Best 9 Stuffed Pepper Loaf Recipes

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Indulge in a culinary adventure with our tantalizing Stuffed Pepper Loaf, a harmonious blend of flavors and textures that will delight your palate. This savory dish combines the vibrant flavors of bell peppers, juicy ground turkey, aromatic herbs, and a medley of seasonings, all enveloped in a tender and fluffy bread loaf. Explore variations such as the Vegetarian Stuffed Pepper Loaf, bursting with a symphony of roasted vegetables, or the Cheesy Stuffed Pepper Loaf, a delightful combination of melted cheese and zesty peppers. Each recipe offers a unique twist, ensuring an unforgettable and satisfying meal experience. Embark on this culinary journey and discover the perfect Stuffed Pepper Loaf recipe to suit your preferences.

Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!

MEAT LOAF-STUFFED PEPPERS



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With my husband-who won't eat the same thing twice-I've had to learn to be creative with leftovers (around here, we call it "recycled food"). I put this recipe together to use up leftover meat loaf. When it's dressed up with homegrown peppers, he doesn't know he really is getting yesterday's main course! Actually, leftovers are both coming and going in this recipe-if I have any peppers left over, I use them to make my spaghetti sauce. Although we live close to Houston, there's a pasture near our house and we can hear the cows that graze there. We have two sons, 4 and 2.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 40m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

6 large green peppers
2 cups cubed leftover meat loaf
3-1/3 to 4 cups spaghetti sauce or 3 cups leftover spaghetti sauce, divided
1 to 1-1/2 cups leftover cooked rice
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Steps:

  • Remove tops and seeds from peppers. Immerse in boiling water for 3 minutes; drain. Pour 1 cup of spaghetti sauce into a shallow baking dish; set aside. , In a saucepan, combine meat loaf, rice, onion, chopped green pepper and remaining spaghetti sauce. Cook and stir over medium-high heat for 5-10 minutes or until heated through. Stuff each pepper with meat loaf mixture; place on sauce in baking dish. , Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with the cheese and let stand until melted.

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THE BEST STUFFED PEPPERS



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We've made this classic easier and faster by using the microwave to par-cook the peppers, saving you about 45 minutes of cook time! This is a great recipe to use up leftover rice. Be sure to really pile in the filling (mounding it is ok) as it will shrink as it cooks.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h15m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

6 large red, orange or yellow bell peppers
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound ground beef
2 medium onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic, finely grated
2 teaspoons thyme leaves
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 plum tomatoes, cored and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup dry white wine
1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
2 cups cooked rice
2 cups shredded Muenster cheese

Steps:

  • If your peppers don't sit upright on your cutting board, trim about 1/8-inch off the bottoms to even them out so they can stand without falling over. Cut the top off each pepper about 1/2-inch down. Remove and discard the stems, then finely chop the remaining flesh from the tops. Scoop out the seeds and as much of the membranes as you can. Place the peppers in a large microwave-safe bowl with 1/2 cup water. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high power for 12 minutes. Carefully uncover and let them sit until ready to assemble.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Spread the beef in an even layer and cook undisturbed until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Toss and continue to cook, breaking up any clumps with the back of a spoon and scraping up any browned bits from the pan until the meat is lightly browned all over, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer the browned meat to a large bowl with a slotted spoon.
  • Reduce the heat to medium. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil and add the reserved chopped peppers, onions, garlic, thyme, 4 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender but not browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until falling apart and much of the liquid has evaporated, about 7 minutes.
  • Stir in the tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly until brick red colored, about 1 minute. Stir in the wine and cook until the mixture is reduced, very thick and no smell of alcohol remains, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the broth and bring to a boil. Transfer to the bowl with the beef. Stir in the rice until completely combined. (The mixture will be wet.) Season with salt and pepper.
  • Arrange a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F.
  • Place the peppers cut-side up in a 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Spoon the filling into the peppers, gently pressing it in with the back of a spoon. Be careful not to overstuff and split the sides of the peppers. Bake for 15 minutes. Then top with the cheese and continue baking until the filling is heated through and the cheese is browned in spots, 10 to 12 minutes.

STUFFED RED PEPPERS



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Stuffed Red Peppers are a complete meal with rice and beef stuffed into a roasted pepper.

Provided by Paula Deen

Time 10m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup diced tomatoes
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup jarred cheese and salsa
1 cup cooked rice
2 teaspoons Paula Deen's House Seasoning
2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
2 cloves minced garlic
1 medium chopped onion
1/2 lb ground pork
3/4 lb ground chuck
4 large red bell peppers
1/2 cup tops, chopped green onions
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 cup hot water

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 °F.
  • Start by cutting the peppers in half lengthwise, leaving the stems intact, and halving them also. Remove the seeds and ribs inside the peppers.
  • Using a hot skillet, sauté the ground beef, pork, onion, garlic, 1 teaspoon of bouillon granules and House Seasoning together. Sauté well until onions become translucent. Drain the fat off. Add the rice, cheese, sour cream, tomatoes, green onion tops and soy sauce. Mix well and stuff the mixture into the peppers. In a small bowl, mix the hot water and the remaining bouillon granules. Pour this mixture into a shallow casserole large enough to hold all of the peppers. Place the stuffed peppers in the dish, cover with foil and bake for 25 to 35 minutes. Remove the foil and spoon the juice from bottom of the casserole over the top of the peppers. Bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes.

STUFFED PEPPER LOAF



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This unique recipe tucks a stuffed green pepper inside the meat loaf. I've had this recipe so long I can't remember where I got it from. Scrumptious slices warm you up on a cold, blustery day. - Joan Hallford, North Richland Hills, Texas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 1h40m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 small green pepper
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/4 cup ketchup
2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 pounds lean ground beef

Steps:

  • Remove top and seeds from green pepper; cut in half lengthwise. In a large saucepan, cook the pepper halves in boiling water for 5 minutes or until crisp-tender; set aside. In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add the next seven ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Stuff pepper halves with some of the meat mixture. Pat half of the remaining meat mixture into an ungreased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Arrange pepper halves, stuffed side down, over meat mixture. Cover with remaining meat mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour. Cover and bake 15-20 minutes longer or until meat is no longer pink and a thermometer reads 160°; drain. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

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BAKED STUFFED PEPPERS



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Stuffed peppers recipe that I've come up with.

Provided by ptownruth

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Stuffed Main Dish Recipes     Stuffed Bell Pepper Recipes

Time 1h35m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 green bell peppers, tops and seeds removed (reserve tops)
1 pound ground beef
½ cup chopped onion
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
½ cup long grain white rice
½ cup water
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 pinch salt
1 pinch ground black pepper
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Steps:

  • Chop enough reserved green pepper tops to equal 1/4 cup; discard remaining tops or use for another purpose. Set chopped pepper aside.
  • Place hollowed-out green peppers in a microwave-safe dish; cover and cook in microwave until bright green and steaming, about 3 minutes. Set peppers aside.
  • Cook and stir ground beef in a skillet with reserved chopped pepper tops and onion over medium heat until beef is browned, the juices run clear, and the onion is translucent, about 10 minutes; drain excess grease. Pour in diced tomatoes with their juice, rice, water, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and black pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover skillet, and simmer until rice is tender, about 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Stir cheese into ground beef-rice mixture and spoon mixture into precooked peppers. Set peppers upright in an 8x8-inch baking dish.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and the peppers are tender, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 453.7 calories, Carbohydrate 30 g, Cholesterol 98.5 mg, Fat 23 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 29.8 g, SaturatedFat 11.3 g, Sodium 459.3 mg, Sugar 6.5 g

ONION- AND PEPPER-STUFFED MEATLOAF



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Ever get bored with meatloaf? Me too! Take a classic recipe and make it pop! You can stuff it with just about anything and make it fun and exciting!

Provided by Bill Adams

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Meatloaf Recipes     Beef Meatloaf Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 cooking spray
1 onion
1 green bell pepper
1 red bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
2 ½ pounds ground beef
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
12 crushed saltine crackers
¼ cup brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons chicken stock
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon Montreal steak seasoning
1 clove garlic, minced
ground black pepper to taste
¼ cup ketchup, or as needed

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x11-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
  • Cut 3/4 each of onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and yellow bell pepper into thin slices. Dice remaining 1/4 of onion and peppers.
  • Mix ground beef, diced onion and peppers, tomato sauce, crushed crackers, brown sugar, egg, Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, olive oil, steak seasoning, garlic, and pepper together in a bowl until well-combined.
  • Spread 1/2 of the beef mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Top meat with sliced onion and peppers, leaving a 1-inch border. Spread remaining beef mixture over vegetables, tucking in sides to seal vegetables in the center of the meatloaf. Pour ketchup over the top of the meatloaf.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 418.5 calories, Carbohydrate 21.8 g, Cholesterol 111.3 mg, Fat 25.1 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 26.5 g, SaturatedFat 8.7 g, Sodium 897.5 mg, Sugar 13.7 g

STUFFED PEPPERS



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Green peppers stuffed with ground beef and rice and topped with a seasoned tomato sauce.

Provided by BDEGER

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Stuffed Main Dish Recipes     Stuffed Bell Pepper Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 pound ground beef
½ cup uncooked long grain white rice
1 cup water
6 green bell peppers
2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon onion powder
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Place the rice and water in a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and cook 20 minutes. In a skillet over medium heat, cook the beef until evenly browned.
  • Remove and discard the tops, seeds, and membranes of the bell peppers. Arrange peppers in a baking dish with the hollowed sides facing upward. (Slice the bottoms of the peppers if necessary so that they will stand upright.)
  • In a bowl, mix the browned beef, cooked rice, 1 can tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Spoon an equal amount of the mixture into each hollowed pepper. Mix the remaining tomato sauce and Italian seasoning in a bowl, and pour over the stuffed peppers.
  • Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, basting with sauce every 15 minutes, until the peppers are tender.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 247.7 calories, Carbohydrate 25.6 g, Cholesterol 45.9 mg, Fat 9.4 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 16 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 563.6 mg, Sugar 6.3 g

STUFFED PEPPERS



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Hundreds of satisfied home cooks agree: this stuffed peppers recipe is a winner. It's been proudly served at dinner tables across America ever since it first appeared in the Betty Crocker™ cookbook. And it's no wonder why-even picky eaters love stuffed peppers (hint: they taste like cheeseburgers).

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Entree

Time 55m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 large bell peppers (any color)
1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
2 tablespoons chopped onion
1 cup cooked rice
1 teaspoon salt
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 can (15 oz) Muir Glen™ organic tomato sauce
3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (3 oz)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Cut thin slice from stem end of each bell pepper to remove top of pepper. Remove seeds and membranes; rinse peppers. If necessary, cut thin slice from bottom of each pepper so they stand up straight. In 4-quart Dutch oven, add enough water to cover peppers. Heat to boiling; add peppers. Cook about 2 minutes; drain.
  • In 10-inch skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain. Stir in rice, salt, garlic and 1 cup of the tomato sauce; cook until hot.
  • Stuff peppers with beef mixture. Stand peppers upright in ungreased 8-inch square glass baking dish. Pour remaining tomato sauce over peppers.
  • Cover tightly with foil. Bake 10 minutes. Uncover and bake about 15 minutes longer or until peppers are tender. Sprinkle with cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 390, Carbohydrate 29 g, Cholesterol 80 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 4 g, Protein 29 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 1470 mg, Sugar 8 g, TransFat 1 g

MEATLOAF STUFFED PEPPERS



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I was watching food network a few days ago, and saw this meatloaf stuffed pepper recipe on there that looked divine.....They don't just LOOK divine, they ARE divine!! These are just perfect with a side of fully loaded mashed potatoes....Yummy!!!

Provided by Jennifer McConnell

Categories     Meatloafs

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 lb ground beef
italian bread crumbs
1 small white onion
24 oz can basil tomatoes
1 large egg
3 large peppers (green, red or yellow, or use all 3!)
2 clove garlic, chopped not minced
salt and pepper to taste
worcestershire sauce (a few splashes)
sharp cheddar cheese cubed

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 400 Degrees.
  • 2. In a large mixing bowl combine ground beef, 1/2 cup of the tomatoes and juice, chopped onion, egg, seasonings, and worcestershire sauce together. Start mixing in bread crumbs. I didn't measure this one, but if I had to guestimate, I'd say I used between 1-2 cups. Start small, and start mixing in until themeat mixture pulls together well.
  • 3. Core the peppers by cutting through the top of each pepper and removing the seeds and core. Slice each pepper into 3 rings, make sure they're fairly thick (tall) slices.
  • 4. Heat a tablespoon or so of olive oil in a deep OVEN PROOF skillet over medium-high heat. While oil is heating, start packing the meat mixture into your pepper rings. To do this, take a handful of meat mix, and tightly shape it around a single cube of cheddar, making sure to seal it in very well so the cheese doesn't leak out. Once the cheese is sealed in each meat "bundle", pack the bundles into your peppers TIGHTLY. You almost want to overpack them, as the ground beef will cook down a bit, and start pulling away from the peppers in the skillet.
  • 5. Carefully place the pepper patties into the skillet, turn your heat down to medium and cook approximately 5 minutes on each side. Once done, pour your remaining tomatoes and basil WITH juice over top of the pepper loaves and let it cook down for another 2-3 minutes with the grease. This is going to make an absolutely awesome sauce.
  • 6. Turn off your burner and carefully place the entire skillet into the oven for 20-25 minutes, just enough to cook down the sauce a little more, and heat everything through.
  • 7. Serve topped/garnished with the tomato basil sauce from the pan. Enjoy!!!

Tips:

  • Choose the right peppers: Look for bell peppers that are firm, brightly colored, and have smooth skin.
  • Prepare the peppers properly: Cut the tops off the peppers and remove the seeds and ribs. Rinse the peppers thoroughly and pat them dry.
  • Cook the rice ahead of time: This will save you time when assembling the stuffed pepper loaf.
  • Use a variety of fillings: Get creative with your fillings! Some popular options include ground beef, sausage, chicken, vegetables, and cheese.
  • Season the filling well: Don't be afraid to add plenty of herbs, spices, and seasonings to your filling. This will help to give it flavor.
  • Pack the filling tightly: When stuffing the peppers, pack the filling in tightly so that there are no air pockets.
  • Bake the stuffed pepper loaf until the peppers are tender: This will usually take about 45 minutes to an hour.
  • Let the stuffed pepper loaf cool before slicing: This will help to keep the loaf from falling apart.

Conclusion:

Stuffed pepper loaf is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. It is also a great way to use up leftover rice and vegetables. With a little creativity, you can create a stuffed pepper loaf that is sure to please everyone at your table.

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