This turkey stuffed bell pepper recipe is an oldie, and one that I’ve always loved. When meat is almost done cooking, roughly tear up spinach leaves and add to meat mixture, cooking a few more minutes until the spinach is wilted. You don’t even have to cook the peppers before stuffing. Fill a bowl with ice and water. (Mom tip: start doing this when your kids are young, so it becomes the norm! Low carb and full of flavor, they are great for meal prep too! Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5-7 minutes or until orzo is tender. Put blanched peppers in it to cool for 3 minutes. They’re healthy, filling, and bonus – they make for delicious leftovers or meal prep. Get the Recipe: Greek-Style Stuffed Peppers Never miss a recipe! Cut the top off the peppers, clean the inside of any seeds and membrane. Pile spinach, hot beef and tomato rice into peppers, mounding them up in the center of each pepper. Those do take a little more time to cook since I typically stuff the whole pepper, time that I haven’t wanted to invest in cooking a meal lately. Pre-heat broiler to high. Turkey Stuffed Bell Peppers. I love the variety of peppers that you can make! https://www.themediterraneandish.com/stuffed-peppers-recipe You’ll also love: easy beef tacos, slow cooker beef stew, and turkey sloppy joes! Only 6 ingredients! You can make vegetarian stuffed peppers by omitting ground beef or using a meat substitute like soy or soy sausage. Since these stuffed bell peppers with ground beef have so much in its filling (ie the rice and beef), this is pretty much a complete meal … The stuffing is made with ground beef, cooked rice, onions and diced tomatoes. That is my standard family recipe that my grandfather always made and still makes to this day (well, my version at least). Spoon into peppers. Cook rice per instructions on package. Carefully remove stem and seeds. Although, it just so happens that I don’t have to feel guilty about today’s stuffed peppers. Stir in the tomatoes, spinach, orzo, oregano, salt and pepper. Mix until combined. Place the stuffed peppers on a baking sheet, and bake at 350° for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the chicken is cooked thru. Preparing stuffed peppers is quite simple. Enter your name and email and never miss a recipe! I grew up eating Italian style stuffed peppers like these I posted waaaaay back in 2008. Required fields are marked *. While rice is cooking, fill a large pot 2/3 full with water and set over high heat to boil. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Super easy Stuffed Peppers recipe – full of onions, garlic, spinach, seasoning, ricotta and parmesan cheese, and a grain of your choice! Wash peppers and half lengthwise. 8 oz cream cheese, softened. Tender peppers stuffed with ground beef, rice, cheese, and more! Spoon beef and spinach mixture into each pepper half and top with 1 tablespoon salsa. … Add cut spinach and combine until spinach is completely cooked down, about 4-5 minutes. Lean ground sirloin, sweet potatoes and good-for-you spinach make up the base of the hearty filling; while warm cinnamon, nutmeg, plenty of garlic and onion contribute to … If not add another 5 minutes). For this Italian stuffed pepper recipe you can use store bought or homemade pasta sauce. Place … In a large nonstick skillet, cook beef. Cheesy stuffed peppers. I added rice (as we always do in my region for stuffed peppers) extra garlic a little tomato sauce a little chicken stock (didn't have beef… Preheat oven to 375. Ohhhh there is never day that stuffed peppers don’t look good!! Chop onion and mix ground meat, onion, salt, pepper, and parsley and add to heated pan. Dry rice so there is never day that stuffed peppers Recipes: start doing this when your kids young! 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