Porcupine Bell Peppers Food

STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Arrange the pepper halves cut-side up on a nonstick baking sheet or regular baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle the interiors with salt and pepper and drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil. Place the baking sheet in the center of the oven and roast until the peppers are juicy and somewhat softened and tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining tablespoon oil in a large heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. When the oil begins to smoke lightly, add the meat in a thin layer and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the meat browns and is cooked through, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove the meat with a slotted spoon to a medium bowl. Stir the onions, garlic, chili powder and cumin into the pot with a sprinkle of salt. Stir to blend, then cook until the flavors meld together, 5 to 8 minutes. Add the tomatoes and simmer gently over medium heat until the tomatoes fall apart and the chili starts to thicken, 12 to 15 minutes. Add the meat back to the pot along with the beans and apple cider vinegar. Remove from the heat.
• Fill each pepper about halfway with the couscous. Divide the chili among all the peppers, layering it on top of the couscous. Top with the cheese and return the baking sheet to the oven. Bake until piping hot and the cheese is melted, 20 to 25 minutes.

PORCUPINE BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Mix ground beef, tomatoes, rice, paprika, celery salt and Worcestershire sauce in a large bowl until well blended.
• Cut each pepper lengthwise into 4 or 5 large strips.
• Place half the peppers on the bottom of a lightly greased 9 inch baking dish.
• Spoon half the beef mixture over, spreading evenly.
• Repeat with remaining peppers and meat mixture.
• Bake, covered, at 350 until beef is cooked and peppers are tender, about 45 minutes.

PORCUPINE PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat a 9X9" glass baking dish with cooking spray, or use an uncoated, non-stick metal baking dish. In a large mixing bowl, combine ground beef, diced tomatoes, rice, paprika, celery salt, and Worcestershire sauce. Mix with a large spoon until well blended; set aside. Cut peppers from top to bottom, into 4 or 5 large strips. Place half of the peppers on the bottom of the baking dish. Spoon half of the meat mixture, spreading evenly, over peppers. Repeat with remaining peppers and meat mixture. Cover and bake 45 minutes.

SLOW COOKER PORCUPINE MEATBALLS WITH PEPPERS

Steps:

• Thoroughly combine ground beef, rice, milk, egg, garlic, basil, and salt in a bowl. Form the mixture into about 16 1-1/2 inch meatballs.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and brown the meatballs well on all sides, about 15 minutes.
• Place the spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, beef broth, red wine, basil, cayenne pepper, bay leaves, and 3 minced garlic cloves in slow cooker, and stir to combine. Put the meatballs into the slow cooker, and stir gently to cover with sauce. Shake the frozen vegetables over the sauce, without stirring, and cook on Low, covered, for 6 to 8 hours, until the meatballs are tender and the vegetables are cooked.
• About an hour before serving, gently stir the sauce, being careful not to break the meatballs, and remove the bay leaves. Cook for 1 more hour to blend the flavors and thicken the sauce.

PORCUPINE PEPPERS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Lightly coat a 9 x 9-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray, or use an uncoated, non-stick metal baking dish.
• 3. In a large mixing bowl, combine ground beef, diced tomatoes, rice, paprika, celery salt and worcestershire sauce.
• 4. Mix with a large spoon until well blended; set aside.
• 5. Cut peppers from top to bottom, into 4 or 5 large strips.
• 6. Place half of the peppers on the bottom of the baking dish.
• 7. Spoon half of the meat mixture, spreading evenly, over peppers.
• 8. Repeat with remaining peppers and meat mixture.
• 9. Cover and bake for 45 minutes.

SAVORY STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over rice and soak the rice for 30 minutes (or longer).
• Mix all ingredients from beef to cayenne, plus 1/2 cup ketchup.
• Stuff the pepper halves with the mixture.
• Put the stuffed peppers into an oven-safe deep pan with a tight-fitting lid. Pour chicken broth, remaining 1/2 cup ketchup, and water over the peppers. You should attempt to cover as much of the peppers as possible, but if you cannot cover them completely, it is OK - the tops of the peppers will steam.
• Cover and cook in the oven on 450 F until liquid boils. Then reduce heat to 325 F and cook 1.5 hours, or until the exposed rice on the top of the peppers is cooked. (You can also make it on the stove top, by first heating it till water boils and then reducing heat to medium, but you have to be careful not to burn the bottoms of the peppers.).

PORCUPINES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, rice, 1/2 cup of water and onion. Blend in salt, celery salt, garlic powder and pepper. Mix well. Shape into 1 1/2 inch balls.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a large skillet over medium heat, brown the meatballs; drain fat.
• In an 11x7 inch baking dish, combine the tomato sauce and 1 cup of water. Place the browned meatballs into the tomato sauce, turning to coat well.
• Cover and bake in a preheated oven for 45 minutes. Uncover, and cook for an additional 15 minutes.

STUFFED PEPPERS/PORCUPINE MEATBALLS RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix meat, rice, seasoning, onion and egg in bowl. Cut top of peppers off and clean out the ribs with a spoon. Stuff peppers with meat mixture and put into small roaster standing up. Mix water and soup, pour over peppers. Cover and bake 50 minutes. For porcupine meatballs, use the same meat mixture but roll each meatball in extra rice. Arrange meatballs in roaster and pour soup mixture over meatballs and bake for the same amount of time as peppers.

ULTIMATE PORCUPINE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine meat, rice, onion and salt. Form into 1-2 inch meatballs.
• Place in a single layer in a deep baking dish.
• Combine soup, water, and Worcestershire sauce.
• Pour over meatballs (meatballs should be mostly covered).
• Bake covered for 1 1/2 hours at 350 degrees, or until rice is tender. (Takes about an hour if using white long grain rice, takes up to 2 hours if using brown rice). *You may want to stir partway through if meatballs aren't completely covered, to allow all of the rice to absorb some liquid*.
• Note for freezer cooking: Flash freeze raw meatballs. Place in ziploc bag when frozen. Freeze soup mixture separately in another ziploc bag. When ready to cook, thaw both meat and soup (will need to re-stir soup because it separates), then combine into baking pan to bake.