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Baked stuffed bell peppers

Nataliia
Baked stuffed bell peppers filled with ground beef, rice, carrots and onions, then baked in a delicious sauce until tender. A nutritious balanced meal that is tasty and easy to make on any day of the week. 
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Course dinner
Cuisine Russian, Ukrainian
Servings 6

Equipment

  • Deep baking pan
  • Frying Pan
  • Box grater

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup uncooked rice
  • 6 bell peppers
  • 1 pound ground beef at least 15% fat
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ medium onion
  • 3 medium carrots
  • 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  • ½ teaspoon thyme
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 3.5 cups water, divided 1 cup for rice, ½ cup for meat mix, 3 cups for the sauce.
  • 3 Tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon better than bullion
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 3 Tablespoons sour cream

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400°F. Rinse and cook rice according to the package instructions. Cut off the peppers tops. Do not discard them. Remove all the seeds.
  • Dice onion and shred carrots. Cook onions in a frying pan with some olive oil until translucent, add carrots. Cook stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes until vegetables are soft.
  • In a large bowl, add together rice, vegetables, ground beef, chopped parsley, salt, thyme and paprika. Mix it until all ingredients are combined. Add ½ cup of water to the meat and mix it again. Stuff each pepper with the juicy meat mix. Arrange each stuffed pepper in a baking dish standing up and cover with the tops.
  • Boil 3 cups pf water. In a small bowl, add one cup of hot water, tomato paste and better than bullion. Whisk with the fork until tomato paste and bullion are dissolved.
  • Pour the tomato paste mix into the baking pan, add remaining hot water, bay leaf and sour cream. Cover tightly with the foil and bake for about 60 minutes, or until peppers are soft and meat is cooked. Uncover and cook for another 5-10 minutes. Enjoy!
Keyword stuffed bell peppers, stuffed peppers with beef
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