Saucy Stuffed Peppers Food

THE BEST SAUCY ITALIAN-STYLE STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the onion and olive oil over medium heat until softened.
• Add in the sauce, broth, vinegar, and red pepper flakes, stirring to combine, and cooking for an additional minute.
• Transfer the sauce mixture to the bottom of a 9x13" baking dish. Use a spoon to spread out evenly.
• To a large mixing bowl, add the beef, sausage, tomatoes, parsley, garlic, salt, black pepper, and use your hands to really mix everything together well. Stir in the rice and cheese.
• Stuff the peppers with the meat & rice mixture.
• Place stuffed green bell pepper halves in the baking dish over tomato sauce; sprinkle with additional cheese, cover baking dish with aluminum foil, and bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes.
• Remove the foil and return the dish to the oven, baking adn additional 20-25 minutes.

SAUCY STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Wash the peppers thoroughly. Make a circular incision around the stem to remove it. Once stem has been removed, remove seeds, and rinse the inside of the pepper. Discard seeds and stems and set peppers aside.
• In a skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and saute onion until translucent.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the onion and butter mixture with the ground beef and mix well by hand. Sprinkle in salt and pepper to taste. Slowly pour in the rice, while mixing by hand. Mix thoroughly.
• Stuff the meat and rice mixture into the peppers. Coat the bottom of 1 or 2 large pots with oil. Place the stuffed peppers into the pot(s) leaving a 2 inch space at the top of the pot. Pour in tomato juice until peppers are covered. If there is leftover meat mixture, form into balls and add to the tomato juice.
• Heat on low for 2 to 3 hours. Stir every 20 to 45 minutes. Juice will reduce to a thick sauce. You can tell that the peppers are done when they are splitting at the sides.

THE BEST STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• If your peppers don't sit upright on your cutting board, trim about 1/8-inch off the bottoms to even them out so they can stand without falling over. Cut the top off each pepper about 1/2-inch down. Remove and discard the stems, then finely chop the remaining flesh from the tops. Scoop out the seeds and as much of the membranes as you can. Place the peppers in a large microwave-safe bowl with 1/2 cup water. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high power for 12 minutes. Carefully uncover and let them sit until ready to assemble.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Spread the beef in an even layer and cook undisturbed until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Toss and continue to cook, breaking up any clumps with the back of a spoon and scraping up any browned bits from the pan until the meat is lightly browned all over, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer the browned meat to a large bowl with a slotted spoon.
• Reduce the heat to medium. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil and add the reserved chopped peppers, onions, garlic, thyme, 4 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender but not browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until falling apart and much of the liquid has evaporated, about 7 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly until brick red colored, about 1 minute. Stir in the wine and cook until the mixture is reduced, very thick and no smell of alcohol remains, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the broth and bring to a boil. Transfer to the bowl with the beef. Stir in the rice until completely combined. (The mixture will be wet.) Season with salt and pepper.
• Arrange a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F.
• Place the peppers cut-side up in a 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Spoon the filling into the peppers, gently pressing it in with the back of a spoon. Be careful not to overstuff and split the sides of the peppers. Bake for 15 minutes. Then top with the cheese and continue baking until the filling is heated through and the cheese is browned in spots, 10 to 12 minutes.

SAUCY STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Cut the peppers in half from top to bottom; remove the stems and seeds.
• In an 8x8-inch baking dish, stir together the drained can of diced tomatoes, the can of tomato sauce, and the sugar (if using). Note: The peppers will shrink down a little during cooking, so it is okay if they are snug in the dish. If needed, you can use a larger baking dish, such as an 11x7-inch.
• Place the pepper halves in the dish on top of the sauce, cut side up. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
• In a medium skillet over medium heat (I use a 10-inch skillet or larger), cook the ground beef and onions until the meat is cooked through and lightly browned and the onions have softened. Drain of any excess grease, and season lightly with salt and pepper.
• Add the cooked rice to the beef mixture along with the undrained can of diced tomatoes, the Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, basil, parmesan, and mozzarella cheese; stir until well-combined. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
• Stuff each of the pepper halves with ¼ of the filling (they will be very full).
• Cover the dish with foil; bake for 45 to 60 minutes or until the peppers are crisp-tender (test by poking them with a knife).
• To serve: place one stuffed pepper on each plate. Stir the sauce in the baking dish to incorporate the liquid released by the peppers during cooking. Spoon some of the sauce around and over the top of each pepper. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and a sprinkle of additional parmesan cheese, if desired.

SAUCY STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Wash the peppers thoroughly.
• Remove the tops, seeds, and rinse the inside of the pepper.
• Set the usable portion of the peppers aside.
• In a skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and saute onion until translucent.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the onion and butter mixture with the ground beef and mix well by hand.
• Sprinkle in salt and pepper to taste.
• Slowly pour in the rice, while mixing by hand.
• Mix thoroughly.
• Stuff the meat and rice mixture into the peppers.
• Coat the bottom of 1 or 2 large pots with oil.
• Place the stuffed peppers into the pot (s) leaving a 2 inch space at the top of the pot.
• Pour in tomato juice until peppers are covered.
• If there is leftover meat mixture, form into balls and add to the tomato juice.
• Heat on low for 2 to 3 hours.
• Stir every 20 to 45 minutes.
• Juice will reduce to a thick sauce.
• You can tell that the peppers are done when they are splitting at the sides.

SAVORY STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds. In a large kettle, cook peppers in boiling water for 3 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water; invert on paper towels. , In a bowl, combine meat, oats, onion, mushrooms, egg, salsa and seasonings. Spoon into peppers. Place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Spoon tomato sauce over peppers. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour or until heated through.

EASY STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Combine rice, mushrooms, pasta sauce and 3/4 cup cheese.
• Stand peppers in 2-qt. baking dish. Fill with rice mixture; cover.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until peppers are crisp-tender and filling is heated through. Top with remaining cheese; bake 5 min. or until melted.

STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cut thin slice from stem end of each bell pepper to remove top of pepper. Remove seeds and membranes; rinse peppers. If necessary, cut thin slice from bottom of each pepper so they stand up straight. In 4-quart Dutch oven, add enough water to cover peppers. Heat to boiling; add peppers. Cook about 2 minutes; drain.
• In 10-inch skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain. Stir in rice, salt, garlic and 1 cup of the tomato sauce; cook until hot.
• Stuff peppers with beef mixture. Stand peppers upright in ungreased 8-inch square glass baking dish. Pour remaining tomato sauce over peppers.
• Cover tightly with foil. Bake 10 minutes. Uncover and bake about 15 minutes longer or until peppers are tender. Sprinkle with cheese.

SPICY STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cook peppers in boiling salted water for 3 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water. Combine ground beef, onion, rice and seasonings; spoon into peppers. Place in a greased baking dish; top with picante sauce. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until meat is no longer pink.

SWEET & SOUR STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Clean peppers and boil for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce and bring to boil till it starts to thicken, remove from heat.
• Fill Peppers and put 1 tablespoon sauce on top of each.
• Bake uncovered 40 minutes at 350°F.
• Then put 1 tablespoon sauce on top and bake for 5 minutes more.
• Served with mashed potatoes or rice.
• Put the extra sauce on the table.