Stuffed peppers make for a fantastic dinner. They're nutritious and very filling, ensuring that your family won't leave the dinner table hungry. This stuffed peppers recipe is special because it cooks in a crock pot. That means it will be extra easy for you to make!
The ingredients we'll be using to stuff these peppers are fairly standard. Ground beef, rice, and tomato sauce are commonly seen in many stuffed pepper recipes. When stuffing each pepper, remember to leave sufficient room for the rice to swell as it cooks.
Aim to find the leanest ground beef you can for the healthiest meal. Usually, most grocery stores will either have 93% lean or 94% lean ground beef available. You can also substitute ground turkey if you wish, which is lower in calories and fat compared to ground beef.
Once in the crock pot, this recipe will need six to eight hours to cook. That's fairly standard for most crock pot recipes, especially ones that have meat in them. Throw this recipe together before work, or early in the morning before you start your chores for the day.
Crock Pot Stuffed Peppers
Ingredients:
6 large green bell peppers
1 pound lean ground beef
1 cup long grain white rice, uncooked
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 large carrot, shredded
1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 cans tomato sauce
Directions:
1. Cut the top off and remove seeds from green peppers. Wash and set aside.
2. Combine ground beef, uncooked rice, onion, carrot, bouillon, salt, and pepper in a large mixing bowl.
3. Stuff each pepper about 2/3 full (rice will need room to swell up). Stand the peppers side-by-side in the slow cooker.
4. Pour the tomato sauce evenly over the peppers. Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.