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cheesy stuffed bell peppers

(2 ratings)
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Recipe by
Janice Ross
@upthecountryjan
Citronelle, AL

I'm the only person in my house that love stuffed bell peppers. My grown son and his wife like them and some of my friends. However, I don't make them a lot but when I do love them. They normally aren't that pretty but oh so tasty!The pictures I'm showing is just one that was left over after I sent the casserole dish with three others to my daughter in law.

(2 ratings)
yield 3 -4
prep time 10 Min
cook time 35 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For cheesy stuffed bell peppers

  • 1 c
    ground chuck or round
  • 1 box
    zatarains spanish rice or other rice mix like rice or roni
  • 1-2 slice
    small onion (finely chopped)
  • 1/2
    small stalk of celery chopped
  • 1 pinch of garlic powder, salt and pepper
  • 1 can
    tomato sauce
  • sliced cheese for topping
  • 1-2
    cleaned bell peppers (make sure the seeds, etc. are cut out) they can be sliced sideways or stuffed from the stem top)

How To Make cheesy stuffed bell peppers

  • 1
    Follow the directions on the rice mix. The Spanish rice mix I did not use but a 4 tablespoons of the diced tomatoes when making the rice. I made sure that the rice was tender though before I mixed it with the meat. Do not mix it with the meat until after the meat is done. Set the rice aside.
  • 2
    In a skillet cook meat, onions, celery and seasonings until vegetables are tender and meat is not pink. Make sure you chopped the meat into small pieces. Drain. Use a cup plus of rice and mix with meat. It is ready to be stuffed in the prepared clean bell peppers.Place the bell peppers in a greased casserole dish. Pour the tomato sauce over stuffed bell peppers. Cover with foil. Bake on 375 degrees until the bell peppers are fairly soft.
  • 3
    Remove foil and top each one with a cheese slice. Return to oven until cheese has melted. This is great warmed over the next day!
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