Stuffed Red Peppers

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups brown rice
• 4 cups water
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 onion, diced
• 1/4 cup chopped mushrooms, or to taste
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 (26 ounce) jar tomato sauce
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 6 red bell peppers, tops and seeds removed
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, or to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 45 mins


• bring brown rice and water to a boil in a saucepan. reduce heat to medium-low, place a cover on the saucepan, and simmer until the rice is tender, about 40 minutes; transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. break ground beef into small pieces and place in the skillet. add onion, mushrooms, and garlic; cook and stir until the beef is completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. mix beef mixture into brown rice.
• stir tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and italian seasoning into the rice mixture and season filling with salt and black pepper.
• arrange bell peppers in a baking dish. spoon filling into bell peppers.
• bake in preheated oven until the peppers are tender, about 1 hour. sprinkle parmesan cheese over the stuffed peppers to serve.