Healthy Unstuffed Bell Peppers Tex Mex Style Recipes

UNSTUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the ground beef, green peppers, onions, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Cook until beef is browned, about 7-10 minutes.
• Add the tomato paste and saute until well combined and fragrant, about 2-3 minutes. Add the rice, diced tomatoes and water and stir to combine. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat but keep covered for an additional 5-10 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork to separate.
• Serve in bowls garnished with shredded cheddar cheese and parsley.

UNSTUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a large pan, brown sausage, onion & garlic over medium heat until no pink remains. Drain fat.
• Add tomatoes, rice, water, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, and salt & pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer and cook covered 10 minutes.
• Stir in diced peppers and cook an additional 15-20 minutes or until rice is tender.
• Stir and add cheese on top. Remove from heat, cover with a lid and rest 10 minutes before serving.

VEGETARIAN MEXICAN INSPIRED STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of water and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil; cook green bell peppers in the boiling water until slightly softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion in the hot oil until softened and transparent, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Mix rice, black beans, tomatoes, and cooked onion in a large bowl. Add chili powder, garlic salt, cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt; stir until evenly mixed. Fold 1 1/2 cups Mexican cheese blend into rice mixture. Spoon rice mixture into each bell pepper; arrange peppers in 9x9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle peppers with remaining Mexican cheese blend.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbling, about 30 minutes.

UNSTUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Break ground beef into pieces and add to skillet; cook and stir until about half of the beef is browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir red bell pepper, orange bell pepper, and green bell pepper into the beef; continue to cook and stir until the beef is entirely browned, about 5 minutes more. Drain and discard grease.
• Mix tomato sauce and brown sugar together in a bowl; pour over the beef mixture. Stir rice into the beef mixture and stir; transfer to a 9x13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over the mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven until the cheese is bubbling, about 30 minutes. Cool dish 5 minutes before serving.

HEALTHY UNSTUFFED BELL PEPPERS (TEX-MEX STYLE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400* Farenheit.
• Combine rice and water in a medium pot, set on high, bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer (set your timer for 15 minutes).
• Cut peppers into quarters and remove seeds. Place on a microwave safe plate and cook on high in microwave about 3 minutes (depending on your microwave) till just tender. set aside.
• Place ground turkey in hot high sided frying pan and begin to brown, breaking up to smaller pieces while cooking.
• Once the turkey is cooked through, add onions, peppers and spices. Continue to cook om medium-high till onions are tender, add the stewed tomatoes, breaking up large pieces with your hands.Stir to combine with the turkey/onion/spice mixture, reduce heat.
• Stir in cooked brown rice.
• Place the green peppers on the bottom of a casserole (or lasagna pan).
• pour meat mixture over top, even out with a spoon and top with shredded cheese.
• Place in oven and bake till cheese is just melted (about 5 minutes)
• (very good served with salsa and/or reduced fat sour cream on the side).

MEXICAN UNSTUFFED PEPPER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Brown meat with peppers and onions in large skillet; drain. Stir in rice, salsa and 1/2 cup cheese.
• Spoon into 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray; top with remaining cheese.
• Bake 25 min. or until heated through.