Easy Italian Stuffed Peppers
Easy Italian Stuffed Peppers is an easy recipe for a delicious stuffed bell peppers meal. Made with extra lean ground beef, Italian sauce, brown rice and Mozzarella cheese. It is also a low calories, low fat, low carbohydrates, vitamin-rich and WeightWatchers (8) PointsPlus recipe. Makes (6) Servings with a generous (2) Pepper Halves per serving. Source: http://ww-recipes.org/2014/10/07/easy-italian-stuffed-peppers/
Ingredients
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1/2 cup brown rice uncooked instant
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1 lb ground beef extra lean 90 %
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3 cups sauce traditional Italian
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6 green bell peppers medium size red or
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1 (4 oz) bag Mozzarella cheese shredded fat free
Cooking Instructions
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1
Cook the rice without salt or butter according to the package directions.
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2
Cook the beef in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until it’s well browned, stirring often to break up the meat. Pour off any fat. Stir 2 cups of the sauce and the rice into the skillet.
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3
Cut each pepper in half lengthwise. Discard the seeds and white membranes. Place the pepper halves in a 17 x 11-inch roasting pan.
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4
Spoon the beef mixture into the pepper shells. Pour the remaining sauce over the filled peppers. Cover pan.
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5
Bake at 400° F. for 45 minutes or until the peppers are tender. Top with the cheese. Let stand for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
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