Classic Stuffed Peppers
These classic beef stuffed peppers are a great weeknight meal, or meal prep to get you started with a few extra meals for the week.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 can tomato sauce 28 oz, divided
- 1 c 1-1/4 water divided
- 2 t soy sauce
- 1 t sugar
- 1 t salt
- 1 t garlic powder
- 1 t dried parsley
- 1/2 t mustard powder
- 1 c minute rice uncooked
- 4 large green bell pepper halved
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 deg.
- Heat a large skillet on medium heat; add the ground beef and chopped onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, until meat is fully cooked with some brown bits.
- Stir in 1 c of the tomato sauce, 1 c water, sugar, soy sauce, garlic powder, parsley, salt and mustard powder. Increase the heat and bring to a boil. Stir in minute rice, then cover with the lid and take it off the heat. Let stand for 5 min.
- While you wait, cut peppers lengthwise in half and remove the stem and seeds.
- Mix remaining tomato sauce and a sprinkle more garlic powder; pour it into the bottom of a 13 X 9 inch pan. Place the peppers in the bottom of the pan, like little boats.
- Spoon meat mixture into the peppers and cover with foil.
- Bake for 35-40 min. Spoon the sauce over the peppers before serving.