Simple Stuffed Peppers
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Makes:
4
Servings
Total Cost:
$$$$
These simple stuffed peppers are fun and flavorful. Use yellow, red, green, and orange peppers for a colorful dish.
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown rice, uncooked
- 1 can black beans, low sodium (15 ounces)
- 4 bell peppers (any color)
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded (reduced fat)
- 1 tomato, sliced
- 1 cup salsa
- salt (to taste, optional)
Directions
- Wash hands with soap and water.
- Preheat the oven to 400 °F.
- Cook brown rice according to package directions.
- Wash the peppers under running water.
- Cut the tops off the peppers and spoon out the seeds.
- Drain and rinse the black beans.
- Combine the beans, rice, salsa, and salt (optional).
- Spoon about 3 tablespoons of the mixture into the bottom of each pepper.
- Place a slice of tomato on top of the mixture and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of cheese.
- Repeat steps 8 and 9 to fill the pepper completely, but do not top with cheese.
- Bake peppers for 30 minutes.
- Top each pepper with 2 tablespoons of cheese and continue baking for 15 minutes more.
Notes
Green bell peppers used for nutritional analysis and costing purposes.
Learn more about:
Simple Healthy Recipes
Oklahoma Nutrition Information and Education
ONIE Project
My kids loved the taste of these peppers and helped me "decorate" them before cooking.