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Stuffed Pepper Casserole

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  • Brief Description

    All the flavors of stuffed peppers with the trouble of actually stuffing individual bell pepper

  • Main Ingredient

    bell peppers/ground beef

  • Category:  Casseroles

  • Cuisine:  American

  • Prep Time:  20 min(s)

  • Cook Time:  35 min(s)

  • Recipe Type:  Public

  • Source:

    Pinterest

  • Tags:

    Family Make-Ahead Low-Fat

  • Notes:

    We prefer to use red, yellow and orange sweet bell peppers in this, but green would be fine too. This is a great make ahead meal. Follow directions through the assembly, refrigerate and bake the next day. I haven't tried freezing it, but I imagine it would probably do well.

  • Posted By:  adela82

  • Posted On:  Feb 23, 2013

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Ingredients:

  1. 1 pounds - ground beef (ground turkey works well also)
  2. 2 - small bell peppers coarsely chopped
  3. 1 teaspoons - onion powder
  4. - salt to taste optional
  5. 3 cloves - minced garlic
  6. 2 cups - cooked brown rice
  7. 1 jars - pasta sauce (24 oz)
  8. 1 1/2 cups - reduced fat mozzarella cheese divided

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350.
Cook meat in frying pan until almost completely browned. Drain and rinse.
Place meat back in pan; add peppers, onion powder, salt and garlic cloves. Cook over medium-low heat until meat is completely cooked and peppers begin to turn tender.
In 2 1/2 quart casserole, stir together rice, pasta sauce and 3/4 c. cheese. Add beef mixture and stir until well combined. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Bake 25 min. or until heated through & cheese begins to brown. Let sit 5-10 minutes before serving.


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