Stuffed Peppers No Meat No Rice Recipes

STUFFED PEPPERS WITHOUT RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Wash bell peppers, cut them in half and remove the membrane and seeds
• Place peppers in a baking dish, cut side up and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper
• Cook ground meat in a pan for 6-7 minutes until cooked through. Drain the grease and set the meat aside in a bowl
• Saute chopped onion, garlic, and riced cauliflower for 4-5 minutes, until softened
• Add marinara sauce, dried basil, 1/2 tsp sea salt and 1/4 tsp ground black pepper to the same pan, mix together and simmer on medium low for 2 minutes until heated through
• Stir in ground meat and cook until heated through
• Stir in 1/2 cup of shredded cheese
• Spoon the meat and sauce mixture into the peppers, add a small spoonful of marinara on the top and a sprinkle of cheese to each pepper half.
• Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes
• Garnish with chives if desired, optional
• Enjoy!

STUFFED PEPPERS (NO MEAT NO RICE)

Steps:

• Drain and rinse beans; place in a mixing bowl and lightly mash with a fork so they are still chunky.
• Stir in cheese, dried onions, and 2 tablespoons tomato sauce (just enough to moisten) and set aside.
• In a saucepan, over medium low heat, combine remaining tomato sauce, vegetable or beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, brown sugar and vinegar; cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer while preparing peppers.
• Slice peppers lengthwise, leaving stems intact, but removing seeds and membranes.
• Stuff each half with bean mixture and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat a skillet with one tablespoon oil, over medium high heat, and place stuffed peppers, in batches, stuffing side down and cook 5 minutes.
• Flip peppers, and cook until peppers are browned, about 5 minutes; repeat with remaining peppers adding oil as needed.
• Pour sauce over peppers to serve; season with additional salt and pepper, if desired.

MOM'S STUFFED BELL PEPPERS (NO MEAT)

Steps:

• Remove tops from bell peppers (retain), remove seeds. Boil bell peppers and tops in large pan of salted water for 5 minutes. Remove, drain, cool. Arrange in baking dish.
• Mix rice with cubed cheese, set aside.
• Saute onion in butter, stir in flour. Add milk, boil and stir until thick and smooth. Remove from heat and combine with rice mixture. Stuff bell peppers, and cover each with it's stem top.
• Pour 1/4" water in bottom of pan, then bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.