Best 7 Stuffed Peppers No Meat No Rice Recipes

STUFFED PEPPERS WITHOUT RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Wash bell peppers, cut them in half and remove the membrane and seeds
• Place peppers in a baking dish, cut side up and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper
• Cook ground meat in a pan for 6-7 minutes until cooked through. Drain the grease and set the meat aside in a bowl
• Saute chopped onion, garlic, and riced cauliflower for 4-5 minutes, until softened
• Add marinara sauce, dried basil, 1/2 tsp sea salt and 1/4 tsp ground black pepper to the same pan, mix together and simmer on medium low for 2 minutes until heated through
• Stir in ground meat and cook until heated through
• Stir in 1/2 cup of shredded cheese
• Spoon the meat and sauce mixture into the peppers, add a small spoonful of marinara on the top and a sprinkle of cheese to each pepper half.
• Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes
• Garnish with chives if desired, optional
• Enjoy!

STUFFED PEPPERS (NO MEAT NO RICE)

Steps:

• Drain and rinse beans; place in a mixing bowl and lightly mash with a fork so they are still chunky.
• Stir in cheese, dried onions, and 2 tablespoons tomato sauce (just enough to moisten) and set aside.
• In a saucepan, over medium low heat, combine remaining tomato sauce, vegetable or beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, brown sugar and vinegar; cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer while preparing peppers.
• Slice peppers lengthwise, leaving stems intact, but removing seeds and membranes.
• Stuff each half with bean mixture and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat a skillet with one tablespoon oil, over medium high heat, and place stuffed peppers, in batches, stuffing side down and cook 5 minutes.
• Flip peppers, and cook until peppers are browned, about 5 minutes; repeat with remaining peppers adding oil as needed.
• Pour sauce over peppers to serve; season with additional salt and pepper, if desired.

IMPOSSIBLE™ STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and water has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a small pot. Add 1/2 of the onion, poblano, and garlic. Saute for 3 minutes. Add 1 tomato. Mix in black beans. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Combine cooked rice with black bean mixture. Season with cumin, chipotle, and a pinch of salt. Set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet. Add remaining onion, poblano, and garlic; saute for 3 minutes. Add Impossible Burger; be sure to crumble well. Season with adobo and a pinch of salt. Cook until no longer pink, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Add spinach, black bean and rice mixture, and 1 tomato to the skillet. Mix well and simmer for 3 minutes.
• Cut tops off the bell peppers and remove the cores. Using a spoon, stuff each pepper with the filling. Arrange in a baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until peppers are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

MOM'S STUFFED BELL PEPPERS (NO MEAT)

Steps:

• Remove tops from bell peppers (retain), remove seeds. Boil bell peppers and tops in large pan of salted water for 5 minutes. Remove, drain, cool. Arrange in baking dish.
• Mix rice with cubed cheese, set aside.
• Saute onion in butter, stir in flour. Add milk, boil and stir until thick and smooth. Remove from heat and combine with rice mixture. Stuff bell peppers, and cover each with it's stem top.
• Pour 1/4" water in bottom of pan, then bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

HEALTHY VEGETARIAN STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut peppers in half lengthwise and remove seeds. Discard stems. In a large kettle, cook peppers in boiling water for 3-5 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water; set aside., In a large bowl, combine the meat crumbles, rice, onion, tomato sauce, Parmesan cheese and seasonings. Spoon into pepper halves. Place in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray., Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through and peppers are tender. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese; bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

BEEF AND RICE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Slice the top 1/2 inch from the tops of peppers and cut out the stems from the tops. Cut the core from the inside of the peppers and strip away any seeds. Cut away a very thin slice of pepper from the bottoms so the peppers can stand upright. Poke about 4 tiny holes in the bottoms to let juices drain out.
• Pour 2 1/2 cups tomato sauce into a 9x13-inch baking dish. Add onion, beef broth, and red pepper flakes; spread out mixture evenly over the bottom. Set prepared bell peppers upright in the dish.
• Combine ground beef, cooked rice, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, 1/4 cup parsley, 2 tablespoons tomato sauce, garlic, salt, and black pepper in a large mixing bowl.
• Lightly stuff peppers with meat mixture. Spread 1 tablespoon remaining tomato sauce on top of each portion of stuffing; place reserved tops onto peppers. Lay a piece of parchment paper loosely on top of peppers and cover dish tightly with foil. Lay dish on a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Peppers should be starting to soften. Remove foil and parchment paper. Continue to bake until meat filling is cooked through and the peppers are tender, 20 to 30 more minutes. Sprinkle each pepper with 1/2 teaspoon parsley and drizzle with a spoonful of pan juices.

RICE-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef, onion, chopped green pepper, garlic, salt and pepper over medium heat until beef is no longer pink; drain. Add the water, tomatoes, tomato sauce and cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. , Stir in rice; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 5 minutes. , Remove tops and seeds from the peppers; cut in half widthwise. Place in a large pan of boiling water; boil for 4 minutes. , Drain peppers and stuff with meat mixture. Place remaining meat mixture in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish; top with stuffed peppers, pressing down gently. Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour. In a saucepan, heat sauce ingredients until cheese is melted. Serve over peppers.