Best 6 Ground Beef Stuffed Peppers Recipes

GROUND BEEF AND QUINOA-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Mix first 5 ingredients just until blended. Cut tops off peppers; remove and discard seeds. Fill peppers with meat mixture; place in shallow baking dish. Top with marinara sauce. Bake 50 min. to 1 hour or until meat mixture is done (160°F). Substitute: Substitute cooked long-grain brown rice for the quinoa.

STUFFED PEPPERS WITH GROUND BEEF & RICE

Steps:

• Cut tops off peppers; remove seeds and membranes. Chop edible part of tops and set aside. Rinse peppers under cold water. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add peppers, cover ; reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes. Drain peppers and set aside.
• Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat until hot. Sauté chopped green pepper (from tops), chopped onion, and chopped celery for about 5 minutes, or until vegetables are tender. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, crushed garlic, thyme, oregano, basil, crushed pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper. Simmer for about 10 minutes, the longer the better.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine egg with remaining 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper onion powder, and Worcestershire sauce. Gently stir to blend; add ground beef, rice, and 1 cup of the tomato mixture. Mix well. Stuff peppers with meat mixture and place in a 3-quart baking dish. Pour remaining tomato mixture over the stuffed peppers. Bake at 350° for 55 to 65 minutes. If desired, top stuffed peppers with a little shredded Cheddar cheese just before peppers are done; bake until cheese is melted.
• Recipe for stuffed peppers serves 9.

GROUND BEEF STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• 1. In skillet, brown the ground chuck, onion, garlic, salt and pepper.
• 2. Drain if necessary and set aside
• 3. Cut bell peppers in half and remove seeds and white membrane.
• 4. In saucepan, boil peppers in salted water for about 5 minutes.
• 5. Spray a shallow baking dish with cooking spray and place pepper halves.
• 6. Fill the peppers with the meat mixture.
• 7. Sprinkle cheese on top of each pepper.
• 8. Carefully put about 1/3 cup water in bottom of baking dish.
• 9. Bake peppers for about 20 minutes at 400F.

FLAVORFUL STUFFED PEPPERS W/ GROUND BEEF OR LAMB

Steps:

• 1. In a large skillet, brown ground beef (or lamb) in oil. Drain if necessary.
• 2. Add tomato puree through cloves to the meat and simmer for 15-20 minutes until most of the liquid is gone. Allow mixture to cool and then add rice.
• 3. Meanwhile, remove tops from peppers and clean out ribs and seeds. Steam peppers, cut side down, on a rack with approximately 1-2 inches boiling water, covered, for approximately 10 minutes.
• 4. Place peppers, cut side up, in a greased baking dish just large enough to hold the peppers. Sprinkle insides of peppers with a little salt and pepper. Fill each pepper with the meat/rice mixture. Place a slice of cheese on top of each pepper.
• 5. Bake peppers, with foil loosely tenting them, for 20 minutes at 375 degrees F.

GROUND BEEF STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Remove the stems and seeds from the bell peppers; set them aside. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium low heat. Add the onions, celery, parsley, and garlic. Add the ground beef and saute together until the beef is completely cooked and the vegetables are lightly browned. Add the bread crumbs and season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• Work the eggs into the stuffing. If more moisture is needed, add a little milk or broth to the stuffing mixture. Spoon the stuffing into the prepared bell peppers and place them in a shallow baking dish. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 30 minutes or until the bell peppers are tender. Spoon tomato sauce or tomatoes over each stuffed pepper and sprinkle with shredded cheese; bake 8 to 10 minutes longer.

GROUND BEEF STUFFED GREEN BELL PEPPERS WITH CHEESE RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut tops from green peppers; discard seeds and membranes. Chop enough of the green pepper tops to make 1/4 cup, set aside. Cook the whole green peppers, uncovered in boiling water for about 5 minutes; invert to drain well. Sprinkle insides of peppers lightly with salt. In a skillet cook ground beef, onion and 1/4 cup chopped pepper till meat is browned and vegetables are tender. Drain off excess fat. Add undrained tomatoes, uncooked rice, water, salt, Worcestershire, and a dash of pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer about 20 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in cheese. Stuff peppers with meat mixture. Place in a 10x6x2 baking dish. Bake, covered in a 350° oven for 30 minutes.