Oven Stuffed Bell Peppers

Name: Oven Stuffed Bell Peppers
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Family
Ingredients: 4 bell peppers; 400 g ground beef; 1.5 cups cooked rice; 200 g tomato sauce; 100 g cheese, grated

Bell peppers stuffed with savory beef and rice, baked until tender - a complete dinner in an edible bowl.

Low-Carb High-Protein Oven Dinner Family Beef

⏱ 50 min
📊 medium
🍽 Family

Ingredients

4 bell peppers
400 g ground beef
1.5 cups cooked rice
200 g tomato sauce
100 g cheese, grated

Instructions

Halve and seed the peppers; par-bake 10 minutes at 190C (375F).
Brown beef, then mix with rice and tomato sauce.
Fill the peppers and top with cheese.

Bake 20-25 minutes until tender and bubbling.

💡 Chef's tip

Choose peppers that sit flat, or slice a sliver off the base so they do not tip and spill in the oven.

Par-baking the empty peppers for 10 minutes before stuffing softens them through, so they finish tender at the same time the filling is hot - not crunchy and raw.