Stuffed Peppers & Veggies. Stuffed peppers is a dish common in many cuisines. It consists of hollowed or halved peppers filled with any of a variety of fillings, often including meat, vegetables, cheese, rice, or sauce. The dish is usually assembled by filling the cavities of the peppers and then cooking.
I could see this recipe in a basic and general reference-type cookbook. I did put my own spin on this as well. Stuffed peppers have long been one of America's favorite comfort foods. You can have Stuffed Peppers & Veggies using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Stuffed Peppers & Veggies
- You need 1 of large green pepper.
- Prepare 1 of large zucchini.
- You need 1 of medium eggplant.
- Prepare 1 of red onion.
- You need 1 of medium yellow squash.
- You need 4 cloves of garlic.
- It's 1 lb of ground beef.
- You need 1 of large tomato.
- It's 1 box of stuffing mix any flavor.
- It's 1 box of beef flavored rice.
- Prepare 1 jar of spaghetti sauce.
- Prepare 4 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese.
- It's 2 of small eggs.
Stuffed peppers usually include the starch, vegetables, and protein, so what to serve with them? Stuffed peppers are what dinner dreams are made of. Stuffed peppers were clearly born from a need to use up leftovers. Most recipes call for at least cooked rice and often cooked beans.
Stuffed Peppers & Veggies step by step
- Preheat oven to 400°. Cut zuccini and eggplant in half. Use small spoon to scoop out the seeds and innards. Set aside. Cut top off green pepper, dice, and set aside also. Discard pepper seeds and innards. Dice yellow squash, red onion, and tomato. Chop garlic cloves..
- Cook beef rice on stovetop and Sautee diced tomato, red onion, yellow squash, eggplant and zuccini innards, diced top of pepper, and chopped garlic in oil and season to taste..
- Brown ground beef. Combine cooked beef and sauteed veggies in a large mixing bowl with cooked rice, uncooked stuffing mix, eggs, and 2 cups shredded mozzarella. Mix Well..
- Place eggplant and zuccini halves and green pepper onto baking sheet, pan, or dish. Scoop a few spoonfuls of sauce along the bottom of each. Stuff as much mixture as you can into your veggies..
- Top each with a few more spoonfuls of remaining sauce. Sprinkle remaining shredded cheese on top. Bake for 60-90 minutes. Enjoy!.
Think life's too short to stuff a pepper? Stuffed peppers make an outstanding side dish or main course in the summer with a barbecue. Stuffed peppers are traditionally a part of Spanish cuisine and this tasty dish has been adopted by food lovers around the world. We love stuffed peppers for two reasons: They're easy to make, but since we don't make them all the time, they feel a. Classic stuffed peppers are a comforting meal that the whole family will love.