Make this simple stuffed pepper recipe when you need to get a cheap and easy meal on the dinner table.
How to Make Stuffed Peppers
Ingredients
4 medium bell peppers
½ cup boxed stuffing mix
1lb ground beef or turkey
6 oz shredded cheese
¼ cup diced onion
1 T Worcestershire sauce
1 clove minced garlic
¾ cup tomato sauce
salt and pepper to taste
Halve and seed bell peppers then lightly salt the insides. Set aside.
Brown beef in a large skillet (Note that if you are using lean meat that you may not need a whole pound. A vegetarian option is to omit the meat completely and use extra stuffing instead).
Add onion when there is just a little bit of pink left to the meat and cook until meat is completely brown. Drain.
While the meat is cooking, it's a good time to prepare the stuffing. I just used the microwave as a shortcut. Combine ½ cup stuffing, ¼ cup water, and ½ tablespoon butter or spread in a microwavable container and "nuke" for about a minute and a half.
Add prepared stuffing along with the garlic to the beef mixture in the skillet and stir until heated through.
Spoon the heated mixture into pepper halves and place in an 8x8 baking dish.
Prepare sauce by mixing 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce into the tomato sauce. Pour mixture over peppers.
Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes depending on how crisp you like your peppers. After 30-45 minutes, uncover and sprinkle with cheese. Return dish to the oven uncovered and back another 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
Easy-breezy and delicious!
📖 Recipe
Simple Stuffed Peppers
Ingredients
- 4 medium bell peppers
- ½ cup Stove Top stuffing
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 6 oz shredded cheese
- ¼ cup diced onion
- 1 T Worcestershire sauce
- 1 clove minced garlic
- ¾ cup tomato sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Halve and seed bell peppers then lightly salt the insides. Set aside
- Brown beef in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion when there is just a little bit of pink left to the meat and cook until meat is completely brown. Drain.
- While the meat is cooking, prepare the stuffing. Combine ½ cup stuffing, ¼ cup water, and ½ tablespoon butter or spread in a microwavable container and microwave for about a minute and a half.
- Add prepared stuffing along with the garlic to the beef mixture in the skillet and stir until heated through.
- Spoon the heated mixture into pepper halves and place in an 8x8 baking dish.
- Prepare the sauce by mixing 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce into the tomato sauce. Pour mixture over peppers.
- Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes depending on how crisp you like your peppers. After 30-45 minutes, uncover and sprinkle with cheese. Return the dish to the oven uncovered and back another 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
- Allow to stand a few minutes before serving to allow the juices to thicken.
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