Description
Delicious stuffed bell peppers filled with a savory mixture of ground beef, rice, tomatoes, and cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large bell peppers (red, yellow, or green)
- 1 lb ground beef (or turkey/chicken)
- 1 cup cooked rice (white or brown)
- 1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 cup shredded cheese (mozzarella or cheddar)
Instructions
- Prepare Your Peppers: Wash bell peppers, slice off tops, and remove seeds.
- Cook Your Filling: In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground meat with chopped onion. Drain fat if needed. Stir in diced tomatoes, cooked rice, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper until heated through.
- Stuff Those Peppers: Fill each bell pepper generously with the meat mixture.
- Arrange in Slow Cooker: Place stuffed peppers upright in the slow cooker.
- Add Liquid: Pour enough broth or water to cover the bottom of the slow cooker (about half an inch).
- Let It Cook: Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3 hours.
Notes
- For a vegetarian option, substitute ground beef with a plant-based protein.
- This recipe can be made ahead and frozen for later use.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pepper
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg