Stuffed Peppers With Beef Sausage Tomatoes And Rice Recipes

SAUSAGE AND RICE STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Slice tops off of green peppers; remove seeds and membranes, and rinse well. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add peppers and cook for 15 minutes, or until tender-crisp.
• Place sausage and onions in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Reduce heat to medium and stir in tomato soup, water, chili powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper; bring to a low boil. Reduce heat to low, stir in 3/4 of cheese and simmer for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Prepare instant rice according to package instructions. Fluff with a fork and then stir into tomato mixture. Simmer for 30 minutes.
• Spoon rice mixture into peppers.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Sprinkle remaining cheese on peppers and place under broiler until cheese is melted and bubbly.

BEEF AND RICE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Slice the top 1/2 inch from the tops of peppers and cut out the stems from the tops. Cut the core from the inside of the peppers and strip away any seeds. Cut away a very thin slice of pepper from the bottoms so the peppers can stand upright. Poke about 4 tiny holes in the bottoms to let juices drain out.
• Pour 2 1/2 cups tomato sauce into a 9x13-inch baking dish. Add onion, beef broth, and red pepper flakes; spread out mixture evenly over the bottom. Set prepared bell peppers upright in the dish.
• Combine ground beef, cooked rice, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, 1/4 cup parsley, 2 tablespoons tomato sauce, garlic, salt, and black pepper in a large mixing bowl.
• Lightly stuff peppers with meat mixture. Spread 1 tablespoon remaining tomato sauce on top of each portion of stuffing; place reserved tops onto peppers. Lay a piece of parchment paper loosely on top of peppers and cover dish tightly with foil. Lay dish on a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Peppers should be starting to soften. Remove foil and parchment paper. Continue to bake until meat filling is cooked through and the peppers are tender, 20 to 30 more minutes. Sprinkle each pepper with 1/2 teaspoon parsley and drizzle with a spoonful of pan juices.

STUFFED PEPPERS WITH BEEF, SAUSAGE, TOMATOES AND RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a 9x13 pan.
• Cut tops off the peppers (reserve), remove seeds and membranes and discard. Chop tops to add to filling.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook peppers 5 minutes. Remove and drain well.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef, sausage, onion and garlic, cook until longer no pink. Drain any fat.
• Stir in diced tomatoes, along with juice, rice, 1 1/4 cup water, diced pepper tops, Worcestershire sauce and Italian seasoning. Mix well.
• Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 15-20 minutes; until rice is tender. Add more water, if needed. Stir in 1/2 cup marinara sauce.
• Pour 1 ½ cup marinara sauce in bottom pan. Spoon rice mixture over bell pepper halves. Spoon remaining marinara sauce over peppers.
• Cover with foil and bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes.
• Remove foil, baste peppers with any sauce in the bottom. Top with cheddar and bake for more 10 minutes, until cheese is melted and peppers are tender.
• Remove, let cool for a few minutes and serve!

RICE AND BEEF STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Cut tops from tomatoes and scoop out the pulp; transfer pulp to a bowl and chop. Reserve tops of tomatoes.
• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan, pour in the rice, and cover pan; let stand until rice absorbs water, about 5 minutes.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Mix cooked rice, onion, garlic, garlic salt, and black pepper into ground beef; add reserved tomato pulp and tomato sauce. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until thickened, 10 minutes.
• Set hollowed-out tomatoes into the prepared baking dish and fill each tomato with ground beef mixture. If desired, place tomato tops back on filled tomatoes. Pour tomato juice over filled tomatoes for extra juiciness.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tomatoes are tender and filling is hot, about 20 minutes.