How to Cook Perfect Stuffed Bell Peppers

Stuffed Bell Peppers. Roasted green bell peppers are stuffed with feta cheese and a mixture of rice and green onions. Pour a small amount of water into the bottom of the baking dish and drizzle the peppers with a. Green bell peppers stuffed with a mixture of rice, textured vegetable protein, cheese and tomato sauce.

Cut thin slice from stem end of each bell pepper to remove top of pepper. Remove seeds and membranes; rinse peppers. If necessary, cut thin slice from bottom of each pepper so they stand up straight. You can have Stuffed Bell Peppers using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Stuffed Bell Peppers

1. You need 6 of large bell peppers.
2. Prepare 1 of onion.
3. It's 2 cloves of garlic, minced.
4. Prepare 1 lb of ground turkey (or meat of your choice).
5. You need 2 cups of rice, cooked (one I use pictured).
6. It's 1 of onion.
7. You need 1 (16 oz) of can Rotel diced tomatoes with peppers, drained.
8. It's 1 1/2 cups of sharp cheddar cheese, shredded.
9. It's of Olive oil to sautee.
10. Prepare to taste of Salt and Pepper.
11. It's 1 of good dash of "Slap Ya Mama Cajun Seasoning".

In a large skillet, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. Remove from the heat; add the meat loaf, rice, salsa, cilantro and cumin. Sprinkle inside of peppers with salt and pepper. To make stuffed bell peppers in your Crockpot or slow cooker, spray it with cooking spray and place your filled peppers inside.

Stuffed Bell Peppers instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Cook Rice and set aside..
2. Cut tops off of bell peppers and remove seeds. Trim bottom of bell peppers evenly if they don't sit flat..
3. Add bell peppers to boiling water, boil for 5 minutes. Remove and place upside down on paper towel to dry..
4. In a large skillet add olive oil, onion, and garlic. Sautee until tender. Add turkey and cook thoroughly. Don't forget to dash in some Slap Ya Momma seasoning for that good spicy kick!.
5. Add diced tomatoes, cooked rice (2 cups), and 1/2 of cheese in skillet with turkey. Mix until blended..
6. Stuff those peppers!.
7. Place in oven for 25-30 mins.
8. Add remaining cheese and bake additional 5 minutes or until cheese is melted..
9. Enjoy!.

Spoon beef mixture into each pepper and top with Monterey jack, then cover baking dish with foil. In a small skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Remove bell peppers from steamer pan. Place cut side up in a pyrex or other oven-proof casserole. Gently stuff the peppers with the ground beef rice mixture.