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ground beef stuffed peppers

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Jeanne Benavidez
Odessa, TX

My Mother mader this recipe with ground beef once when she didn't have rice. We loved it so much that we asked her to always make it that way. This is the only way I make them.

(1 rating)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 20 Min

Ingredients For ground beef stuffed peppers

  • 1 1/2 lb
    ground chuck
  • 1/2
    small onion, finely diced
  • 1 tsp
    chopped garlic
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 4
    bell peppers (any color)
  • 4 - 6 c
    water
  • 1 Tbsp
    salt
  • 1 c
    chedder cheese, shredded

How To Make ground beef stuffed peppers

  • 1
    In skillet, brown the ground chuck, onion, garlic, salt and pepper.
  • 2
    Drain if necessary and set aside
  • 3
    Cut bell peppers in half and remove seeds and white membrane.
  • 4
    In saucepan, boil peppers in salted water for about 5 minutes.
  • 5
    Spray a shallow baking dish with cooking spray and place pepper halves.
  • 6
    Fill the peppers with the meat mixture.
  • 7
    Sprinkle cheese on top of each pepper.
  • 8
    Carefully put about 1/3 cup water in bottom of baking dish.
  • 9
    Bake peppers for about 20 minutes at 400F.

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