Stuffed red bell peppers are filled with savory beef and rice and baked with prepared spaghetti sauce for a hearty dish that doesn't need a lot of preparation.
Prep
20 min
Cook
54 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
6 reds bell peppers
, tops and seeds removed
5 cups meatless spaghetti sauce
, divided
3 eggs
, beaten
1.25 cups instant rice
0.25 cups finely chopped onion
1.5 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1 pinch ground black pepper
1.5 pounds lean ground beef
6 tablespoons shredded Cheddar cheese
, divided
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; add bell peppers and cook until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.
3
Combine 3 cups spaghetti sauce, eggs, rice, onion, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl. Crumble in ground beef; stir until thoroughly combined.
4
Place peppers in a large baking dish, top-sides up; fill with beef mixture. Pour remaining 2 cups spaghetti sauce over peppers. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until peppers tender, filling set, and an instant-read thermometer inserted into middle of peppers reads at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), 55 to 60 minutes. Top each pepper with 1 tablespoon cheese.
Nutrition per serving
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