Stuffed Peppers Made With Rice A Roni Recipes

RICE-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef, onion, chopped green pepper, garlic, salt and pepper over medium heat until beef is no longer pink; drain. Add the water, tomatoes, tomato sauce and cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. , Stir in rice; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 5 minutes. , Remove tops and seeds from the peppers; cut in half widthwise. Place in a large pan of boiling water; boil for 4 minutes. , Drain peppers and stuff with meat mixture. Place remaining meat mixture in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish; top with stuffed peppers, pressing down gently. Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour. In a saucepan, heat sauce ingredients until cheese is melted. Serve over peppers.

RICE-A-RONI STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a large lidded skillet, brown the hamburger with the Rice-a-Roni (set aside the seasoning packet), onion, garlic and one of the bell peppers (diced), until the hamburger is no longer pink and the onions are clear.
• Drain well.
• Put hamburger mixture back in the pan and add the tomatoes with mild chilis.
• In a large measuring cup, combine 2 1/2 cups hot water with the seasoning packet from the Rice-A-Roni and whisk together.
• Stir the water into the mixture in the skillet and bring to a boil.
• Reduced heat to medium low and cover.
• Cook 20 minutes, stirring once after 15 minutes.
• While this is cooking, prepare the other 6 peppers by cutting off the tops, removing the seeds, and rinsing the the insides (and outside too).
• Arrange peppers in a shallow microwave safe baking dish.
• When the meat mixture is done, fill each of the peppers with the meat/Rice-A-Roni mixture and top with 2 T of shredded cheese. (If you have extra of the meat mixture, just spoon it around the peppers.).
• Microwave for 5-10 minutes and serve.

STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Remove tops and seeds from peppers; parboil peppers for 5 minutes and drain.
• Place peppers in a baking dish.
• Combine ground beef and onion and cook together until done.
• Drain off the fat.
• Add the 1 can of tomato sauce to the beef and onion mixture and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Prepare Rice-A-Roni according to package directions.
• When rice is done, combine it with the beef mixture.
• Fill peppers with the beef and rice mixture.
• Mix the 1 teaspoons sugar with the tomato sauce and pour this AROUND the peppers (not over).
• Cover the baking dish.
• Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes and then uncover and top with the shredded cheese.
• Bake uncovered for about 5 minutes more to melt cheese.
• Serve with the tomato sauce.