Recipe: Yummy One Pot Stuffed Pepper Casserole

One Pot Stuffed Pepper Casserole. Stuff Ground Beef In Bell Peppers With Onions And Rice To Make A Delicious Weeknight Meal. Delicious & Easy Stuffed Bell Peppers Made With Ground Beef, Rice, & Italian Seasoning. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.

Like a hearty stuffed pepper soup, this recipe is an easy family favorite! Some nights I have my act together. Most nights I make this Stuffed Pepper Casserole. You can cook One Pot Stuffed Pepper Casserole using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of One Pot Stuffed Pepper Casserole

1. Prepare 1 tbsp. of olive oil.
2. It's 1 lb. of ground beef (or ground turkey).
3. You need 1/2 of yellow onion, diced.
4. You need 2 of large bell peppers, diced (any color).
5. Prepare 2 cloves of garlic, minced.
6. Prepare 3/4 cup of brown rice, uncooked (not instant).
7. Prepare 1 can (14.5 oz.) of diced tomatoes, undrained.
8. You need 1 can (8 oz.) of tomato sauce.
9. Prepare 1 1/2 cups of unsalted chicken broth (or water).
10. Prepare 2 tsp. of Worcestershire sauce.
11. It's 1 1/2 tsp. of Italian seasoning.
12. You need 1/2 tsp. of brown sugar.
13. You need To taste of salt and pepper.
14. It's 1/2 cup of shredded cheese of choice.

Free-form and easy-going, this recipe takes the classic flavors and ingredients of stuffed peppers, then turns them into cheesy, healthy comfort food that cooks in one pot. "Unstuffed pepper casserole" would be a fitting name for it too. Drain fat and return to stove top. Add diced onion and bell peppers and cook until tender. Add petite diced tomatoes and tomato sauce to the pot.

One Pot Stuffed Pepper Casserole instructions

1. In a large skillet with a tight fitting lid, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Once it's hot, add the onions and peppers. Stir and cook until the onions turn translucent, about 3-5 minutes..
2. Add the beef to the skillet and cook, breaking the beef up, until it is no longer pink. Drain any excess fat if needed. Stir in the garlic, diced tomatoes and rice and increase the heat to med-high..
3. Stir in the Italian seasoning, brown sugar, salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Then stir in the tomato sauce and broth (or water). Let this come to a boil..
4. Once at a boil, place the lid on and reduce the heat down to med-low. Let this simmer for 60 or so minutes, stirring every so often so nothing sticks (if using a different rice or quinoa, then adjust to a shorter cooking time), until most of the liquid had absorbed and the rice is tender..
5. Remove from heat once it's done. Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the top and place the lid back on until the cheese melts, about 2-3 minutes..
6. Serve immediately and enjoy! Store any leftovers in the fridge..

Better yet if the casserole happens to have a little nostalgia laced in there, too … like this one, with a nod to the Stuffed Green Pepper recipes we all grew up eating. Why This Stuffed Pepper Casserole Is a Win, Every Single Time. Seriously, this easy little casserole recipe pretty much ticks all my family dinnertime boxes. Preheat a large oven safe skillet over medium heat. Add in onion, ground beef, garlic powder, salt and pepper.