Uncle Wilson’s Stuffed bell peppers

Name: Uncle Wilson’s Stuffed bell peppers
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: European, American
Ingredients: 6 large red of green bell peppers; 2.5 cups long-grain white rice (or rice of your choice); 2 pounds lean ground beef; 1/2 medium-size sweet onion, such as Visalia, diced; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 14.5oz can Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies; 16oz sharp cheddar cheese, grated (about 4 cups); 1/2 tsp pepper; 1 teaspoon salt

7 steps

Prep:20minCook:45min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:48:47 GMT

Ingredients

6 servings

6red green bell peppers

large

2 ½ cupslong-grain white rice

or rice of your choice

2 poundslean ground beef

0.5sweet onion

medium-size, such as Visalia, diced

2garlic cloves

finely chopped

1 x 14.5 ozdiced tomatoes and green chilies

can

16 ozsharp cheddar cheese

grated

½ tsppepper

1 teaspoonsalt

Instructions

Step 1

Make up rice per package instructions.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit

Step 3

Cut the bell peppers in half, top to bottom. Remove the seed and the ribs. Set aside.

Step 4

In a medium skillet, brown the round beef, onion, and garlic. Drain the meat.

Step 5

In a medium saucepan, bring the tomatoes to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.

Step 6

In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, rice, tomatoes, pepper, and salt and mix until blended. In a 9x13x2-inch pan, place the bell peppers skin side down. Evenly divide the beef mixture among the pepper halves. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake for 40 minutes.

Step 7

Remove the foil and sprinkle the cheese on the top. Return the pan to the oven, uncovered, for about 5 minutes, until the cheese melts.