Unstuffed Pepper Casserole Recipes

UNSTUFFED PEPPER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Remove the turkey sausage from its casings and brown over medium high heat in a large skillet. Make sure to break the sausage apart as it browns.
• While the sausage is cooking, chop the peppers and onions.
• When the sausage is nearly cooked through, drain the grease, and add the peppers and onions to the skillet with the meat, and sauté until veggies soften.
• Add in the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and spices. Simmer about 10 more minutes to incorporate the flavors.
• In a large bowl, mix the meat sauce, cooked rice, and cheeses together. Place in a lightly greased 9×13 baking dish, and cover with foil. Bake in a 350ºF oven for about 30 minutes. Remove foil, and sprinkle with more cheese. Bake for 5-10 more minutes to lightly brown the cheese.
• Let stand about 10 minutes before serving.

UNSTUFFED PEPPER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Spray 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Brown meat with peppers and garlic in a large skillet, then drain off excess grease. Return meat mixture to skillet and stir in tomato sauce, tomatoes, beef broth, seasoning, farro, and ½ cup of shredded ¾ cup shredded cheese.
• Spoon mixture into prepared dish and top with remaining cheese. Bake 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.

UNSTUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook rice according to package directions. , Meanwhile, in a large cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet, cook beef, green peppers and onion over medium-high heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in rice, marinara sauce and seasoning blend. Stir in cheese. , Toss bread crumbs and oil; sprinkle over the top. Bake until heated through and topping is golden brown, 8-10 minutes.

UNSTUFFED GREEN PEPPER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• NOTE:.
• You can use any combo of the following to suit your tastes = sauce, paste and diced(undrained) tomatoes,.
• Cut tops off peppers; remove seeds and membranes, and cut each pepper into 4 to 8 pieces.
• Cook peppers in simmering water to cover for 5 minutes.
• Brown ground beef and onions; pour off excess grease.
• Add seasonings, rice, and corn(if used) and tomato sauce.
• Heat until hot and bubbly.
• Lay the pepper pieces across the bottom of the casserole dish and pile filling on top.
• Place cut off tops on top of filling.
• Add strips of raw bacon on top of that and pour tomato(combo) sauce over.
• Bake stuffed peppers at 350° for 30 minutes.

STUFFED PEPPER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In 5-quart Dutch oven, cook beef, bell peppers, onion, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper over medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until beef is brown and vegetables soften.
• Add garlic. Cook and stir 1 minute longer.
• Reduce heat to medium; add broth, tomatoes, tomato sauce and soy sauce. Stir until well combined. Heat to boiling.
• Add uncooked rice. Return to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer about 25 minutes or until rice is tender.
• Remove from heat; stir in 1 cup of the shredded cheese. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Cover; let stand 3 to 5 minutes or until cheese melts.

MEATY STUFFED PEPPER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir green bell peppers, onion, and garlic in the hot butter until vegetables are slightly soft, 2 minutes. Stir sausage and ground beef into bell pepper mixture; cook until meat is crumbly and browned, stirring often, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain grease. Season mixture with salt, black pepper, oregano, and garlic powder.
• Mix diced tomatoes, rice, tomato paste, and Worcestershire sauce into meat mixture and bring to a simmer; cook until heated through, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour mixture into a large baking dish.
• Whisk tomato soup with water in a bowl until smooth; pour soup over meat mixture. Spread Cheddar cheese over casserole.
• Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is heated through and Cheddar cheese is browned and bubbling, about 30 minutes.

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.