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taste of texas peppers!

(1 rating)
4dogslori avatar
Recipe by
Lori Harbin-Combs
@4dogslori
Roseburg, OR

This way of preparing stuffed peppers will make your taste buds sing The Yellow Rose of Texas'' out loud!

(1 rating)
yield 4 -5
prep time 25 Min
cook time 4 Hr
method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

Ingredients For taste of texas peppers!

  • 1 lb
    lean ground beef
  • 1 lb
    ground pork sausage ( i use jimmy dean)
  • 1/2 c
    finely chopped onion
  • 11/2 c
    cooked wild rice mixture
  • 1 Tbsp
    minced garlic
  • 1 can
    8oz tomato divided
  • 1 can
    rotel
  • 1/4 c
    minced cilantro
  • 1 tsp
    (or more)each of cumin, oregano, salt and lemon pepper
  • 21/2 c
    grated mexican blend divided
  • 4 lg
    bell peppers, cleaned and cut in half
  • 1 c
    drained and rinsed canned black beans if desired

How To Make taste of texas peppers!

  • 1
    Drain the Rotel, add drained liquid to crock pot. Also add half the tomato sauce to the crockpot. Season as desired, I add lemon pepper to my liquid in the crockpot.
  • 2
    Mix the drained Rotel, 1/2 c. of cheese and all ingredients (except peppers)together saving the 1/2 can of tomato sauce and 2 cups of cheese.
  • 3
    Fill the peppers by pressing meat mixture firmly into the peppers and fill till mixture is mounded over the edge of the peppers.
  • 4
    Place pepper halves in pot and pour remaining tomato sauce evenly over the eight pepper halves.
  • 5
    Add remaining cheese evenly over peppers 10min. before serving.
  • 6
    Plate and garnish with sour cream. Enjoy!
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