Easy-to-make Stuffed Peppers for an amazing dinner any night of the week!
My very favorite element of our Avengers Party last weekend was the Pepper Potts’ Stuffed Bell Peppers. My hubby gets full credit for this one. I was trying to come up with dishes for various characters like my Black Widow Spider Bites and he came up with Pepper Potts. Literally, pepper pots. So fun!
I kind of developed this recipe the day of with the help of my mother-in-law and it turned out just amazing! The boys were a little intimidated by the whole bell peppers so I just spooned out the stuffing and they ate it just like that – yum!
Ingredients:
1/2 lb Italian Sausage
1/2 lb ground beef
1 can Rotel Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies
1 med onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
6 bell peppers
1 cup rice, raw
2 cups Mexican blend shredded cheese, divided
olive oil
salt & pepper
Directions:
Get the rice cooking. Brown the sausage and ground beef and season to taste.
Cut the tops off of the bell peppers and use a spoon to remove seeds and veins as much as possible. Dice up the usable parts of the bell pepper tops and one medium onion.
In a clean pan, saute onions and peppers until onions are translucent and soft, about 6-8 minutes. Add garlic and continue to saute for 4-5 more minutes.
Combine Rotel Diced Tomatoes, ground beef and sausage mixture, onion and pepper mixture, and rice in a a large bowl.
Stir to combine all ingredients.
Add 1 1/2 cups of cheese to mixture and stir to combine.
Drizzle olive oil inside the bell peppers and season with salt and pepper. Stuff peppers with mixture and place in a greased 8×8 baking dish. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of cheese over the tops of the peppers and cover with foil.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes and then remove foil and bake for an additional 5 minutes. The cheese should be nice and bubbly!
Pepper Potts’ Stuffed Bell Peppers {#Recipe}
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb Italian Sausage
- 1/2 lb ground beef
- 10 oz Rotel Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies 1 can
- 1 onion medium sized - chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 6 bell peppers
- 1 cup rice raw
- 2 cups Mexican blend shredded cheese divided
- olive oil
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- Get the rice cooking. Brown the sausage and ground beef and season to taste.
- Cut the tops off of the bell peppers and use a spoon to remove seeds and veins as much as possible. Dice up the usable parts of the bell pepper tops and one medium onion.
- In a clean pan, saute onions and peppers until onions are translucent and soft, about 6-8 minutes. Add garlic and continue to saute for 4-5 more minutes.
- Combine Rotel Diced Tomatoes, ground beef and sausage mixture, onion and pepper mixture, and rice in a a large bowl.
- Stir to combine all ingredients.
- Add 1 1/2 cups of cheese to mixture and stir to combine.
- Drizzle olive oil inside the bell peppers and season with salt and pepper. Stuff peppers with mixture and place in a greased 8x8 baking dish. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of cheese over the tops of the peppers and cover with foil.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes and then remove foil and bake for an additional 5 minutes. The cheese should be nice and bubbly!
Nutrition
More easy dinners that we love:
Slow Cooker Philly Cheesesteaks
Chicken Cordon Bleu Crescent Rolls
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Jenn says
Have made these twice now and they are delicious!!! Thanks for the great recipe 🙂
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Mmmm – I love this recipe! Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a sweet comment – makes my day!
Angie says
Do you blanche the peppers first?
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Nope! Sure didn’t Angie.
Kristy Creighton says
These look delicious!!! I have totally forgotten about stuffed peppers and I LOVE them!!! Just pinned for next week’s menu! Hew follow via GFC!
Kristy @ Shona Skye Creations
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Stephanie says
This looks yummy AND super fun for the Avengers party! Thanks for sharing!!
Ashley says
These look so good! I’m adding this to my “make soon for dinner” list!
Melinda @ Mom on the Make says
Wow, I’ve never thought to include sausage in the meat mixture. We love stuffed green peppers and usually use ground turkey meat, but these sound much more flavorful. Love the cheese on top ideas as well. Thank you!
mary_smith says
LOVE the Pepper Pots! Anything bell pepper (without tofu) is a HUGE hit in my house. Thanks for the recipe!
Candie@Craftbaby.com says
Well, my mouth is officially watering! I love that these are naturally gluten free and that I (someone who is not so great in the kitchen) can actually make these…
Thanks so much! Can’t wait to try em!
XO
Candie
http://www.craftbaby.com
Jessi @ Practically Functional says
Yum, looks fabulous! I love stuffed peppers 🙂
Thanks for sharing at The Fun In Functional!
Jess from Coxs Corner says
Oh my gosh! These look delicious! I totally just pinned them!
Mary ~ says
Wow, these look so good! I have always wanted to make stuffed peppers, now I think I will using your recipe! Thanks for the yummy share! Pinning! Have a great night!
Simplee Sue says
I love all in one meals. These are different from the ones that I make. These look better.
Patty Gonzalez says
OMG!!! I love this recipe! It looks so simple to make. Im trying to change up dinner im tired of the typical Mexican food 🙂
Dana DeVolk says
Yummy! My mom used to make something like this, but these look way better! Please don’t tell her I said that.
<3 Dana @ This Silly Girl's Life
Steph @ Three Loud Kids! says
Yummy! This looks delicious. I love how you put cheese inside as well!