Stuffed Bell Peppers My Way Food

STUFFED PEPPERS MY WAY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
• In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil. Stir in the rice. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat, and set aside.
• Place the peppers cut-side down on the prepared baking sheet. Roast 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until tender and skin starts to brown.
• While the peppers are roasting, heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the onions, basil, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper in oil for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the tomato, and cook for 5 minutes. Spoon in the cooked rice, and stir until heated through. Remove from heat, mix in the feta cheese, and spoon the mixture into the pepper halves.
• Return to the oven for 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

TRADITIONAL STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut tops off peppers. With sharp knife, remove white membrane inside peppers. Wash and pat dry.
• Arrange peppers in baking pan. If one is uneven, slice a bit off the bottom to allow it to stand freely.
• Brown ground beef with onions and garlic.
• Add seasonings, tomatoes, and rice. Blend well. If too soupy, cook until some juice is cooked off.
• Stuff peppers.
• Bake 350 for 45 minutes.

STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cut the tops off the peppers. Remove and discard the stems, then finely chop the tops; set aside. Scoop out the seeds and as much of the membrane as you can. Place the peppers cut-side up in a baking dish just large enough to hold them upright.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beef, season with salt and pepper and cook, breaking up the lumps, until the meat is cooked through and just beginning to brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate to get rid of the fat.
• Wipe out the skillet and add the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add the onions and chopped peppers and cook until beginning to soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and zucchini and cook for another minute. Add the tomatoes and season with salt and a pinch or 2 of red pepper flakes. Cook until everything is heated through, then stir in the beef and rice. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Stir in 1 cup of the cheese.
• Fill the peppers with the rice mixture and top each with a sprinkle of the remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Pour a small amount of water into the bottom of the baking dish and drizzle the peppers with a little olive oil. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until the peppers are soft and the cheese is melted and lightly browned, another 15 to 20 minutes.

STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Wash and core the peppers; remove seeds; set aside.
• Heat olive oil in skillet.
• Add crushed tomatoes, garlic and basil.
• Once mixture begins to bubble, cook low and simmer 5-7 minutes.
• In the meantime, mix together ground beef, cooked rice, egg, breadcrumbs, parsley, salt and pepper.
• Stuff each pepper with the meat mixture.
• Place peppers in a roaster which has been coated with non-stick cooking spray.
• Pour cooked tomato sauce over peppers.
• Cover and bake 45-50 minutes, or until peppers are crisp/tender.

STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Brown meat with onions in large skillet on medium heat. Stir in 1 cup tomato sauce, 1 cup water and dressing mix; bring to boil. Stir in rice; cover. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 min.
• Heat oven to 400°F. Cut tops off peppers; remove and discard membranes and seeds. Mix remaining tomato sauce and water in 9-inch square baking dish. Add peppers; fill with meat mixture. Cover.
• Bake 35 to 40 min. or until peppers are tender. Spoon sauce from bottom of dish over peppers.
• Cut peppers in half to serve.

STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Mix ingredients well then add egg and mix egg in very well. (substitute other vegetables of choice if you like).
• Cut tops off peppers, take seeds out, stuff pepper with stuffing replace peppers cap, put in crock pot of appropriate size for the amount you are cooking. After all peppers have been stuffed pour a jar of store bought or home made spaghetti sauce of your liking over/around peppers and cook until peppers and meat are thoroughly cooked. In a crock pot approximately 2-4 hours on high, or if on low 4-6 hours. Serve with pasta of your choice or rice.
• Makes 3 large peppers or four small, for larger recipes increase ingredients as needed.
• For a smoother slightly sweet taste use red or orange peppers as they aren't as bitter as the green.

SEASONED STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut off and discard the top fourth of the bell peppers.
• Remove the seeds and membrane.
• Place peppers upright in 1/3 to 1/2 inch salted water in heavy pot.
• Bring water to a boil and cover tightly, then lower flame and cook for exactly 5 minutes.
• Remove peppers, drain thoroughly and set aside while preparing the stuffing.
• In large heavy pot heat oil and saute the ground beef and onions until brown.
• Add garlic, thyme, salt, black pepper, basil and red pepper.
• Cook on low for 5 minutes.
• Add drained tomatoes and cook 2-3 minutes breaking up tomatoes.
• Add cooked rice and worcestershire, mixing well.
• Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add cheeses.
• Stuff peppers and bake at 350 degrees, uncovered, for 20-30 minutes or until lightly brown.

STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C degrees.
• Cut peppers in half lengthways, and remove all the seeds and white membrane.
• Cook the rice in large pan of boiling water until tender (about 12 minutes) Drain well and set aside in a mixing bowl to cool.
• Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook onion until soft.
• Add garlic and cook one more minute.
• Add onion and garlic to the rice, along with all the remaining ingredients.
• Mix everything together well, and season with salt and pepper.
• Spoon the rice mixture into the pepper shells, and place them on an oven tray.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until the peppers are soft and the filling is brown on top.
• (Can be made with other coloured peppers).

STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Combine the cranberry sauce, tomato sauce, the raw ground beef, 1/2 cup of raw rice, chopped onion, 2 tablespoons ketchup, Worcestershire, 1 cup tap water, salt and pepper to taste and brown sugar and bring to a boil.
• Reduce to a simmer and add white raisins. Simmer 5 minutes.
• Remove stems and seeds inside of peppers.
• Rinse inside under running water to make sure all the seeds are out.
• Place peppers standing up in a large pot and cover peppers with water. Bring to a boil and boil until peppers are tender.
• Remove from hot water and with tongs remove peppers from pot and place them upside down on a plate to drain.
• After cooking the meat mixture, fill the peppers with the mixture, and place the filled peppers into a deep roasting pan. Cover with the remaining mixture. Cover the pan with the lid or with heavy duty aluminum foil and cook in pre-heated 375 degree oven for 1/2 hour.
• Remove the lid and sprinkle 1 tablespoon of cheese over each pepper. Return to oven and continue to cook at 375 degrees until cheese melts. Spoon remaining sauce from pan over peppers and serve immediately.

STUFFED BELL PEPPERS MY WAY

Steps:

• Mix all filling ingredients well and stuff the peppers.
• Place in large baking dish (can also be done in electric skillet or on stove top).
• Mix sauce ingredients and pour small amount over each pepper and rest in bottom of dish or pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees, covered, for about 1-1/2 hours.
• Pass the sauce at the table.
• I usually slice the peppers in half lenghtwise on a platter to serve and garnish with parsley or whatever.
• NOTE: I usually double the sauce to go with any leftovers.
• Also, if there is leftover meat mixture after stuffing peppers, I make into large meatballs and place in dish with peppers- this is great for people that don't care for the peppers.