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Stuffed Peppers

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Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 3 large bell peppers sliced in half, seeds and membranes removed
  • good quality olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion diced
  • 1 pound ground beef 85/15
  • kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • garlic cloves minced
  • 1/2 cup cooked rice
  • 1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • handful fresh minced parsley
  • shredded cheese

Instructions

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add peppers and cook for 10-15 minutes, or until tender-crisp. Remove from water, set into a baking pan.
  • Preheat oven to 375-degrees. Heat oil over medium-high heat, sauté onion, add ground beef, season with kosher salt to taste. Once beef is browned, add garlic. Add rice, tomatoes, and Italian seasoning stir until well blended. Adjust seasoning to taste, stir in parsley.
  • Stuff peppers with meat-tomato-rice mixture, top with cheese. Bake stuffed peppers for 10-15 minutes, until cheese is golden and melty.

Notes

You'll have a lot of left over meat-tomato-rice stuffing, so freeze it! Your future self will thank you :-)