Easy Stuffed Bell Peppers (Freezer- Friendly) - Live Simply Can You Freeze Stuffed Peppers?
I am sitting in the passenger seat of a truck listening to our kids talk about their cruise experience.
That is correct!Twenty-three family members are going to Ft. Lauderdale for a seven day cruise.Since we were teenagers, I haven't seen many of my cousins.How fast time flies!
When this post goes live, we will just be getting back from our cruise, which means that I should have a gorgeous tan right now and feel completely relaxed.
Hopefully I will have some great photos and video footage to share with you in a couple of weeks, because I am bringing my big camera on the cruise.
Let's talk about some stuffed peppers, I have a good tan and relaxed state of mind.
We want to share more easy, family-friendly meals in Live Simply.I was so pleased with the great recipes that went up in 2016 that I want to continue to provide high-quality, well-tested, and simple real food recipes here on Live Simply.We are also working on a couple of resources to help simplify our real food lifestyle.
The recipe for Easy Stuffed Bell Peppers is a great way to start the new year.This recipe is easy to make, can be prepared a day in advance, and relies on simple real food ingredients.That is how we roll around here: easy, real, and family-friendly.There are lots of do-it-yourself recipes coming this year.
Once the peppers are baked, they can be served with fresh cilantro, a dash of sour cream, or a few slices of jalapeo.The possibilities are endless.
This recipe is a great base recipe to keep on your meal plan rotation, and can be used to make a variety of peppers.
A simple real food meal made with rice, ground beef, tomato sauce, peppers, and spices.
Cut off the tops of the peppers.The seeds should be discarded.If you need to stand up in your baking dish, level the bottoms.You can prepare the peppers by slicing them in half and tossing the seeds and membranes.
The peppers should be placed in a baking dish with a lid.Set aside.The oven should be set to 350F.
Add oil to the skillet.When hot, saute the onion and garlic.
If necessary, drain the extra fat from the ground beef.I brown the ground beef in the same skillet as the onions and garlic.
When the beef is done cooking, stir in the sauce and cooked rice to coat the ingredients.
If you want to test the texture of the peppers, put a knife in the side and bake them for 35 minutes.
Remove the stuffed peppers from the oven and place cheese over them for five minutes to melt the cheese.
In this recipe, I recommend using leftover rice.Reserve 1 cup for the peppers and prepare the rice in advance for dinner.
The peppers should be in the oven for 30 minutes.35 minutes is how long green peppers need.
You can freeze the peppers.The peppers can be frozen without cheese for 24 hours.Once the peppers thaw, bake them.Add 5 minutes to the cooking time and then add cheese.
These are so delicious,Kristen!Thanks for sharing.These look easy and simple, and my family loves stuffed peppers.I will give them a try in the future.Thank you for your help and inspiration!
Hey Meagan, you are welcome!You can use the recipe.Your new site is gorgeous,congrats!
Awesome, Christina!I am so happy that you enjoyed them.It's a great way to plan and make real food when you add them to your weekly rotation.
I will add garlic next time I make mine.I wanted to know if I could freeze left overs.
I only use my home canned spaghetti sauce here.So delicious!It reminds me of late summer.
I do not want to use met in my peppers.Can I put them with some vegetables and seasonings in a tomato sauce?Cool the peppers and then freeze them.I have never seen these before in my organic garden this year.I would like them for the winter meals.I have 6 that have been taken.I am not a business.
Thank you, Kristin!The peppers were really good.When I was supposed to add the tomato sauce, I started to doubt you, but you have never failed me with your other recipes, so I did and it worked great!I have one in the freezer.Thanks!
There are many possible deviations in this recipe.Italian sausage is the meat ingredient.I used air fried popcorn shrimp the next time.I tried it with some shaved steak.All were wonderful.I do not use rice.I use frozen cauliflower because we are watching the carbs.The texture is still there when you mix it with tomato sauce.Extra shakes of spices are added by me.Thanks for sharing!
I don't make stuffed peppers often, so I end up using a different recipe every time, but this one is a great one.It was the best we have had, and I made it exactly as written.It was perfectly delicious.I liked the idea of cutting the peppers vertically and eating them that way.Thanks for the recipe!
The peppers would be blanched next time.I cooked them for 45 minutes.They were still very hard.It's a great recipe.Corn and red pepper were added.
Yes!Here is a recipe for beans and rice stuffed peppers.
I added some extra seasoning to the riced cauliflower and it was great.This recipe is very easy to modify.