ITALIAN-STYLE STUFFED PEPPERS OR ZUCCHINI
Ground beef (or turkey) and rice stuffed into bell peppers or large zucchini from your garden, seasoned with your favorite spaghetti or marinara sauce.
Provided by LindaS
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Brown ground meat with onion and garlic. Add rice, water, and sauce. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes, or until rice is done.
- Meanwhile, shred cheese. Wash and split peppers or zucchini. Split the peppers into thirds or quarters, depending on size. Or split zucchini in half. Remove seeds from peppers or scoop out the seeded center of zucchini, leaving about 1/2 inch all around. Arrange peppers or zucchini in a 9"x13" or 10"x15" pan, hollow side up.
- When the meat-rice mixture is cooked, turn off heat. Add 1 1/2 cups cheese and stir until melted. Stuff the peppers or zucchini. Top with remaining 1 cup cheese and 1 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce. Bake uncovered at 350F for 30 minutes for peppers, or 45 minutes for zucchini, until heated through and sauce is bubbly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 637, Fat 32, SaturatedFat 18.2, Cholesterol 146.3, Sodium 914.1, Carbohydrate 39.5, Fiber 5, Sugar 11.9, Protein 46.2
STUFFED BELL PEPPERS
Food Network's Ree Drummond shares this easy recipe for healthy, satisfying stuffed bell peppers.
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 1h35m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 323, Fat 22 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Cholesterol 50 milligrams, Sodium 287 milligrams, Carbohydrate 18 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 17 grams, Sugar 6 grams
THE BEST STUFFED PEPPERS
We've made this classic easier and faster by using the microwave to par-cook the peppers, saving you about 45 minutes of cook time! This is a great recipe to use up leftover rice. Be sure to really pile in the filling (mounding it is ok) as it will shrink as it cooks.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
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.
STUFFED PEPPERS WITH ZUCCHINI
I couldn't decide whether I wanted to make stuffed peppers or stuffed zucchini, so I added zucchini to my stuffed peppers!
Provided by Laina Yeisley
Categories Beef
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1. Prepare a square baking (or appropriate-sized) dish by spraying with oil or non-stick cooking spray. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- 2. Cut off top of 6 peppers to fully remove stem and center rib. Scoop out any remaining ribs and seeds. Remove stem, ribs, and seeds from remaining pepper and chop.
- 3. Combine beef, onion and the 1 chopped pepper in a frying pan and saute over medium high heat until beef is no longer pink. If needed, drain excess fat from beef and return mixture to pan.
- 4. Add 3 tablespoons of tomato paste to beef mixture and saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in rice, zucchini and can of diced tomatoes, undrained. Add salt to taste (I used about 1/2 teaspoon.) Reduce heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often.
- 5. Arrange hollowed peppers in baking dish so that they stand upright. It helps if the dish is just big enough to accomodate the peppers so that they help each other stand up. If necessary, trim bottoms of peppers with knife to create a flat surface. Generally fill each pepper with meat and vegetable mixture.
- 6. Mix remaining tomato paste with about 1/3 cup of water and stir to consistency of tomato soup. Pour over stuffed peppers. If needed, add more water to bottom of pan so that peppers are sitting in about a quarter inch of water. Top each pepper with 1 tablespoon of shredded cheese.
- 7. Very loosely tent pan with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 5 minutes.
TURKEY & ZUCCHINI-STUFFED JACK-O'-LANTERN BELL PEPPERS RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: olive oil, onion, garlic, ground turkey, salt, dried oregano, pepper, zucchini, diced tomato, orange bell peppers, rice
Provided by Claire Nolan
Categories Dinner
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large skillet, heat the oil and cook onions and garlic for 3 minutes, or until they start to soften. Add the ground turkey to the pan, followed by salt, pepper, and oregano. Stir and cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Then add zucchini and diced tomatoes. Cook until zucchini has begun to soften and remove from heat.
- Cut the top off of the bell pepper low enough that the stem remains attached and remove the seeds. Save the top!
- Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
- Carefully, carve out your desired jack-o'-lantern face using a steak knife or paring knife. Repeat for the rest of the bell peppers.
- Place carved bell peppers in a baking dish and spoon in a layer of cooked rice in the bottom followed by the turkey mixture, and top with mozzarella cheese. Put the top of the bell pepper back on top.
- Bake for 35 minutes or until peppers are tender and the cheese has melted.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 222 calories, Carbohydrate 25 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 13 grams, Sugar 11 grams
STUFFED ZUCCHINI & PEPPERS (TURKISH STYLE)
This is a fabulously tasty meal wherein the meat, veggies, and carbs are all cooked together at the same time.
Provided by lizlewis20
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- For the filling; Mix diced onions, rice, ground meat, 1 tbsp tomato paste, lemon juice, chopped dill, mint, and half of the chopped parsley, olive oil, salt and pepper in a bowl.
- Wash the zucchinis and cut them into two, then scoop out their pulp with a small spoon and set aside. The walls of zucchinis shouldn't be too thick or too thin (about 1/4 inch). Wash the peppers, cut out the stems, and remove seeds. Sprinkle a pinch of salt inside all of the veggies.
- Stuff the vegetables with the meat mixture, being careful not to overfill since the rice and ground meat will expand as they cook. Place each stuffed vegetable upright in a large pot. Sprinkle the reserved zucchini pulp around pot. Add can of tomatoes.
- Pour broth or water into pot until the vegetables are 50%-75% submerged. Bring to a boil and then reduce to low heat and simmer for about 40 minutes.
- Garnish with remaining chopped parsley and serve with yogurt.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 237.3, Fat 14.1, SaturatedFat 4.2, Cholesterol 38.6, Sodium 496.3, Carbohydrate 15.6, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 6.4, Protein 13.3
STUFFED ZUCCHINI AND RED BELL PEPPERS
Make and share this Stuffed Zucchini and Red Bell Peppers recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Santa girl
Categories Poultry
Time 1h5m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Lightly drizzle the olive oil into a 9 by 12 inch baking dish.
- Whisk the onion, parsley, egg, ketchup, garlic, salt and pepper in a large bowl to blend. Stir in the cheese and bread crumbs. Mix in the turkey. Cover and refrigerate the turkey mixture.
- Using a melon baller or spoon, carefully scrape out the seeds and inner flesh from the zucchini, leaving the 1/8 inch thick shells. Be careful not to pierce through the skin. Fill the zucchini and pepper halves with the turkey mixture, dividing equally and mounding slightly. Arrange the stuffed vegetables in the baking dish. Pour the marinara sauce over the stuffed vegetables.
- Bake uncovered until the vegetables are tender and beginning to brown and a thermometer inserted into the filling registers 165 degrees F, (about 45 minutes).
- Transfer the stuffed vegetables to a platter and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 208.5, Fat 12, SaturatedFat 2.7, Cholesterol 95, Sodium 595.5, Carbohydrate 9.3, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 3.7, Protein 16.1
ITALIAN STUFFED VEGETABLES (ZUCCHINI, BELL PEPPERS, OR EGGPLANTS
A great way to serve up a delicious dish with healthy veggies! I know there are a lot of similar recipes out there but this stuffing does not call for rice so I thought I'd add my version. I think this dish stands great on it's own but a little side of linguine or angel hair pasta (which can be found in my recipes) might make for a more complete presentation. Enjoy!
Provided by Hanny
Categories Poultry
Time 1h
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Lightly drizzle ~2 tbsp olive oil into a baking dish.
- In a large bowl, whisk together onion, parsley, egg, ketchup, salt, garlic, and black pepper.
- Stir in the cheese and bread crumbs.
- Mix in turkey until all is well combined.
- Cover and refrigerate.
- Now take your zucchini and eggplant and carefully scrape out the seeds and some of the inner flesh, creating a pocket for the stuffing while still leaving a pretty thick shell.
- Halve and seed the bell peppers then fill all the vegetables with the turkey mixture, mounding slightly.
- Arrange stuffed vegetables in the baking dish, pour marinara sauce over everything and sprinkle with some more of the grated Romano (I like to use freshly grated Parmesan).
- Bake uncovered about 45 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 441.6, Fat 19, SaturatedFat 6.7, Cholesterol 162.1, Sodium 1584.6, Carbohydrate 35.7, Fiber 7.2, Sugar 18.1, Protein 33.5
CHEESY GROUND BEEF & ZUCCHINI STUFFED PEPPERS
If you like your stuffed peppers cheesy and saucy, you'll like this combination of ground beef and zucchini with spaghetti sauce and mozzarella cheese.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 50m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat grill to medium-high heat.
- Brown meat in skillet; drain. Meanwhile, bring water to boil in large saucepan. Add rice; cover. Simmer 5 min. Remove from heat; let stand 5 min.
- Drain meat. Add to rice with zucchini and 1 cup each pasta sauce and cheese.
- Place 1 pepper half in center of each of 6 large sheets of heavy-duty foil; fill with meat mixture. Top with remaining sauce and cheese. Bring up foil sides. Add 1 Tbsp. water to each packet. Double-fold top and ends to seal each packet, leaving room for heat circulation inside.
- Grill 20 to 25 min. or until filling is heated through and peppers are crisp-tender. Cut slits in foil to release steam before opening each packet.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 340, Fat 13 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, TransFat 0.5 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Sodium 520 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 26 g
ZUCCHINI & GROUND BEEF-STUFFED PEPPERS ITALIANO
A mixture of skillet-cooked ground beef, zucchini, rice and herbs is stuffed into fresh red peppers and baked until tender and delicious.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400°F.
- Brown meat with onions in large skillet on medium heat; drain. Stir in 1/2 cup tomato sauce, zucchini, rice, oregano and basil.
- Cut tops off peppers; remove and discard seeds. Pour remaining tomato sauce and water into 13x9-inch baking dish; stir. Place peppers in baking dish; fill with meat mixture. Cover.
- Bake 35 to 40 min. or until peppers are tender. Top with cheese; bake, uncovered, 5 to 7 min. or until melted. Serve peppers topped with sauce from bottom of baking dish.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 330, Fat 10 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 80 mg, Sodium 500 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 6 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 30 g
CORN AND BELL PEPPERS STUFFED ZUCCHINI
This is a simple side dish that complements pork and grilled meats. It's not one of my personal favorites as is, because we think it's a little bland, but I'm posting it because people have so many different tastes. I like to add additional herbs, jalapenos, and/or salsa to jazz it up a bit. ZWT Mid-West region (corn).
Provided by lazyme
Categories Corn
Time 23m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cut zucchini lengthwise in half; place zucchini and water in microwavable dish.
- Cover with plastic wrap, folding back one edge or corner 1/4 inch to vent steam.
- Microwave on High 3 to 5 minutes or until zucchini is crisp-tender.
- When cool enough to handle, scoop centers from zucchini, leaving 1/4-inch shells.
- Mix remaining ingredients.
- Spoon about 2 tablespoons corn mixture into each zucchini shell.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 34.8, Fat 1.4, SaturatedFat 0.2, Sodium 43.4, Carbohydrate 5.6, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 1.2, Protein 1.3
PEPPERS STUFFED WITH RICE, ZUCCHINI AND HERBS
I used a medium-grain rice that I buy at my local Iranian market for these peppers. The package says that the rice is great for stuffing vegetables because it doesn't swell too much, and it's right. It goes into the peppers uncooked and steams in the oven, inside the peppers (so it's important to cook them long enough and cover the baking dish). Make sure that you spoon the sauce left in the baking dish over the rice once the peppers are done. These are good hot or at room temperature. I like to use green peppers.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, lunch, main course, side dish
Time 2h
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Prepare the peppers. With a sharp paring knife, cut away the tops, then reach in and pull out the membranes and seeds.
- Toss the shredded zucchini with salt and let drain in a colander for 20 minutes. Take up handfuls of zucchini and squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Transfer to a medium bowl and add the garlic, mint, parsley or dill, and rice. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in 1/4 cup of the olive oil and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Oil a baking dish large enough to accommodate all of the peppers. Fill the peppers about 3/4 of the way full with the stuffing, and replace the caps. Place in the oiled baking dish. Mix together the tomato paste and water with the remaining olive oil and the lemon juice. Season to taste. Add to the baking dish. Cover the dish with foil. Place in the oven and bake 45 minutes to an hour, until the peppers are soft. Remove from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature, or serve hot. Remove the tops of the peppers and spoon the sauce in the baking dish over the rice before serving.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 268, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 36 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 558 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams
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- Lightly drizzle the olive oil into a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking dish. Whisk the onion, parsley, egg, ketchup, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large bowl to blend. Stir in the cheese and bread crumbs. Mix in the turkey. Cover and refrigerate the turkey mixture.
- Using a melon baller or spoon, carefully scrape out the seeds and inner flesh from the zucchini, leaving 1/8-inch-thick shells. Be careful not to pierce through the skin. Fill the zucchini and pepper halves with the turkey mixture, dividing equally and mounding slightly. Arrange the stuffed vegetables in the baking dish. Pour the marinara sauce over the stuffed vegetables.
- Bake uncovered until the vegetables are tender and beginning to brown and a thermometer inserted into the filling registers 165 degrees F, about 45 minutes. Transfer the stuffed vegetables to a platter and serve.
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