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Try out this easy-to-eat stuffed bell pepper casserole for a recipe the whole family will love!

Ingredients

  • 1 pound lean ground beefA deconstructed stuffed peppers casserole on a plate.

  • 2 cups green peppers, fresh or frozen, chopped in 1/2 to 1-inch pieces

  • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

  • 2 cups cooked brown rice or other grain

  • 3 cups prepared spaghetti sauce

  • 1-1/4 cups shredded Italian cheese blend

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350oF. Spray a 2-quart microwaveable, ovenproof casserole with nonstick vegetable spray.
  2. Brown ground beef until no longer pink. Add peppers and garlic and continue to cook until beef browns. Drain well.
  3. Stir rice, spaghetti sauce, and 3/4 cup cheese into ground beef mixture. Transfer mixture to prepared casserole. Top with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
  4. Bake, uncovered, 25 minutes.

Serves 7.

 
Nutrition Facts% Daily Value
Servings Per Recipe: 7 
  
Calories: 453 
  
Total Fat: 25 g 38%
Saturated Fat: 6 g31%
Cholesterol: 69 mg23%
Sodium: 841 mg34%
Carbohydrate: 34 g11%
Dietary Fiber: 5 g21%
Protein: 22 g44%
  
Vitamin A36%
Vitamin C84%
Folacin 10%
Calcium 25%
Iron13%
Potassium20%. 

*The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.