Bell Pepper stuffed with meat? Would you eat it? Juicy bell peppers filled with seasoned beef, rice, shrimp, and cheese, baked until tender and golden for a hearty, flavorful meal everyone will enjoy.
Ingredients
Bell peppers, tops and seeds removed → 6 large red, yellow and green
Ground beef → 400 g
Cooked rice → 1/2 cup
Red onion, finely diced → 1/2 small
Garlic, minced → 2 cloves
Diced tomatoes → 1/2 cup
Grated mozzarella cheese → 1/2 cup
Breadcrumbs → 1/4 cup
Shrimp, peeled and deveined → 12-18
Olive oil → 2 tbsp
Paprika → 1 tsp
Black pepper → 1/2 tsp
Salt → 1 tsp
Dried oregano → 1/2 tsp
Chopped parsley → 2 tbsp
Bell Pepper stuffed meat: Instructions
Preheat oven to 190degC (375degF). Position the de-cored bell peppers standing in a baking dish.
Add olive oil to a medium-heat pan. Add onion and garlic, cook until the softening.
Add ground beef and fry till brown. Add tomatoes, cooked rice, paprika, salt, pepper and oregano. Add and mix thoroughly and simmer several minutes.
Take out of the heat and mix half of the cheese and a little parsley.
Put the filling in each bell pepper pressing it in.
Bake each pepper with shrimp, leftover cheese and breadcrumbs.
Wrapped with foil and baked in 30 minutes. Take away foil and continue baking 10-15 min till the cheese is melted and golden.
Garnish with parsley and serve warm.