Stuffed Peppers
Yes, it does seem like I have a trend going on, since my last post was for Stuffed Tomatoes. I'll call the theme, "Janet is Stuffed".
I made some stuffed peppers for dinner on Saturday night. I have always wanted to make stuffed peppers, but never did because Mario told me he wasn't a big fan. I think I may have converted him, since he really loved this meal. By the way, I think this can be construed to mean that I am a better cook than Mario's Mom, since she obviously failed at the art of stuffed peppers.
Claire and Marco, as was expected, ate all the filling and left the peppers behind. That was OK, except I gave them the coloured peppers (because I thought they'd like them better than the green ones). I had to take out a second mortgage to buy the coloured peppers, so it was unfortunate that they were wasted. Next time, I'll just give them a spoonful of filling and forget the peppers. There is enough healthy stuff in the filling anyway. But, all is not lost, maybe they will grow up and marry people that make even better stuffed peppers, like Mario did.
Stuffed Peppers
from the New Dieters Cookbook from Better Homes and Gardens
4 medium green pepper (make sure they can stand on their own)
1 lb lean ground beef
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/3 cup long grain rice
1 cup water
fresh thyme and summer savoury
salt and pepper
2 tomatoes, diced
1/4 cup Monterrey Jack Cheese
1. Cut tops of peppers and scoop out insides. Boil for three minutes in a large pot of salted water. Drain upside down on paper towels.
2. Brown beef with onions, drain excess fat. Add fresh herbs (Note: the recipe called for 1/2 tsp each of dried oregano and basil, but I happened to have fresh thyme and summer savoury, so I used that, and it was very good).
3. Add 1 cup of water and rice. Bring to a boil and simmer, covered until the rice is tender (about 18 minutes).
4. Stir in diced tomatoes.
5. Stuff peppers and place in a baking dish with the pepper lids. If you have extra filling just scoop it into the dish around the peppers. Sprinkle 1 generous tbsp (ie., 3 tbsp) of grated cheese on each pepper. Bake at 375F for 20 minutes.
18 comments:
I just had stuffed peppers, too! I have been craving them ever since I had them.
I love the tomato more than the pepper though. But great job on the fabulous picture.
I love stuffed peppers Janet!!! I also make a vegetarian version for my daughter with rice and a topping of cheese. They are all good!!! Your kids will love them eventually too!!!!Although my daughter is 20 and still doesn't like my comfort foods like shepherds pie, meatloaf, stew, etc....
That's funny - my husband asked me to make him stuffed peppers only yesterday and it is on my menu plan for the week!
I've been thinking that I need to do stuffed peppers again soon. I just love them. It is one of my brother's favorite meals...of course he, at 21, still just eats the filling out of the pepper. I hope your little ones develop their taste buds better than Philip. Of course, with such a great cook for a mom, I can't help but think that they will!
I've had bad memories of stuffed peppers because the dorm I was living in made very baaad ones. But I should try making my own. Thanks for the recipe.
Oooh, Janet. You're touching some raw nerves with this one! I too am not a fan of stuffed peppers.
You mentioned also that you had to fork out for coloured ones? Are they rarer in Canada? Buying peppers here, you get a mix of all colours.
Those look really good. And the farmers market was full of peppers on the weekend. I think I might be trying to stuff some pepper this coming weekend.
You're very brave saying that about your mother-in-law... Sounds delicious!
Do the children like raw peppers? Mine love it raw but aren't always keen on it cooked. They prefer every colour other than green.
Yeah, yeah, keep the peppers, just give me the stuffing :)
lol they didn't eat the peppers? But there stuffed peppers!
I just made stuffed peppers today too, but before I saw this recipe! Your picture is beautiful, and your recipe makes me hungry, as usual!
Since I had to run around this afternoon, I stuffed the raw peppers with rice & sausage at noon, then put them in the crockpot on low, and by dinner time they were done. My kind of recipe :)
LOL, I set some of the stuffing aside to heat & feed my non-pepper fan...
Its been a while since I made them so I googled to find this recepe. It was great.. (Funny this was my Thanksgiving Dinner no. tukey today.) LOL about someone not eating the peppers that like Hot Dogs with out the dog! Most dont like some foods due to learned behavor as a kid. I dont know their age or martial situation but I guess they could be the ones raised only to make love in the dark and under the covers. They need to at least try the peppers.
YAY!! I have been online searching for an hour!! And yours seems the best!! Yipppe, dinner for tonight.... :)
AMEN After10... and im cooking these right now.. with some slight variations.. thanks for the recipe and the ideas.. you are on my favorites now...
Splendid Recipe Darling! I fixed it up and served it for a dinner party. Everyone loved it. However they DID eat the peppers (I used colorful ones too, not for taste, but for decorative purposes - I had to use the fiesta ware I got for my birthday because the gift givers were coming so hey! Matching food! lol all hail the Fiesta Ware!)
I'm def coming back here for more ideas.
I made these last night but I didn't have the fresh herbs or the fresh tomatoes...instead I used the basil and oregano and 1 cup of organic diced tomatoes...it was still wonderful! Thanks for a great recipe, it was a big hit!
love your recipe, I just made some and instead of rice, I used leftovder mashed potatoes and they were great.
Thanks Margaret
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