Easy Weeknight Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipes

Steps:

• Combine rice and water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
• Cut tops off peppers, seed insides, and arrange peppers in a large baking dish. Chop usable portion of the tops.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute chopped peppers and onions in oil until soft. Stir in textured vegetable protein and parsley. Reduce heat to low, and continue cooking for 5 minutes. Mix in cooked rice and 1 1/5 cups tomato sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Spoon the mixture into the peppers, and top each with remaining tomato sauce.
• Cover, and bake about 45 minutes. Uncover, top each pepper with mozzarella cheese, and bake until cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Cut tops off the peppers and scrape out the insides; making sure to get all of the seeds.
• Once cleaned out, place peppers in a casserole dish.
• If need be, cut a little off the bottoms to even out the peppers so they stand straight up.
• Brown beef with chopped onions.
• Drain off excess fat.
• Add tomatoes, 2 cans of the tomato sauce and Worcestershire sauce; salt and pepper to taste.
• Bring to a boil and stir in uncooked instant rice; cover, remove from heat and allow to stand 3-5 minutes.
• Stir meat mixture and spoon it into the peppers.
• *Optional-Pour remaining can of tomato sauce around the bottom of the baking dish.
• You can add a little bit of water to thin it out, if you desire.
• If not using remaining can of sauce, be sure to add 3-4 tbsp.
• of hot water to bottom of baking dish.
• Cover baking dish and bake in the preheated oven for approximately 30 minutes or until peppers are tender.
• Remove cover, sprinkle with cheese and bake for a few more minutes to allow the cheese to melt.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the ground beef, and cook until brown and crumbly. Pour off excess grease, then stir in garlic, onion, and tomatoes. Cook and stir until the onions soften just a bit, about 3 minutes. Stir the cheese into the mixture, and set aside.
• Cut the tops off of the peppers, and remove the veins and seeds. Fill each pepper with the ground beef mixture and pour in some of the chicken broth. Place into the cups of a muffin tin, and replace the tops.
• Bake in preheated oven 30 minutes.