I love stuffed bell peppers. I usually buy the frozen ones from Stouffer's. They're made with beef and rice and lots of great favor. One evening, I had a craving...but no beef. So I decided to make my own meatless version.
1 large or 2 small bags of boil-in-the-bag brown rice
Spices as desired
Sliced or grated cheese to go on top (your choice of type--I used Swiss)
Cook the rice by package directions
Cut the peppers in half and clean out the seeds and pith.
Put the pepper halves in a microwave safe dish with a lid. Microwave until starting to get soft Start with 1-2 of minutes and add time as needed. (But don't cook until mushy.)
Once done cooking, empty the rice into a bowl. Flavor the rice with a little butter and seasonings like salt and pepper. You may want to go heavy here so they're not bland.
Put the dish (uncovered) into a preheated oven at 350 degrees. Allow to brown a bit and melt cheese. You may even want to put the pepper under the broiler to get the cheese bubbly quickly.
Enjoy!
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These look delicious, Missy! What a great idea for a carry-in dish for summer, or a side dish with grilled chicken, or as a main dish!
ReplyDeleteI think you could also stir some veggies in to the rice - kind of like fried rice. Mmm...I'll have to think about that!
Yeah, Jan. I thought of onions and other veggies after the fact. I cooked squash but ended up using it as a side dish. :)
DeleteI love bell peppers! I'll have to try this. I have a stuffed bell pepper recipe with tomato sauce but it's not very popular. I'll see if this is a better fit for my picky eaters!
ReplyDeleteVirginia, my kids aren't tomato eaters either. Well, actually, my oldest started eating them when he started growing them. :)
DeleteI bet it would be good with mushrooms in the rice.