Daniel’s Stuffed Peppers

This is a easy recipe! I use all beef but you can mix in ground pork or even use all turkey! Your choice!

You’ll need:

• Extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• Salt
• Pepper
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp dry oregano
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 14 oz can diced tomatoes
• 1 cup cooked white rice
• 4-5 bell peppers Tops cut off and inside cleaned out
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella + extra to top the pepper
• 1/2 cup grated romano cheese + extra to top the pepper
• 1/2 cup water or chicken stock

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees
2. In a large skillet add 2 tbs of oil, red pepper flakes, onion, garlic, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper
3. Put the heat on medium and cook until onion is translucent 3-5 min
4. Add the beef, oregano and brown the beef for about 3 min breaking it up with a spoon and mixing everything together
5. Now add the diced tomatoes and continue to cook stirring this all together for 5 minutes
6. Add the cooked rice and lower the heat to simmer and fold everything together until the liquid is absorbed into the rice
7. This will take 1-2 min
8. Remove the skillet from the heat and allow this to cool for 15 minutes
9. Fold in the mozzarella and romano cheese
10. Taste for salt and adjust
11. Stuff the peppers and place them in a baking dish with the water or stock (I prefer stock) cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 30-45 min (45 for a more done pepper)
12. Remove the foil and add a drizzle of olive oil on top of each pepper and top with romano and mozzarella
13. Place back in the oven uncovered for another 15 min
14. Allow to cool a little before serving

These are great to also make ahead and freeze!

Daniel Mancini

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