Beef Kidney Bean Stuffed Red Bell Peppers Au Gratin Recipes

CLASSIC BEEF STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook red bell peppers in the boiling water until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Drain and rinse peppers with cold water.
• Stir eggs, 3 cups of spaghetti sauce, instant rice, onion, salt, Worcestershire sauce, and black pepper together in a bowl. Crumble ground beef into the mixture and stir until ground beef is thoroughly combined with sauce and rice mixture.
• Stand peppers in a large baking dish and fill each pepper with beef mixture. Pour 2 cups spaghetti sauce over the peppers. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until peppers are tender, the filling is set, and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the middle of a pepper reads at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), 55 to 60 minutes. Uncover and top each pepper with 1 tablespoon Cheddar cheese.

BLACK BEAN STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In large bowl, mix all ingredients except bell peppers and cheddar cheese.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Cut top of bell peppers, clean the inside and rinse well.
• Stuff with mixture and sprinkle cheddar cheese on top of each bell pepper.
• Add 1/2 cup water to shallow baking dish.
• Add bell peppers and cook for 30 minutes or until peppers are tender.

BEEF & KIDNEY BEAN STUFFED RED BELL PEPPERS AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Saute onions in butter or margarine until tender.
• Add well drained beans, tomato sauce, rice, oregano, and salt and blend together well Stuff halved, cleaned peppers with mixture.
• Place on well oiled cookie sheet or shallow baking dish.
• cover and bake for 50 minutes until peppers are tender.
• Top each pepper with grated cheese.
• Bake about 5 minutes, until cheese melts.

BEEF & BAKED BEANS STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut peppers in half lengthwise, remove seeds.
• Cook 5 minutes in boiling water.
• Drain.
• Sauté celery, onion, and garlic in butter until tender.
• Remove from pan.
• Brown ground beef in same skillet.
• Stir in sautéed vegetables, beans and barbecue sauce.
• Fill peppers.
• Place in shallow baking dish.
• Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes.
• Top with cheese.
• Bake 10 minutes more.

GROUND BEEF STUFFED RED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Salt, pepper, chopped fresh parsley, minced garlic for taste. Wash the peppers and dry them very well.
• Cut each one into two pieces (longitudinally). Get out all the seeds and any white part. Preheat oven.
• FILLING: Put the bread in a cup with the milk.
• Wait until the bread absorb all the liquid it can.
• Then squeeze it; only the humid bread without liquid will be used.
• Aside, put in a bowl the ground beef, the very finely chopped onion, the minced garlic and the parsley.
• Mix all very well.
• Add the humid bread cut in small pieces; put enough salt and pepper.
• Fill the peppers halves.
• Sprinkle each one with grated dried bread.
• Put them on a shell with a thin oil layer.
• Cook in the oven for about 30-40 minutes until the peppers are tender and the cover (the grated bread) gold brown.
• Bon appetit! The same filling can be used to stuff zucchini and aubergines, for instance. These ones must be cooked previously in salted boiling water (already cut in halves). Then you have to empty each half with a tablespoon, taking care of not damaging the skin.
• Part of the fruit retired (and chopped) can be mixed in the filling.
• I hope you like these ideas.

VEGETABLE & BEEF STUFFED RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cut and discard tops from red peppers; remove seeds. In a 6-qt. stockpot, cook peppers in boiling water until crisp-tender, 3-5 minutes; drain and rinse in cold water., In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles, 6-8 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon; pour off drippings., In same pan, heat oil over medium heat; saute zucchini, yellow squash, onion and green pepper until tender, 4-5 minutes. Add spinach and garlic; cook and stir until spinach is wilted, about 1 minute. Stir in cooked beef, rice, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and salt., Place red peppers in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Fill with meat mixture. Bake, covered, until peppers are tender, 35-40 minutes. Top with provolone cheese; bake, uncovered, until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.

MEXICAN BEEF- AND BEAN-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Crush cereal.* In medium bowl, mix cereal and tomato puree; let stand 5 minutes.
• Cut bell peppers lengthwise in half; remove seeds and membranes. Place peppers, cut sides up, in 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish.
• In 10-inch skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain. Stir in cereal mixture and remaining ingredients except cheese. Divide beef mixture evenly among peppers.
• Cover; bake 40 to 45 minutes or until peppers are tender. Sprinkle each pepper half with 1/2 tablespoon cheese; let stand 5 minutes.

STUFFED CAPSICUMS OR RED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180.C.
• Remove tops from capsicums, discarding seeds and membrane.
• Drop capsicums in boiling water for 30 seconds then refresh in cold water and arrange standing up in a small baking dish.
• Heat butter in a saucepan and saute onion & garlic & chicken mince for 5 minutes.
• Pour off any fat, then add flour and cook for 1 minute, add stock and bring to the boil, stirring constantly.
• Stir in sour cream, herbs and rice.
• Spoon rice mixture into prepared capsicums and bake for approx 20 minutes.