Italian Stuffed Peppers
Prep time
Cook time
Total time
Who doesn't like green peppers! You'll love this Italian version! The filling is outrageous with ground beef, onion, garlic, marinara sauce, herbs and mozzarella cheese, drizzled with olive oil sprinkled with parmesan cheese, then baked until golden and bubbly!
Author: Ruth Guerri
Recipe type: Entrees
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 6 large, green bell peppers
- 1½ - 1¾ lbs of ground beef
- ½ large onion, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 very full cup of marinara sauce
- 1 cup of dried, plain, fine bread crumbs
- 1 tsp of kosher salt
- ½ tsp of black pepper
- ½ tsp of sugar
- 1 Tbs of fresh basil, chopped
- 1 tsp of dried oregano
- 6 oz of fresh mozzarella, cut into small pieces
- ¼ cup of fresh parmesan
- drizzle of olive oil
Instructions
- Cut the tops from the peppers, remove the membranes and seeds, save the tops.
- Place the peppers on a baking pan or in a baking dish and bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Chop the pepper tops to make ½ cup. In a large skillet over high heat, cook the ground beef, onion and chopped pepper for 5-6 minutes, add in the garlic, saute 1 more minute.
- Then stir in the marinara sauce, bread crumbs, salt & pepper, sugar, basil, oregano and cheese.
- Spoon the mixture into the peppers, sprinkle on the parmesan, drizzle each with a little olive oil and bake for 35 - 40 minutes.
YUM!
Notes
Note to cooks: You can also use ground turkey, chicken or pork or a combination. All delish!
