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Baked Pepper Stuffed With Rice

Looking for delicious stuffed pepper recipes? Try this Baked Pepper Stuffed With Rice and have the family craving more with each and every bite!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course Dinner Ideas
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 545 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 1 small green pepper chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 3-3/4 cup water
  • 2 cans diced tomatoes 14.5 ounces, undrained
  • 1 can
  • 15 oz tomato sauce
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • ground cumin
  • 2 cups of brown rice cooked
  • 3 medium green peppers

Instructions
 

  • In a skillet cook beef, onion, green pepper, garlic, salt and pepper over medium heat until beef is no longer pink; drain.
  • Add the water, tomatoes, tomato sauce, cayenne pepper and cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
  • Stir in rice until completely mixed.
  • Remove tops and seeds from the peppers; cut in half widthwise. Place in a large pan of boiling water; boil for 4 minutes.
  • Place a thin layer of meat mixture in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish
  • Drain peppers and stuff with meat mixture.
  • Place stuffed peppers on top of meat mixture, pressing down gently.
  • Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour.
  • Serve on plate with extra mixture on top of peppers