Looking for a new yummy stuffed pepper recipe? Try out this delicious stuffed pepper with ground beef dish for your family dinner. It’s also made with rice, corn, diced tomatoes, chilies, black beans, onion, garlic, and topped with melted cheese.
This recipe for stuffed peppers includes mouth-watering rice with tons of spices, ground beef, and cheese. You can brighten it up by adding more vegetables or adding some extra spice to give it a little zing.
This recipe for stuffed bell peppers with ground beef is one of my absolute favorites because it fills your home with heavenly aromas and instantly creates a mouth-watering sensation throughout your home.
It includes cooked ground beef, cooked rice, canned corn, canned tomatoes, minced garlic, and spices. This is an easy recipe to learn to feed an entire family or just you and a loved one.
It’s also the perfect recipe to use for meal prep over the next few days or for a fun at-home date night.
What Can You Put In Your Stuffed Pepper With Ground Beef?
One of the best things that I love about stuffed peppers is that you can load them with your favorite foods! If you don't like ground beef, you can try ground turkey or even shredded chicken.
One of my favorite things to do is take some leftovers and stuff them into my peppers for a new meal while using everything in the fridge, so it doesn't go to waste.
Ingredients for Stuffed Peppers with Ground Beef
- Bell Peppers
- Ground Beef
- Cooked Rice
- Can of Corn
- Can of Rotel Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilis (Whichever level of spiciness you prefer)
- Canned Black Beans
- Small Onion
- Minced Garlic
- Chili Powder
- Oregano
- Cumin
- Salt
- Cayenne
- Shredded Cheese
How Healthy is This Dish?
One of my favorite things about this dish is that you can make it as healthy as you want. The recipe can change with your needs, or you can ultimately make it up as you go.
If you are concerned about carbs, you can take out the rice and add in more meat. This dish is versatile and flexible; you have so many options to make this a healthy dish.
Tips For This Stuffed Peppers Recipe
Stuffed peppers are pretty straightforward. However, if you find you are struggling with a few things, these tips may help you.
- Grab a smaller pan to help keep your peppers upright. This will make it easier to stuff.
- Cook your meat and rice before
- Always save the tops of your bell peppers. You can eat every part of the bell pepper, minus the green stem.
- If you are on a time crunch, you can precook your peppers. Stick your bell peppers into the oven for a few minutes while cooking your rice and meat.
These tips should help you perfectly cook your stuffed peppers with ground beef. If you don't have a small enough pan, you can use a cupcake pan to stick individual peppers in the spots!
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- Cook rice according to package directions.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large pan over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef, then drain. Add onion and cook for 5 minutes, then add minced garlic and cook for an additional 60 seconds.
- Add corn, Rotel, black beans, rice, and remaining seasonings. Stir to combine and heat through. Remove from the heat.
- Rinse and then cut the tops off of each bell pepper. Use a spoon to remove the seeds and ribs from the inside of each pepper.
- Place bell peppers on a paper towel in the microwave and cook for 2-3 minutes until they are slightly softened, but still hold their shape.
- Arrange them standing upright in a pan with deep sides or a cupcake tray. This will help make stuffing them easier.
- Add the ground beef mixture to the inside of each bell pepper. Fill to the top and then sprinkle with shredded cheese.
- Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes until the centers are heated through and peppers are tender.
If you love spicy food, this is a great recipe to follow. You can make it as spicy as you want it or even make it with less heat.
This stuffed pepper with ground beef recipe is absolutely delicious, but it is also versatile. If you have other ingredients you need to use, add them to the pepper. You have so many options and can do whatever you want!
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Stuffed Peppers with Ground Beef
Ingredients
- 6 Bell Peppers
- 1 pound Ground Beef
- 1 ½ cups Cooked Rice
- 15.25 ounce Can of Corn
- 10 ounce Can of Rotel Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilis Whichever level of spiciness you prefer
- 15 ounce Can of Black Beans
- 1 Small Onion diced
- 1 tablespoon Minced Garlic
- 1 tablespoon Chili Powder
- 2 teaspoons Oregano
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- Pinch of Cayenne
- 1 cup Shredded Cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Brown ground beef in a large pan over medium-high heat for about 7-8 minutes. Drain grease.
- Add onion and cook for 5 minutes, then add minced garlic and cook 60 seconds. Add corn, Rotel, black beans, rice, and remaining seasonings. Stir to combine and heat through. Remove from the heat.
- Rinse and then cut the tops off of each bell pepper. Use a spoon to remove the seeds and ribs from the inside of each pepper.
- Place bell peppers on a paper towel in the microwave and cook for 2-3 minutes until they are slightly softened, but still hold their shape.
- Add ground beef mixture to the inside of each bell pepper. Fill to the top and then sprinkle with shredded cheese.
- Place each stuffed pepper in a baking dish with deep sides to keep the bell peppers upright as they cook. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes until the centers are heated through and peppers are tender.
Cindy Dennis says
Your recipe looks amazing. I’m getting ready to make it but can’t tell if you bake covered or uncover. Thanks! Giving 5 stars due the ingredients.
Tiffany says
Hi Cindy,
The stuffed peppers are baked uncovered. If they are closer to the heat element you can cover them, but I have never needed to if I place the rack in the center of the oven.
-Tiffany