ITALIAN STUFFED PEPPERS

Stuff bell peppers with a flavorful mixture of ground beef, rice, onions and Italian seasonings. It's easy enough to make for a weeknight meal because we've omitted the added step of precooking the bell peppers.

Recipe - Dearborn Market

Prep Time20 Minutes

Servings8

Cook Time55 Minutes

Calories245

Ingredients

4 medium to large green or red bell peppers

1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef

1 cup chopped onion

1 cup cooked rice

2 tsp McCormick® Perfect Pinch® Italian Seasoning

1/2 tsp McCormick® Garlic Powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp McCormick® Ground Pepper Black

2 cans (15 ounces each) tomato sauce, divided

1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut off tops of bell peppers. Remove seeds and membranes. Rinse bell peppers. If necessary, cut thin slice from bottom of each pepper so they stand upright. Set aside.

2. Brown ground beef and onion in large skillet on medium-high heat. Drain fat. Add rice, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt and pepper; mix until well blended.

3. Pour 1 can of the tomato sauce into bottom of 9-inch square baking dish. Stuff peppers with beef mixture. Place stuffed peppers upright in baking dish. Pour remaining can tomato sauce over stuffed peppers. Cover tightly with foil.

4. Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until peppers are tender. Remove foil. Sprinkle stuffed peppers with cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Cut stuffed peppers in half. Spoon sauce in dish over each half to serve.

Nutritional Information

9 g Total Fat
56 mg Cholesterol
955 mg Sodium
19 g Carbohydrates
4 g Fiber
22 g Protein

20 minutes

Prep Time

55 minutes

Cook Time

Servings

245

Calories

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Makes 8 servings

4 medium to large green or red bell peppers

Orange Pepper, 1 ct, 8 oz

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$2.00 avg/ea$3.99/lb

1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef

Fresh Family Pack, 80% Lean Ground Beef, 3.5 pound

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$11.52 avg/ea$3.29/lb

1 cup chopped onion

Spanish Onion, 1 ct, 20 oz

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$1.24 avg/ea$0.99/lb

1 cup cooked rice

RiceSelect White Jasmati Long Grain Jasmine Rice, 32 oz

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$7.89$0.25/oz

2 tsp McCormick® Perfect Pinch® Italian Seasoning

Cento Blended Italian Seasoning, 1.17 oz

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$1.99$1.70/oz

1/2 tsp McCormick® Garlic Powder

McCormick Garlic Powder, 3.12 oz

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1/2 tsp salt

Morton Salt, Plain, 26 Ounce

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$2.29$0.09/oz

1/4 tsp McCormick® Ground Pepper Black

McCormick Pure Ground Black Pepper, 1.5 oz

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2 cans (15 ounces each) tomato sauce, divided

Cento Sauce Italiano Tomato Sauce, 15 oz

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$1.99$0.13/oz

1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Polly-O Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese, 16 oz

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Nutritional Information

9 g Total Fat
56 mg Cholesterol
955 mg Sodium
19 g Carbohydrates
4 g Fiber
22 g Protein

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut off tops of bell peppers. Remove seeds and membranes. Rinse bell peppers. If necessary, cut thin slice from bottom of each pepper so they stand upright. Set aside.

2. Brown ground beef and onion in large skillet on medium-high heat. Drain fat. Add rice, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt and pepper; mix until well blended.