Good For You Stuffed Peppers Recipes

CLASSIC STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a small saucepan, prepare rice according to package instructions. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Cook onion until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Add ground beef and cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, 6 minutes. Drain fat.
• Return beef mixture to skillet, then stir in cooked rice and diced tomatoes. Season with oregano, salt, and pepper. Let simmer until liquid has reduced slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Place peppers cut side-up in a 9"-x-13" baking dish and drizzle with oil. Spoon beef mixture into each pepper and top with Monterey jack, then cover baking dish with foil.
• Bake until peppers are tender, about 35 minutes. Uncover and bake until cheese is bubbly, 10 minutes more.
• Garnish with parsley before serving.

STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cut thin slice from stem end of each bell pepper to remove top of pepper. Remove seeds and membranes; rinse peppers. If necessary, cut thin slice from bottom of each pepper so they stand up straight. In 4-quart Dutch oven, add enough water to cover peppers. Heat to boiling; add peppers. Cook about 2 minutes; drain.
• In 10-inch skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain. Stir in rice, salt, garlic and 1 cup of the tomato sauce; cook until hot.
• Stuff peppers with beef mixture. Stand peppers upright in ungreased 8-inch square glass baking dish. Pour remaining tomato sauce over peppers.
• Cover tightly with foil. Bake 10 minutes. Uncover and bake about 15 minutes longer or until peppers are tender. Sprinkle with cheese.

CHEESESTEAK-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and onion; cook and stir until crisp-tender, 6-8 minutes. Add garlic, thyme, oregano, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; cook 1 minute longer. Transfer to a large bowl; set aside., In the same skillet, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil over medium high heat. Add steak, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; cook and stir until no longer pink, 4-5 minutes. Stir in cream cheese, 1-1/2 cups pepper jack cheese and onion mixture just until cheeses are melted. Remove from heat., Cut and discard tops from peppers; remove seeds. Fill with steak mixture. Place trivet insert and 1 cup water in a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Set peppers on trivet. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 10 minutes. Quick-release pressure. Sprinkle peppers with remaining 1/2 cup pepper jack cheese; cover and let stand until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.

GOOD FOR YOU STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• 1.Cook the rice without salt or butter according to the package directions.
• 2.Cook the beef in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until it's well browned, stirring often to break up the meat. Pour off any fat. Stir 2 cups of the sauce and the rice in the skillet.
• 3.Cut each pepper in half lengthwise. Discard the seeds and white membranes. Place the pepper shells in a 17 x 11-inch roasting pan.
• 4.Spoon the beef mixture into the pepper shells. Pour the remaining sauce over the filled peppers. Cover the dish.
• 5.Bake at 400°F for 45 minutes or until the peppers are tender. Top with the cheese. Let stand for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
• 6.Serving Suggestion: Serve with a salad of romaine lettuce and cherry tomatoes drizzled with lowfat balsamic vinaigrette. For dessert, serve biscotti with prepared lemon curd for dipping.