Easiest Way to Prepare Tasty Spicy Stuffed Green Peppers

Spicy Stuffed Green Peppers. Drain and rinse with cold water. Combine ground beef, onion, rice and seasonings; spoon into peppers. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

To make stuffed peppers, start by cutting your bell peppers in half lengthwise and removing the seeds. Brown ground beef in a skillet, then add corn, beans, spices, and green onions. Place stuffed peppers in a baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking oil spray. You can have Spicy Stuffed Green Peppers using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Spicy Stuffed Green Peppers

1. Prepare 6 each of green peppers.
2. Prepare 1 lb of ground beef.
3. You need 1 tbsp of dried onion flakes (use one small or a half of a large onion).
4. Prepare 1 each of garlic clove (minced).
5. It's 2 can of diced green tomatoes with green chilis (I used mild Rotel and they are 10 oz each ).
6. It's 1/2 cup of minute rice (if using regular rice, cook first).
7. It's 1/2 tbsp of italian seasoning.
8. It's 1/2 tsp of salt.
9. It's 1/2 tsp of pepper.
10. You need 1 tbsp of worcestershire sauce.
11. It's 1 can of (8 oz) tomato sauce (optional).
12. Prepare 1/2 cup of favorite shredded cheese (I used colby jack).

Sprinkle the top of each stuffed pepper with a generous amount of shredded sharp Cheddar cheese. Cut tops off of peppers and remove stem, core and seeds. Spoon stuffing into peppers and cover with reserved pepper tops. Stand peppers in a baking dish into which they just fit.

Spicy Stuffed Green Peppers instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Cut tops off peppers and strip seeds out. Boil the bottoms in a pot for 5 minutes to soften them. Let them drain on a paper towel until ready to stuff. Cut and chop the tops to use with mix if desired. Otherwise discard..
3. Meanwhile, brown ground beef, dried onion (or reg onion), and chopped peppers from tops until softened and beef no longer pink. Drain if needed. I used ground sirloin which did not. In fact, I added a tbsp of olive oil to help the peppers..
4. Now add your worcestershire, garlic, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, rice and diced tomatoes. Let simmer for 5 minutes to soften rice..
5. First put 1/2 cup of water in bottom of pan. Stuff peppers with beef mixture and top with tomato sauce. This is optional and you may or may not use the whole can. Cover and bake for 30 minutes..
6. Uncover and sprinkle shredded cheese over top and bake uncovered for 5 to 10 minutes longer until cheese melts. Take out and serve..

Spicy Italian Stuffed Peppers are a fresh twist on a family favorite! Sweet bell peppers are stuffed with a hearty mixture of ground beef, marinara sauce, Italian herbs, cheese, and veggies. Each stuffed pepper is a dinner unto itself, but without the carbs that you typically see in stuffed peppers! Place stuffed peppers upright in baking dish. Pour remaining can tomato sauce over stuffed peppers.