Rice And Beans Stuffed Peppers Food

RICE AND BEANS STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook the rice according to package instructions.
• Cut the tops off of the peppers, but only discard the stem. Chop up the top piece of the pepper and set aside.
• Remove the inside seeds and white parts from the large part of the pepper.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add the garlic, onion, and chopped up pepper pieces and saute until softened, about 3-4 minutes.
• Add the cooked rice, black beans, and corn to the onion mixture. Stir well to combine.
• Spoon the bean and rice mixture into the peppers.
• Place the stuffed peppers into a baking dish large enough to hold all of the peppers.
• Sprinkle about a tablespoon of shredded cheese over each stuffed pepper (optional).
• Add enough water to fill the pan ¼ inch up the inside of the dish.
• Bake for 25 minutes.

SIMPLE BEANS AND RICE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Prepare beans and rice according to package directions. Let stand until most of the liquid is absorbed.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Wash and dry peppers. Slice off the stem end and remove membrane and seeds.
• Stuff each pepper halfway with beans and rice, sprinkle in 1/4 of the cheese, fill to the top with beans and rice and sprinkle in another 1/4 of the cheese. Press with the back of a spoon as you fill to compact. Replace the stem ends onto the peppers.
• Stand up in an ovenproof baking dish and spoon tomato soup over. Do not reconstitute the soup.
• Bake for 40 - 50 minutes, until peppers are tender.
• Note: Not a big deal if the peppers won't stand up. Use a couple of toothpicks to hold the stem "lid" in place.
• Prep time doesn't include time to make the beans and rice - 25 minutes.

BLACK BEAN STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Pour water into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Stir cream cheese in a bowl until smooth. Fold brown rice, spinach, diced tomatoes with green chiles, black beans, minced onion, cumin, and oregano into the cream cheese until evenly mixed.
• Halve bell peppers lengthwise. Remove and discard stem, seeds, and membranes.
• Fill each pepper half with about 3/4 cup of rice mixture; arrange into baking dish. Sprinkle cheese evenly over stuffed pepper halves.
• Bake in preheated oven until peppers are tender, 35 to 45 minutes.

BEAN AND RICE STUFFED RED BELL PEPPERS - CROCK POT

Steps:

• Remove the tops, membranes and seeds from the red peppers.
• Stir together rice, chili, and 1/2 of the cheese.
• Spoon into the peppers.
• Pour the diced tomatoes and juice into a 5-6 quart crock pot.
• Placed stuffed peppers filled side up into crock pot.
• Cover and cook on low for 5 hours or high for 3 hours.
• Scoop out peppers to a serving plate, spoon tomato sauce from the bottom of the crock pot over the peppers, and top with remaining grated cheese.
• Serve with sour cream.

MEXICAN RICE STUFFED POBLANO PEPPERS

Steps:

• Fry rice in a little olive oil until it is lightly browned. (3-5 minutes).
• add rotel (and juice), garlic, onion, cumn.
• fry one more minute and pour into sauce pan with the water and beans.
• boil for 15 minutes or until tender.
• in the mean time, slice poblano peppers in half and remove seeds.
• Broil peppers for 3-5 minutes to begin roasting.
• Pile rice mix on top of poblano peppers and sprinkle with cheese.
• bake for 15-20 minutes, until cheese is lightly browned.