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Healthier Stuffed Peppers

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120 min

Healthier Stuffed Peppers

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Time

120 min

Serving

6 persons

Calories

291

Rating

4.00★ (147)

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Author: Victoria Buriak
This healthy stuffed peppers recipe uses an assortment of colored peppers, lean ground beef, brown rice, fresh onion garlic, and natural tomato sauce. So colorful and healthy!

Ingredients

  • water: 1 cup
  • brown rice: 0.5 cup
  • lean ground beef: 1 pound
  • onion: 1 piece (chopped)
  • garlic: 2 clove (minced)
  • green bell peppers: 2 piece
  • red bell peppers: 2 piece
  • yellow bell peppers: 2 piece
  • natural tomato sauce: 2 cans (8 ounce cans)
  • Worcestershire sauce: 1 Tbsp
  • salt and ground black pepper: (to taste)
  • italian seasoning: 1 tsp
  • Parmesan cheese, optional: 0.25 cup (grated)

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  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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  2. Bring water and brown rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, 45 to 50 minutes.
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  3. Meanwhile, warm a large skillet over medium heat. Add beef, onion, and garlic to the hot skillet; cook and stir until meat is evenly browned and onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
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  4. Remove and discard tops, seeds, and membranes of green, red, and yellow bell peppers. Arrange peppers in a baking dish with the hollowed sides facing upward. Slice the bottoms off peppers if necessary so that they stand upright.
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  5. Mix browned beef, cooked rice, 1 can tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Spoon mixture into each hollowed pepper. Mix remaining tomato sauce with Italian seasoning in a bowl; pour over peppers.
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  6. Bake in the preheated oven, basting with sauce every 15 minutes, until peppers are tender, about 1 hour. Sprinkle peppers with grated Parmesan cheese; serve warm.
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