Spud Stuffed Peppers Food

BEST STUFFED PEPPERS + MEAL PREP TIPS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Cut the bell peppers in half lengthwise and remove seeds and membrane. Drizzle with a little olive oil and rub both the inside and outside to coat them. Arrange them upside down in two baking pans or one half sheet pan and pre-bake for about 15 minutes, while you're making the stuffing.
• In a large skillet over medium high heat, drizzle two tablespoons of olive oil and saute the garlic and onions for one minute.
• Add the ground beef and cook until the beef is browned, breaking it up with a spatula as needed.
• Drain off any excess liquid from the beef and stir in the diced tomatoes, rice, spinach, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Stir for a minute or two, or until the spinach is wilted.
• Remove the bell peppers from the oven and use tongs to flip them over.
• Fill the peppers with the beef mixture and top with a sprinkle of cheese. Place them back in the oven and bake for 20 minutes, or until the peppers are soft.
• Top with fresh parsley and serve.

SPUD-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds. In a large saucepan, cook peppers in boiling water for 4-5 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water; invert on paper towels. , In a nonstick skillet, cook beef and potato over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the chili powder, salt and pepper. Spoon into peppers. , Place in a small baking pan coated with cooking spray. Cover and bake at 350° for 35 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

POTATO-STUFFED RED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450'.
• Bake the potatoes as you would regular for a hour or til done. Take out of oven and cool 15 minutes.
• While potatoes are baking, Cut red peppers in half and clean insides out.
• Blanch red peppers in hot water for 5 minutes, drain and cool.
• Slice potatoes in half and scoop out inside of potatoes in a large bowl. Discard the shell.
• In the large bowl with potatoes add sour cream,butter, Gouda cheese, green onions, parsley flakes, salt and black pepper and Greek seasoning salt. Blend well.
• Place red pepper halves in a baking dish or a foil pan and spoon potato mixture inside the pepper shell. Sprinkle paprika over top of potatoes.
• Heat grill or oven.
• Place red peppers in the foil pan on the rack of the grill and close lid and grill for 15 minutes. (if using oven bake 15 minutes with foil over top of dish).
• Remove from grill or oven and enjoy.

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.

BEEFY POTATO-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Heat dressing in large skillet on medium heat. Add onions and garlic; cook and stir 4 min. Add meat; cook 6 to 8 min. or until evenly browned, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Add all remaining ingredients except red peppers and cheese; mix well.
• Cut red peppers horizontally in half; remove and discard seeds and stems. Place peppers, cut sides up, in 13x9-inch baking dish. Fill with meat mixture; top with cheese. Cover.
• Bake 35 to 40 min. or until filling is heated through and peppers are tender.

POTATO-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Prepare potatoes with milk and butter according to package directions. Stir in dressing mix and season with pepper; set aside., Cut peppers in half lengthwise; do not remove the tops. Remove stems and seeds. Place in an ungreased microwave-safe 13x9-in. dish., Cover and microwave on high for 5 minutes. Spoon potatoes into pepper halves. Cover and microwave on high for 3-4 minutes or until peppers are tender. Sprinkle with cheese and paprika.

MASHED POTATO-STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Slice the tops off the peppers, just below the stem, to make a cup.
• Seed them,& remove the spines.
• Gently parboil peppers for about 5 minutes, remove& drain upside down.
• Saute onion& red pepper in oil until onions are soft.
• Add salt& pepper, chives,& mix into the mashed potatoes.
• Stuff the peppers.
• Stand peppers in a deep-sided casserole dish& pour the tomato sauce into the bottom.
• Bake at 350 degrees, covered, about 20 minutes.
• Uncover,& bake 5 minutes longer.
• Serve hot.

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.