Cheesy, Meaty Stuffed Bell Peppers
I was so happy to see green bell peppers on sale. Of course when I got them I couldn’t think of anything I wanted to make. They sat there in the crisper drawer for a few days before I had to think of something quick before they started to get all wrinkly and stuff.
I pulled out my old recipe book that I made when I got married and there it was, a recipe for stuffed bell peppers that I got from a friends mom. I had these stuffed peppers at her house MANY years ago and thought they were pretty darn tasty so she gave me the recipe. I adapted the recipe slightly to suit my families taste.
I’m looking forward to playing around with the fillings a bit more in the future. I already have dreams of pizza stuff bell peppers and philly cheesesteak stuffed bell peppers that I know will be a hit so stay tuned for those.
Stuffed Bell Peppers: Easy weekday dinner, fit for company! |
The yummy filling for the stuffed green peppers |
Watch me make these Cheesy, Meaty Stuffed Bell Peppers from start to finish!!
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Ingredients
- 4 green bell peppers
- salted water and/or chicken broth, to boil whole peppers in
- 1/2 white onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 lb ground turkey
- 1 smoked turkey dinner sausage link, diced
- 1 1/2 cups rice, cooked
- 16 oz can of diced tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons parsley
- 1/2-1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2-1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2-3/4 cup cheddar cheese
- 3/4 cup of mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350
- Cut about ½ inch off of the top of the bell peppers and diced them up (discard the stem)
- Remove the membranes and seeds and rinse the peppers out.
- Lightly shave off the rounded bottoms if needed to make them stand sturdily.
- Bring chicken stock or salted water to a boil.
- Add the peppers and parboil for 3-4 minutes.
- When slightly tender, remove from pot and dry.
- Sprinkle the insides with salt if desired.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, sauté diced peppers and onions in olive oil until tender.
- Add in ground turkey and minced garlic.
- Cook until ground turkey is almost done. Then drain off the fat if needed.
- Mix in smoked turkey sausage.
- Reduce heat to low.
- Stir in cooked white rice
- Add in a can of diced tomatoes, parsley flakes, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder and onion powder.
- Stir and taste and adjust the seasonings if needed.
- Stir in cheddar cheese.
- Place peppers in a casserole dish.
- Stuff each bell pepper with the mixture. Pack in it tightly
- Cover with foil and bake for 15-18 minutes.
- During the last few minutes of baking, remove the foil and top the peppers with mozzarella.
- Place back into the oven uncovered until cheese has melted.
- Serve and enjoy
Notes
Feel free to play around with the meat and cheeses! I love using smoked cheese to change it up a bit!
On busy days I cheat and use minute rice, nobody ever knows.
I finally got around to making these tonight. They were so good! Thank you, thank you!
These came out great! Big Daddy said they were the best he ever had! Better than his mother’s and grandmother’s! You are s life-saver! Blessings!
I made this dish for dinner last night and it was very good.
Making these right now!!!!! Can’t wait to eat them!!!! I have tried many of your recipes and they are always a SUCCESS!!!! I am not a good cook but with your recipes I feel like a natural born chef!!!! THANKS AND CONTINUE TO bring us new and easy recipes!!!! You def need your own show!
Love and Blessings
Nichole
I thought that I didn’t like stuffed peppers until I mad this recipe! They are AMAZINGLY GOOD!!! Thank you!
This recipe ROCKS!!!