell Peppers using 11 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Cheesy Stuffed Green Bell Peppers
- 🢂 4 of large green bell peppers.
- 🢂 of Salt.
- 🢂 1 lb of lean ground mince.
- 🢂 1 of medium onion, finely chopped.
- 🢂 2 of garlic cloves, minced.
- 🢂 1 of chicken (or beef) boullion cube.
- 🢂 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce.
- 🢂 1 teaspoon of Greek seasoning.
- 🢂 1 (14 oz) of tin diced tomatoes.
- 🢂 1 cup of cooked long grain rice.
- 🢂 1 cup of (+ extra) grated hard cheese, eg cheddar.
Drain peppers and stuff with meat mixture. I grew up eating stuffed peppers that were filled with Rice-A-Roni, and although I love that recipe, I'm taking it up a notch today by making my own filling. Cook over medium heat until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally. Spoon mixture evenly into pepper halves.
instructions Cheesy Stuffed Green Bell Peppers
- Cut off the tops of the green peppers so that they are all the same height. Remove and discard the seeds and membranes. Keep the tops..
- Finely chop the tops of the peppers after discarding the stalks..
- Place whole peppers in a pan of boiling water so they are completely covered. Boil for 5 minutes. Remove and drain upside down on paper towel..
- Lightly sprinkle the inside of the peppers with salt..
- Meanwhile, brown the ground beef in a skillet, breaking up any lumps. Add the chopped onion and tops of green pepper and cook until tender..
- Add the minced garlic, boullion cube, Worcestershire sauce and Greek seasoning. Stir and cook for 3 minutes..
- Add the tin of diced tomatoes and bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Add the cooked rice and cup of grated cheese. Stir to combine and heat through..
- Stuff the green peppers with the beef mixture..
- Place the stuffed green peppers in a baking dish, cover with foil and cook in 350°F oven for 25 minutes. Remove from oven, add remaining cheese to top of peppers and cook uncovered for a further 5 minutes..
- Serve with a vegetable side or salad. Enjoy!.
Add in a can of diced tomatoes, parsley flakes, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder and onion powder. Stir and taste and adjust the seasonings if needed. Stuff each bell pepper with the mixture. These bell peppers are stuffed a delicious cheesy ground beef and rice mixture that your family is sure to love! Is there a difference between bell peppers?
