Stuffed Peppers are an American classic. It’s one of those feel-good meals that just satisfies! I make my stuffed peppers Italian style with Italian flavors as well as the classic ingredients of rice and ground beef coated in a flavorful tomato sauce. I also start with oven-roasted peppers instead of the flavorless parboiled ones you see in so many
What Peppers for Stuffed Peppers
Large bell peppers should be used for stuffed peppers. I use red, yellow, and orange because they are sweeter and milder than green, but if green peppers are your thing – go right ahead!
How to Make Italian Stuffed Peppers
Cook the rice until firm and just underdone. You want to stop the cooking process before just before it’s fully cooked to avoid it getting mushy. I do this by rining it with cold water, but you can cook it the day before and place it in the fridge until it’s needed. To find the right pan, place the peppers in the pan and make sure they can sit snug next to each other. This will keep them from falling over when baking. Start by preparing the peppers. Start by slicing the top off. Free the stem by cutting around for easy removal. Place top side up in the pan, coat the inside with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Roast until just undercooked. While the peppers are roasting, start the stuffing by cooking in olive oil until soft. Add garlic, cook another minute. Add the meat and cook until browned. Add the tomatoes, crush them with the spoon, and add the rice. Add the herbs and taste for seasoning (adding more salt or pepper if needed). Divide evenly by spooning into the roasted peppers. Top with fresh parmesan cheese. Bake until the tops are golden and crisp. Serve and enjoy! Erren’s Kitchen is written and produced for informational intentions only. We are not certified nutritionists, and the nutritional information found on this site has not been assessed or authorized by a nutritionist or the FDA. The nutritional information found in our recipes is offered as an estimate and should not be considered a guarantee or fact. The estimated data is provided as a courtesy and calculated through a third-party online nutritional calculator, spoonacular API. Although we do our best to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures should be considered rough estimates. Many factors, such as brands or products purchased and the nutritional fluctuations that naturally occur in fresh produce, can alter the effectiveness of the nutritional information in any recipe. Furthermore, various online calculators provide different results depending on their particular algorithms and nutrition fact sources. To obtain the most precise nutritional information in a provided recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the exact ingredients you are using when preparing the recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
