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Cheeseburger Stuffed Peppers

I- Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 1 cup cooked brown rice;
  • 1 pound extra lean ground beef (96%);
  • 1 cup onions, diced;
  • Salt and pepper, to taste;
  • 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce;
  • 2 Tbsp ketchup;
  • 1 Tbsp mustard;
  • 1 Tbsp pickle relish;
  • 1/3 cup tomato sauce;
  • 3 Tbsp water;
  • 1 cup lite cheddar cheese, mozzarella or blend, shredded;
  • 4 large red bell peppers, yellow or orange (each about 3½ inches high and 3½ inches wide).

II- Directions:

  1. Cook rice and set aside.
  2. Cut off the top of 4 bell peppers about 1-inch down from the top.
  3. Clean out seeds and membranes. Throw away the tops.
  4. Preheat oven to 400F degrees.
  5. In a large nonstick pan, brown ground beef and onions.
  6. Season beef with a little salt and pepper.
  7. Be sure to break up ground beef into small pieces as it cooks.
  8. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, mustard, pickle relish, tomato sauce and 3 tablespoons water. Mix well.
  9. Stir in 3/4 cup shredded cheese and cooked rice. Mix well and continue to cook until heated through.
  10. Add 1-2 more tablespoons of water, if getting a little dry. Remove from heat.
  11. Stuff each bell pepper with ground beef mixture, top each stuffed pepper with 1 tablespoon shredded cheese.
  12. Place each in a 9-inch baking dish. Pour 1 cup water in the bottom of baking dish.
  13. Cover dish with foil and bake for 40-45 minutes. If peppers are not soft enough, cook about 5 minutes more.
  14. Once cooked, cooled and wrapped, they freeze great.

III- Nutrition Facts for 1 stuffed pepper:

  • 349 calories,
  • Fat: 12g;
  • Saturated fat: 5g
  • Cholesterol: 78mg;
  • Protein: 32g;
  • Carbs: 33g;
  • Sugar: 9g.

Smart Points Value : 8