Stuffed Peppers for Four
Truly a meal in one, this quick supper has it all: Veggies, meat, pasta and sauce, packed into tender peppers. It’ll look so pretty on your table. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup uncooked orzo pasta
- 4 medium sweet peppers (any color)
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 cups pasta sauce
- 1 cup frozen broccoli-cauliflower blend, thawed and chopped
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
Reviews
This stuffed pepper recipe is really delicious. I never made it with pasta sauce before and it is really different but very, very good.
I made this last evening. I didn't have orzo, so I used rice & I seasoned my own canned tomatoes, I baked them 20 min. Otherwise I followed the recipe. YUMMY !!!
I have peppers, so far green and orange, in my garden. Will be fun to try this recipe. Need to use the peppers besides freezing them for the future.
I don't care for stuffed peppers but I made this for my husband and he loved it. I'm giving it 5 stars because he liked it so much that he asked me how to make it. He now makes it for himself, since we work opposite shifts.
I used ground turkey and red bell peppers because they were on sale. It was wonderful.
I made this for dinner last night. It was great! I added the salt and pepper as suggested and added some leftover veggies I had instead of the ones suggested...much easier than chopping the others. I blanched the peppers before stuffing them and then baked them in the oven vs the microwave. I also used colby jack cheese since I didn't have the parma. cheese. Nice change from the rice stuffed peppers I used before. I used 4 very large peppers, so I had just enough filling. The only change I'd make would to be to add a bit more seasoning. Not sure what, but it is open for experimenting.
very delicious!
The filling in this recipe was too runny and it filled 6 peppers, not 4. I will make it again except I will use 6 peppers, 1 cup of orzo, 1-1/2 cups of the vegetables, 1 cup of parmesan cheese divided, 1 cup of spaghetti sauce in the filling and pour the other cup over the top before sprinkling the parmesan over the tops. I also think it needs about 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper or more in the filling. I think I will bake them in the oven for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees instead of microwaving the final cooking. I think it will be more firm and easier to eat. The flavor was good but the texture needed improvement.
I changed it somewhat, I used Italian Sausage in place of beef. I had some leftover rice (1 cup) so I used it in place of orzo pasta. I increased the broccoli-cauliflower blend to 1 cup. I blanched fresh broccoli and cauliflower in place of frozen.With the added rice and veggies you can make 5 peppersI also parboiled the pepper and baked them in the over at 375 for about 20 to 25 minutes.Great Recipe
I made this tonight and it was wonderful. I never knew stuffed peppers were so easy to make in a microwave. I'll never use my oven again. I did not have any frozen broccoli-cauliflower blend at home so I used a broccoli-carrot blend instead and I substituted a Mexican cheese blend for the Parmesan cheese. The only place where the recipe errors is I got enough of the stuffing to fill at least 6 or more peppers. I plan to buy more tomorrow.