Three Meat Stuffed Peppers Recipes

THREE-MEAT STUFFED BANANA PEPPERS

Steps:

• Grease two 13-in. x 9-in. baking dishes. Spread 1/2 cup tomato sauce in each dish; set aside., Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, bread crumbs, 2/3 cup cheese, basil, garlic, salt and pepper. Crumble the beef, sausage and veal over mixture; mix well. Spoon into peppers., In a large skillet, cook peppers in oil in batches over medium heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Arrange 12 peppers in each prepared dish. Top with remaining sauce; sprinkle with remaining cheese., Cover and freeze one dish for up to 3 months. Cover and bake the remaining dish at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until meat is no longer pink and peppers are tender., To use frozen stuffed peppers: Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until meat is no longer pink and peppers are tender.

CLASSIC BEEF STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook red bell peppers in the boiling water until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Drain and rinse peppers with cold water.
• Stir eggs, 3 cups of spaghetti sauce, instant rice, onion, salt, Worcestershire sauce, and black pepper together in a bowl. Crumble ground beef into the mixture and stir until ground beef is thoroughly combined with sauce and rice mixture.
• Stand peppers in a large baking dish and fill each pepper with beef mixture. Pour 2 cups spaghetti sauce over the peppers. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until peppers are tender, the filling is set, and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the middle of a pepper reads at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), 55 to 60 minutes. Uncover and top each pepper with 1 tablespoon Cheddar cheese.

MEAT-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cook the Arborio rice in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until al dente-tender but fi-about 12 minutes. Drain and cool to room temperature.
• While the rice is cooking, preheat the oven to 400° F, prepare the peppers, and start the filling: Cut the stems from the peppers and scrape out the seeds and membranes with a teaspoon. Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion and cook, stirring, until wilted, about 4 minutes. Scrape the onion into a mixing bowl, add the ground meat, egg, grated cheese, parsley, oregano, and cooked rice, and stir together until evenly blended.
• Divide the filling among the peppers, using about 1/4 cup to fill each pepper loosely. Rub the outside of the peppers lightly with the remaining tablespoon of olive oil, placing them in a 13 × 9-inch baking dish as you do so. Roast the peppers, turning once or twice with tongs, until softened and lightly browned in spots, about 20 minutes.
• Pour in enough of the tomato sauce barely to cover the peppers. Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake until the peppers are tender and the filling is cooked through, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove, and let stand 10 minutes before serving.

STUFFED POBLANO PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• In blender, place enchilada sauce, onion and 1 tablespoon of the taco seasoning mix; cover and blend until smooth. Reserve 1/4 cup of sauce, and pour remaining sauce into baking dish.
• In medium bowl, stir chicken, beans, corn, 1/2 cup of the cheese, remaining 1/4 cup of blended sauce and remaining taco seasoning mix.
• Divide chicken mixture among chile halves, and arrange in baking dish. Cover with foil; bake 30 to 35 minutes or until chiles are tender and filling is heated through. Remove foil; top with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake 4 to 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

THREE-MEAT STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut peppers lengthwise; remove core and seeds. Set aside.
• In large bowl, mix meat, eggs, breadcrumbs, garlic, shallot, and all of the tsp of spices.
• Add rice to meat mixture and combine.
• Fill pepper halves with meat filling.
• Pour a layer of red sauce on the bottom of a 9x13 pan.
• Place peppers in pan.
• Pour the rest of the red sauce over the peppers.
• Sprinkle peppers with remaining 2 tsp of oregano.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
• Serve with rice, mashed potatoes, or pasta.