Grandma certainly knew how to make the best stuffed bell peppers, and old-fashioned recipes like that never go out of vogue. So, the next time you find yourself craving this meaty, comforting dish, try the following recipe. Italian sausage pairs with ground beef to make the stuffed peppers nice and meaty and then rice helps make them filling and plenty of shredded cheese is great with them too. Steak seasoning, red pepper flakes and Worcestershire sauce add plenty of flavor.
You can use any color of bell peppers to make this simple recipe. Green taste the most savory, followed by red and then orange and then yellow, the sweetest. You can stick to one color or mix and match, as you prefer. Stuffed bell peppers are a bright and colorful recipe, and you’ll never be disappointed with the results of this tasty dish. Some people like to boil the peppers for 5 minutes first, while others bake them once filled, for a slightly crunchier result.
Stuffed peppers always make a great meal and they’re so easy to make. You’re going to love this simple, delicious recipe, and you might want to make these every week!
Why You’ll Love the Recipe:
This foolproof recipe is meaty, rich, and delicious. The crisp bell peppers, meaty filling, rice, cheese, and more combine to make this a truly heartwarming and satisfying meal.
How to Serve It:
Since these combine veggies, rice, and meat, you don’t really need a side dish, but you can always have one if you want, perhaps some fries or potato salad.
Ingredients:
- Bell peppers
- Italian sausage
- Olive oil
- Fire-roasted tomatoes
- Olive oil
- Lean ground beef
- Cooked rice
- Worcestershire sauce
- Yellow onion
- Montreal steak seasoning
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- White rice
- Red pepper flakes
How to make Old Fashioned Stuffed Bell Peppers:
Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a casserole dish.
Cut the tops off the bell peppers then remove and discard the membrane and seeds.
Put them cut side up in the baking dish.
Heat the oil in a skillet, then add the sausage and beef.
Brown the meat and drain off the fat.
Stir in the onions, Montreal steak seasoning, red pepper flakes, and Worcestershire sauce.
Sauté for 5 minutes.
Turn the heat down to low.
Drain the tomatoes and add them along with the rice, stirring to mix.
Simmer for 5 minutes then mix in half the cheese.
Divide the meat mixture between the bell peppers.
Top with the rest of the cheese, cover with foil, and bake for about 35 minutes or until the bell peppers are tender.
Broil the bell peppers for a couple of minutes to crisp up the cheese if you like.
Now ready to serve, enjoy!
Old Fashioned Stuffed Bell Peppers
Ingredients
- 6 bell peppers
- ½ pound Italian sausage
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 14 ounces fire-roasted tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 finely diced yellow onion
- 2 teaspoons Montreal steak seasoning
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup cooked white rice
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a casserole dish.
- Cut the tops off the bell peppers then remove and discard the membrane and seeds.
- Put them cut side up in the baking dish.
- Heat the oil in a skillet, then add the sausage and beef.
- Brown the meat and drain off the fat.
- Stir in the onions, Montreal steak seasoning, red pepper flakes, and Worcestershire sauce.
- Sauté for 5 minutes.
- Turn the heat down to low.
- Drain the tomatoes and add them along with the rice, stirring to mix.
- Simmer for 5 minutes then mix in half the cheese.
- Divide the meat mixture between the bell peppers.
- Top with the rest of the cheese, cover with foil and bake for about 35 minutes or until the bell peppers are tender.
- Broil the bell peppers for a couple of minutes to crisp up the cheese if you like.
Can You Make It Ahead?
You can assemble them ahead and cook them later if you want.
Storage Instructions:
Leftovers will keep covered and refrigerated for up to 3 days. Reheat them in the oven or microwave.
Variations and Substitutions:
The nice thing about old-fashioned stuffed pepper recipes is you can mix and match the ingredients, making them vegetarian if you want to. You can spice them up with cayenne powder or swap the rice for barley or another grain.
