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Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers
This Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers recipe features tender bell peppers filled with a taco‑seasoned, cheesy rice and black bean mixture for a satisfying and flavorful meat‑free dinner.
Prep
20 min
Cook
1h 20m
Total
1h 40m
Serves
4
Instructions
- 01
Preheat the oven to 400°F with a rack in the center position. Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking dish or rimmed sheet pan with olive oil.
- 02
Trim, deseed, and finely dice one of the bell peppers. Halve the remaining bell peppers lengthwise, keeping the stems intact as much as possible. Discard the seeds and ribs.
- 03
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once the oil is glistening, add the onion and cook, stirring, until softened, about 4 minutes. Stir in the rice, salt, stock, tomatoes, green onions, taco seasoning, and diced bell pepper. Bring the rice mixture to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, about 25 minutes. Stir in the black beans and corn.
- 04
Arrange the peppers, cut side up, in the prepared baking dish and fill them with the rice mixture, dividing evenly. Sprinkle with the cheese. Bake, uncovered, until the cheese is melted, about 40 minutes.
- 05
Sprinkle with cilantro, if using, and serve warm.
Nutrition
per serving
- Calories
- 478
- Protein
- 19grams
- Carbs
- 74grams
- Fat
- 14grams
- Fiber
- 11grams
- Sugar
- 15grams
- Sat. fat
- 6grams
- Sodium
- 939milligrams
- Cholesterol
- 30milligrams
Variations & swaps
Stuffed Pepper Variations + Tips
- Make them VEGAN by swapping in a vegan cheese (there are lots of good pre-shredded vegan cheeses at the grocery store, usually in the dairy section.)
- Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 4 days, or…
- Freeze the stuffed peppers! Wrap each stuffed pepper individually in a few layers of plastic wrap, and freeze them for up to two months.
- Work ahead: Prep the filling ahead of time. Make the seasoned rice a day or two ahead of when you want to eat the peppers, and then the day you want to serve them, simply stuff the peppers and bake.
- Add more veggies to the filling, if you want to make them even more nutritious, add diced, roasted veggies of any kind. Zucchini, cauliflower, or even asparagus would be delicious.
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