31 Healthy Comfort Food Recipes | Southwestern Stuffed Bell Peppers
Classic Southwestern flavors make this rainbow of bell peppers a favorite, healthy dinner.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Keyword stuffed peppers
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 40 minutesminutes
Total Time 50 minutesminutes
Servings 6peppers
Calories 386kcal
Ingredients
1poundlean ground beef, 90% lean
1medium onion, diced (about 1 ½ cups)
2ribs celery, diced (about ¾ cup)
2clovesgarlic, minced
1large Select One tomato, chopped
2tablespoonstomato paste
2teaspoonscumin
1teaspoonchili powder
1teaspoonkosher salt
1 15-ouncecan black beans
1 7-ouncecan roasted green chiles
1cupfrozen corn, defrosted
1 ½cupscooked long grain rice
¼cupcilantro leaves, chopped plus more for garnish
6Select One rainbow bell peppers
1cupspicy cheese such as Chipotle Gouda or Pepper Jack
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Brown the ground beef in a large fry pan over medium-high heat for 5 minutes or until cooked almost through. Add the chopped onion, celery, and garlic and cook until vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the diced tomato, tomato paste, cumin, chile powder and kosher salt and cook for another 4-5 minutes. Stir in the black beans, green chiles, corn, cooked rice and chopped cilantro.
Meanwhile, cut off the tops of the peppers and spoon out the ribs and seeds, then rinse. Lightly sprinkle the inside of the peppers with kosher salt and place in a microwave safe dish with ¼ cup water. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 5 minutes or until they start to soften.
Transfer to a 3 quart baking dish and fill the peppers with the hot meat and rice mixture. Sprinkle the tops with cheese and bake for 20 minutes or until peppers are tender and cheese is browned. Garnish with additional chopped cilantro. Serve hot.