How to Make Stuffed Bell Peppers

Excellent stuffed (beef and lamb) bell pepper recipe.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• ½ pound lean ground beef
• ½ pound ground lamb
• ½ cup uncooked whole grain brown rice
• 1 tablespoon butter
• ½ tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 cup water
• 6 bell peppers (green or any other kind)
• 1 ½ (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• ½ onion
• 1 tomato
• 4 garlic cloves
• salt and pepper to taste (optional; Italian seasoning or basil)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Place the rice and water in a saucepan, add the butter, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and cook for 15-20 minutes.

3. Chop the onion, garlic and tomato (washed well or organic) and add the ground beef and lamb seasoned with salt and pepper. Cayenne pepper can also be added. Pour in ½ can of tomato sauce. Place into a skillet, add the vegetable oil and cook over medium heat until the meat is browned.

4. Remove and discard the tops, seeds, and membranes of the bell peppers and wash well. (NOTE: In 2006 the Environmental Working Group named bell peppers as containing the second largest amounts of pesticide residue. If you can‘t afford to buy them organic remember to wash well.)

5. In a bowl combine the rice and meat and mix well.

6. Arrange peppers in a baking dish with the hollowed sides facing upward and spoon in equal amounts of the stuffing mixture. Pour the remaining tomato sauce over the stuffed bell peppers.

7. Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven. About 45 minutes into the cooking, coat each bell pepper with sour cream. That is, spread ½ tablespoon of sour cream over each bell pepper. You can skip this step if you don’t particularly like sour cream. It is purely optional.
   Enjoy!

Tips & Warnings

• Use organic ingredients whenever possible.

[static404]

on 8/3/2009 Sounds like a great recipe.

[JoyNmyHeart]

on 11/7/2008 Thanks for the great recipe. Sounds yummy!

[AZGroups]

on 8/27/2008 I love to grill stuffed peppers as well as zuchini...Great article! Great tips!

[CubicleJoe]

on 8/26/2008 Another excellent recipe by the Illuminator26. The ironic thing is as a kid, my mother used to make stuffed peppers all the time. Now I love them - Go figure. But usually someone else makes them. Now I can. Thank you again.

[taskeinc]

on 8/26/2008 Making the perfect "stuffed bell pepper" is hard to do so your article will certainly help .. thanks for sharing.