Summer Stuffed Peppers
- SERVES
- 6
- COOK TIME
- 55 Min
One of summer's most popular vegetables is the star in our recipe for Summer Stuffed Peppers. We stuff these fresh and colorful beauties with a saucy meat mixture to make 'em the perfect, flavor-packed, summer dish! Once you learn how to make stuffed peppers this yummy, you're sure to have a brand new, go-to summer dish. Serve this healthy summer dish as an appetizer or make a bunch for an quick entree.
What You'll Need
- 1 (29-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup uncooked instant rice
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 6 bell peppers, washed, tops removed, and seeded
What to Do
- In a medium bowl, combine tomato sauce, water, garlic powder, salt, and pepper; mix well. Remove 1 cup of mixture to a large bowl and add to it ground beef, rice, and onion; mix well.
- Stuff each bell pepper with an equal amount of the meat mixture. Place 2 cups tomato sauce mixture in soup pot and place peppers upright in sauce. Spoon remaining sauce over peppers.
- Cover and cook over low heat 55 to 60 minutes, or until no pink remains in the beef and rice is tender.
Notes
- Since these are a meal in itself, you might just want to add dessert! Keep it cool and simple with our Cookies 'n' Cream Parfaits!