Savory Stuffed Bell Peppers Food

STUFFED BELL PEPPERS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place the rice and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and cook for 20 minutes.
• In a skillet, cook the beef over medium heat until browned.
• Cut out the tops of the bell peppers. Clean out the seeds and any membranes. Then arrange the peppers in a baking dish with the hollowed sides face up. (If needed, you can slice off the bottom so they stand upright.)
• In a bowl, combine the cooked rice, browned beef, 1 can tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, onion and garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
• Fill each bell pepper to the top. In a bowl, mix together the remaining tomato sauce and Italian seasoning. Pour as a topping over the stuffed peppers.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven until the peppers are tender. Baste each pepper with sauce every 15 minutes in order to keep it moist.

A-1 SAVORY STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• In skillet, over medium heat, brown meat and cook onion until done. Pour off drippings.
• Stir in corn, tomato sauce, rice, steak sauce and pepper; set aside.
• Cut tops off of peppers; remove seeds.
• Spoon meat mixture into peppers; arrange in 9x9x2 inch baking pan.
• Bake at 350* for 30 to 35 minutes or until peppers are done.

DECONSTRUCTED STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cook the rice according to the package instructions.
• Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium to high heat and add the ground beef, onions and garlic and cook until the beef begins to brown.
• Stir in the rice, crushed tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce and peppers.
• Reduce the heat to low. Simmer for about 20 minutes until the peppers begin to soften and the flavors blend together.
• Top with shredded cheese and serve.

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.).

STUFFED GREEN PEPPERS

Steps:

• Over high heat, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cut the tops off the bell peppers and remove the seeds. Drop the peppers in the boiling water and allow them to cook for 5 minutes. Use tongs to remove the peppers. Salt the inside of each bell pepper with a ¼ teaspoon of salt, or to taste, then set them aside for later.
• In a skillet over medium-high heat brown the ground beef with the chopped onions for 5-6 minutes. Drain off the excess fat and season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
• Next, add the canned tomatoes, rice, water, and Worcestershire sauce. Stir to combine then cover and allow to simmer for 15 minutes, or until rice is fully cooked. Remove from heat, then stir in the cheese.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Use a spoon to scoop an equal amount of the ground beef and rice mixture into each bell pepper. Place the bell peppers on a baking dish with the open side up.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine the tomato soup with a small amount of water - Just enough to make it a gravy consistency. Pour the sauce over each of the peppers.
• Cover with foil and bake for 25-35 minutes. The peppers should be heated through and the cheese should be melted and bubbly. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 2-3 minutes before serving.

SAVORY STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare the dirty rice mix as instructed on box.
• In a large pot of boiling water, parboil peppers until just tender, about 2-3 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and dry on paper towels.
• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium/high heat. Add onions and chopped bell peppers and cook, stir until soft, about 3 minutes. Add the meat and garlic. Cook until the meat is brown, about 6 minutes. Add the rice and stir well. Remove from heat and adjust taste, if needed.
• Add enough water to a baking dish to cover the bottom, about 1/8 inch deep. Stuff the peppers with the rice mixture and place in the baking dish.
• Bake until the peppers are very tender and the stuffing is heated through, about 25-30 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to rest about 10 minutes.

SAVORY STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Place cut and seeded peppers in boiling water for five minutes.
• Run under cool water to stop the cooking process and set aside.
• In skillet or wok, add onions and garlic; sauté for 5 minutes on medium heat.
• Add Gimmie Lean or other soy product and cook 5 minutes.
• Separate soy chunks with wooden spoon so that the chunks are smaller than bite size.
• Add rice and spices and cook another 5 minutes.
• Add wine and cook five more minutes.
• Keep mixture on low heat until you are ready to stuff the peppers.
• In the meantime, heat the sauce.
• Put both the sauce and the Italian stewed tomatoes in a pot with the bay leaf and basil.
• Cook on medium heat for about 10 minute.
• Now you are ready to stuff the peppers!
• Be creative!
• Put the stuffed peppers on pan and cook in oven for approximately 30 minutes.
• Pour tomato sauce on each pepper and serve!

SAVORY STUFFED ONIONS, MUSHROOMS, SAUSAGE AND BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Divide stuffing into three bowls.
• In three small fry pans: Brown a cup of favorite sausage and drain on paper toweling.
• Sauté a cup of minced onion in butter or cooking spray.
• Sauté a ½ cup of minced celery in a bit of butter or cooking spray.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Stuffed Peppers: Add browned sausage, 1/3 cup sautéed onions, ½ tsp oregano and/or dried basil to 1/3 stuffing mixture.
• Add 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened.
• Mix well and stuff pepper halves.
• Place on a baking sheet, and bake in the preheated oven 20 to 25 minutes, until stuffing is lightly brown and bubbly.
• Stuffed Onions: Brush onions with olive oil.
• Add 1/3 cup sautéed onions, ½ cup sautéed celery, ½ tsp poultry seasoning to 1/3 stuffing mix.
• Top onion slices with a mound of stuffing and place on a baking sheet.
• Drizzle a bit of butter on top and sprinkle w/ grated cheese.
• Bake 20-25 minutes.
• Stuffed mushrooms: Remove stems from mushrooms.
• Chop stems fine.
• Coat mushroom caps with oil and set aside.
• Add 1/3 cup sautéed onions, and chopped mushroom stems to stuffing mixture.
• Stuff caps with mixture.
• Place mushrooms on baking sheet.
• Drizzle tops with a bit of butter and a sprinkle of grated cheese.
• Bake 20-25 minutes.