Stuffed Bell Pepper Casserole
Feb 28, 2019, Updated Apr 18, 2022
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Undone Stuffed Bell Peppers make for an easy & delicious weeknight meal
If you love Stuffed Bell Peppers, you’re going to love this casserole! It’s all the delicious flavors of traditional stuffed peppers but made simple. It’s also more kid-friendly. If you have a child who eats the stuffing and then leaves the bell pepper on the plate, this casserole is a great solution. The bell peppers are chopped and mixed right into the dish and then covered with cheese, making kids more likely to give them a try.
Stuffed Bell Pepper Casserole comes together quickly. The ingredients are cooked in one pot on the stove top and then baked in a casserole dish. This meal can also be made ahead and frozen — a great dinner solution for busy weeknights! Thaw the casserole overnight in the refrigerator and pop it in the oven the next evening and voilà, dinner is served!
We chose to make our Stuffed Bell Pepper Casserole with different colored bell peppers, because who doesn’t love a colorful meal? Kids certainly appreciate the rainbow color effect. However, you can use all the same color or only two colors — whatever you have on hand or prefer is fine!
Learn how to select and store bell peppers here.
Top your Stuffed Bell Pepper Casserole with sour cream and garnish with green onions. Serve with a salad or warm tortillas and enjoy!
Stuffed Pepper Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1 yellow bell pepper chopped
- 1 green bell pepper chopped
- 1 orange bell pepper chopped
- 1 large onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 taco seasoning packet
- 1 can black beans
- 1 can fire roasted diced tomatoes
- 1 cup brown rice
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 15 oz tomato sauce
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
- 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in all bell peppers, onion, and garlic until everything is slightly soft (approximately 2 minutes). Stir in ground beef and cook until it is browned, stirring often. Drain grease. Season with taco seasoning packet.
- Mix diced tomatoes, rice, Worcestershire sauce, black beans, tomato sauce, and broth into beef/bell pepper mixture and bring to a simmer. Cook until rice is tender, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour mixture into a large casserole dish. Top with cheddar cheese.
- Bake in oven until casserole is heated through, about 45 minutes.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Do you love Stuffed Peppers? If so, be sure to add bell peppers to your grocery list and give this recipe for Stuffed Bell Pepper Casserole a try!
