Mexican Stuffed Peppers

Name: Mexican Stuffed Peppers
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 5 capsicum / peppers (, large about 12cm/4.5" tall (Note 1)); 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion (, chopped (brown, white, yellow)); 3 garlic cloves (, minced); 350g (12oz) ground beef ((mince), lean); 1/4 cup tomato paste; 1 1/4 cups (315 ml) chicken broth/stock (, low sodium); 1/2 cup long or medium grain rice (, uncooked (Note 2)); 1 cup corn kernels ((Note 3)); 1 cup green onions (, finely sliced (or red onion)); 1 1/2 cups (150g) mozzarella (, shredded); 1/2 cup (125 ml) water; 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper; 1 tbsp dried oregano; 2 tsp cumin; 2 tsp coriander; 1.5 tsp onion powder; 3/4 tsp salt; Guacamole ((Note 5 Quick Guac)); Sour Cream; 1 tbsp fresh coriander/cilantro (, finely chopped)

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:1h 30min

Recipe video above. That moment when you cut into these Mexican Stuffed Peppers and the cheesy, flavour loaded juicy beef and rice filling comes oozing out.....THEN you find out it's only 387 calories for a giant stuffed capsicum?? It's a little food miracle, right there. 🙌🏼

Updated at: Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:36:01 GMT