Main Dishes Recipe ⇉ Stuffed Green Peppers

The best stuffed green peppers ever.

Ingredients

• 6 green peppers, tops and seeds removed
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 ½ cups cooked rice
• ⅓ cup chopped celery
• 1 tablespoon grated onion
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce, divided
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Cook green bell peppers in the boiling water until soft, 5 to 8 minutes; drain.
3. Cook ground beef in large skillet over medium-high heat, breaking into small pieces with a spatula as it cooks, until completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain and discard excess grease. Transfer beef to a large bowl.
4. Stir rice, celery, onion, and about half the tomato sauce with the ground beef; season with salt and pepper. Stuff cooked green peppers with the ground beef mixture.
5. Arrange stuffed peppers in a baking dish. Pour enough water into the baking dish to about 1-inch deep. Pour remainder of tomato sauce over the peppers.
6. Bake in preheated oven until heated through, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories347.9
• carbohydrateContent46.6 g
• cholesterolContent47.3 mg
• fatContent9.8 g
• fiberContent3.7 g
• proteinContent18 g
• saturatedFatContent3.8 g
• sodiumContent809.2 mg
• sugarContent5.9 g