Stuffed Peppers No Meat No Rice Food

STUFFED PEPPERS WITHOUT RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Wash bell peppers, cut them in half and remove the membrane and seeds
• Place peppers in a baking dish, cut side up and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper
• Cook ground meat in a pan for 6-7 minutes until cooked through. Drain the grease and set the meat aside in a bowl
• Saute chopped onion, garlic, and riced cauliflower for 4-5 minutes, until softened
• Add marinara sauce, dried basil, 1/2 tsp sea salt and 1/4 tsp ground black pepper to the same pan, mix together and simmer on medium low for 2 minutes until heated through
• Stir in ground meat and cook until heated through
• Stir in 1/2 cup of shredded cheese
• Spoon the meat and sauce mixture into the peppers, add a small spoonful of marinara on the top and a sprinkle of cheese to each pepper half.
• Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes
• Garnish with chives if desired, optional
• Enjoy!

STUFFED PEPPERS (NO MEAT NO RICE)

Steps:

• Drain and rinse beans; place in a mixing bowl and lightly mash with a fork so they are still chunky.
• Stir in cheese, dried onions, and 2 tablespoons tomato sauce (just enough to moisten) and set aside.
• In a saucepan, over medium low heat, combine remaining tomato sauce, vegetable or beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, brown sugar and vinegar; cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer while preparing peppers.
• Slice peppers lengthwise, leaving stems intact, but removing seeds and membranes.
• Stuff each half with bean mixture and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat a skillet with one tablespoon oil, over medium high heat, and place stuffed peppers, in batches, stuffing side down and cook 5 minutes.
• Flip peppers, and cook until peppers are browned, about 5 minutes; repeat with remaining peppers adding oil as needed.
• Pour sauce over peppers to serve; season with additional salt and pepper, if desired.

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.

RICE-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef, onion, chopped green pepper, garlic, salt and pepper over medium heat until beef is no longer pink; drain. Add the water, tomatoes, tomato sauce and cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. , Stir in rice; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 5 minutes. , Remove tops and seeds from the peppers; cut in half widthwise. Place in a large pan of boiling water; boil for 4 minutes. , Drain peppers and stuff with meat mixture. Place remaining meat mixture in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish; top with stuffed peppers, pressing down gently. Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour. In a saucepan, heat sauce ingredients until cheese is melted. Serve over peppers.

BEEF AND RICE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Slice the top 1/2 inch from the tops of peppers and cut out the stems from the tops. Cut the core from the inside of the peppers and strip away any seeds. Cut away a very thin slice of pepper from the bottoms so the peppers can stand upright. Poke about 4 tiny holes in the bottoms to let juices drain out.
• Pour 2 1/2 cups tomato sauce into a 9x13-inch baking dish. Add onion, beef broth, and red pepper flakes; spread out mixture evenly over the bottom. Set prepared bell peppers upright in the dish.
• Combine ground beef, cooked rice, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, 1/4 cup parsley, 2 tablespoons tomato sauce, garlic, salt, and black pepper in a large mixing bowl.
• Lightly stuff peppers with meat mixture. Spread 1 tablespoon remaining tomato sauce on top of each portion of stuffing; place reserved tops onto peppers. Lay a piece of parchment paper loosely on top of peppers and cover dish tightly with foil. Lay dish on a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Peppers should be starting to soften. Remove foil and parchment paper. Continue to bake until meat filling is cooked through and the peppers are tender, 20 to 30 more minutes. Sprinkle each pepper with 1/2 teaspoon parsley and drizzle with a spoonful of pan juices.

PEPPERS STUFFED WITH RICE

Steps:

• 1) Cut the top off the pepper and cut off the core saving only the top and discarding the seeds slice the nobbely bits off of the bottom, so it can rest flat.
• Cook the rice in boiling salted water meanwhile fry the onion, garlic, and mushrooms with mixed herbs in olive oil until all cooked and season
• Add the drained rice into a large mixing bowl with the rest from the pan along with 3-5 1by 1 cm squares of feta crumbled by hand and a glug of balsamic vinegar (or more)
• Mix it all vigorously
• Stuff into the pepper tightly then add another layer of crumbled feta.
• Add the top of the pepper and drizzle with olive oil
• Place in the oven for 20-25min at 180'c or gasmark5