Mexican Stuffed Bell Peppers

Servings: 4 Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Difficulty: Beginner
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Mexican stuffed bell peppers are a vibrant, flavorful dish with seasoned ground beef, rice, beans, cheese, and spices.

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Mexican Stuffed Bell Peppers

Author: Lorraine Cauchi Cooking Method: Cuisine: Courses: Recipe Keys: Kids Meat & Poulty
Difficulty: Beginner Prep Time 40 mins Cook Time 45 mins Total Time 1 hr 25 mins
Cooking Temp: 190  C Servings: 4
Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Ingredients

Method

  1. Preheat oven 190C/375F.

  2. Wash and seed bell peppers and cut in half from top to bottom.

  3. Spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

  4. Spread a little of the burrito sauce plus ¼ cup water to loosen the sauce.

  5. Now place the bell peppers in the dish.

  6. Brown beef, onion and garlic. Drain any fat.

  7. Stir in chilli powder, cumin, diced tomatoes, kidney beans and ¾ cup of the burrito sauce.

  8. Let simmer for 10 minutes, remove from heat and stir in the cooked rice.

  9. Divide beef mixture into pepper halves. Top with burrito sauce (this will keep the filling moist) and cheese.

  10. Bake in oven covered for 45 minutes or until peppers are tender.

  11. Uncover and bake for a further 15 minutes until cheese is slightly browned.

  12. Enjoy!

Note

To use up all the Burrito Sauce evenly. Remove 3/4 cup for the filling, 11/2 tablespoons to top each pepper and the remaining pour into the dish.