Recipe: Tasty Simply Stuffed Bell Peppers

Simply Stuffed Bell Peppers. Orange bell peppers are stuffed with a mixture of ground turkey, onion, tomatoes, rice, and cheese. Make it an appetizer with mini bell peppers to serve at a party. Whatever you have, cilantro, parsley, any herb to add to the look and taste.

Par-cooking the peppers and basically filling them with a fully cooked meat mixture means they just need a final shot of heat to melt the cheese. Chose a rainbow of large sweet bell peppers to stuff and while prepping, stand them upright in your baking dish—it's easier to stuff them this way. These stuffed bell peppers are festive, flavorful, and good for you. You can cook Simply Stuffed Bell Peppers using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Simply Stuffed Bell Peppers

1. It's 4 large of bell peppers.
2. It's 2 lb of Ground beef or turkey.
3. It's 1 of Onion.
4. You need 10 of Mushrooms.
5. You need 1 of Black pepper.
6. You need 1 of Cajun seasoning.
7. Prepare 1 cup of Quinoa.
8. You need 2 cup of Broth.
9. Prepare 1 of Cheese (pepper jack, cheddar, parmesean, etc).

The filling is a combo of chicken, garlic, onions, and bright, fresh herbs — a riff on Middle Eastern kofta. Pop them into the oven to bake, then serve with a minty yogurt sauce on the side. Gently stuff the peppers with the ground beef rice mixture. Drizzle olive oil over the stuffed peppers, along the outside of the peppers, and into the pan.

Simply Stuffed Bell Peppers instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Chop onion and mushrooms ahead of time. Heat large pan with oil on med to med high. Add onion, then muchrooms. Sauteed for about 7 min..
3. Add meat. Cook until meat is done, season well with pepper and salt of your choice. I put 2 pounds of meat for the meat lovers, but 1 to 1.5 will do. Don't get skimpy on this part..
4. Cook the quinoa according to the directions. Use broth instead of water as there is so much more flavor this way..
5. If the meat mixture is done, turn off the heat until you add the quinoa..
6. Mix everything together then stuff the peppers. Add cheese to the meat mixture too..
7. Bake for 45 min covered. This will soften the peppers as they cook. Cook uncovered for additional 15 after you've topped them with cheese..
8. Viola!.

Rub the oil over the outside of the peppers; it will help with browning. Sprinkle the tops generously with paprika. Stuffed Bell Peppers are a great way to enjoy summer's favorite veggie. These bell peppers are stuffed a delicious cheesy ground beef and rice mixture that your family is sure to love! Is there a difference between bell peppers?