Cheesy Southwest Stuffed Peppers Recipe (Hamburger)
Hamburger recipes are a rarity on this blog. Other than ground turkey a few times a year, I don’t eat ground meats. Dave on the other hand seems to be of the opinion that hamburger itself should be an entire food group. He loves the stuff. One day, I saw him lovingly arranging colorful and carefully cored yellow & orange sweet peppers in a casserole dish. This caught my attention, because typically his idea of cooking is the one pot meal, unceremoniously scooped into a big bowl.
I snapped a shot of the stuffed peppers with my phone, when they came out of the oven. He seemed quite pleased with his creation as he happily chomped a couple down, so I asked him for the recipe to share with my more carnivorous readers. It’s pretty easy and doesn’t have any of the weird ingredients, I’m so fond of.
- 1 pound hamburger ( used 80%)
- 1 box Spanish rice
- 10 oz diced tomatoes with chilis canned, hot or mild, your choice
- 8 oz. can tomato sauce
- 2 cups water
- 2 tbs butter or spread
- 6-8 large sweet peppers
- shredded cheddar cheese
- Fry hamburger in skillet over med to med-high heat while breaking into crumbles. Drain off grease.
- Add rice, seasoning packet, tomatoes, sauce, water and butter. Stir, once it starts to bubble, reduce to low and cover. Simmer approximately 20 minutes, until liquid is absorbed.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Core & deseed the peppers, then stuff with filling. Arrange in baking dish or oven safe pan, and add 1/4-1/2 cup of water to bottom of pan to create a shallow water bath, Cover the dish with foil.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Peel back an edge of the foil and test doneness of pepper with fork: a) if fork goes through easily uncover top with cheese and bake 5 more minutes b) if peppers are not done yet, bake covered for 10 more minutes, then uncover, top with cheese and bake 5 more minutes.
- Serve as is, or with hot sauce or tomato sauce.
HilLesha says
02/22/2014 atI absolutely love stuffed peppers!
Mickey says
02/22/2014 atOoh, these look so good. I haven’t had stuffed peppers in a while.
Maria G. says
02/22/2014 atMy husband asks me to cook stuffed peppers for a long time but I refuse because it takes a lot of time and efforts to do it. Maybe I am doing something wrong. How much time does it take to cook this dish?
Shell Feis says
02/22/2014 atThat sounds delicious! I use ground meats a lot, but almost always chicken or turkey. I could make this with those though, although the beef sounds better for this recipe!
vanessa: thequeenofswag says
02/22/2014 atI love any recipe that starts with the words Cheesy.
Theresa @ Faith and Family Reviews says
02/22/2014 atI haven’t had stuffed peppers in eons! These look wonderful! Tell Dave he done good! 😉
Marcie W. says
02/23/2014 atIt’s been far too long since I last enjoyed a stuffed pepper. I’m sure this southwest version is amazing and you can’t beat a 10 minute prep time!
Angela says
02/23/2014 atYour Cheesy Southwest Stuffed Peppers recipe looks delicious. I will have to try it sometime soon.
Lolo says
02/26/2014 atI love your southwest twist on a classic!
Tricia Nightowlmama says
02/27/2014 atthey just look so tasty and delicious I wish I loved peppers I eat the inside and I’m content Yum