Stuffed Peppers Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked rice

  or favorite grain
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 2 cloves garlic

  minced
• 15- ounce can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley

  optional
• pinch of red pepper flakes
• salt and black pepper to taste
• 6 medium bell peppers
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• parsley for garnish

Instructions

• 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• 2 Bring water and rice to a boil in a covered saucepan (or cook for 4 minutes in
  the Instant Pot). Reduce heat to low and simmer until rice is tender.
• 3 Meanwhile, heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef and cook
  until browned and no longer showing any pink spots.
• 4 While the rice and meat are cooking, hollow out bell peppers by removing and
  discarding the tops, seeds, and membranes. Arrange peppers in a 9 x 13-inch
  baking dish with the hollowed sides facing upward.
• 5 In the skillet, stir together the cooked rice, cooked beef, tomato sauce,
  garlic, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, and salt and black pepper to
  taste. Spoon an equal amount of filling into each hollowed pepper.
• 6 Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until the peppers are tender. Remove from the
  oven, top with shredded cheese, and return to the oven. Bake until the cheese is
  melted; about 7 to 10 minutes.

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