One of my favourite dishes that my Grandmother would make was Stuffed peppers. She was lavish over the stove making an unbelievable tomato sauce from scratch and topping it with just the right amount of cheese. Unfortunately, my husband and my children are not a huge fan of peppers so it is a treat that I don’t make myself very often.
After a busy day of work, Home Depot building workshop with my kids and thorough clean of my house, I was desperately searching the freezer for a quick and satisfying meal. Excitedly, I grabbed a batch of spaghetti sauce that was left over from last week and began heating it up. As I reached for noodles, I was devastated to find I was out of gluten free ones! Since the sauce was already defrosted, I had to think of a quick alternative for myself. Then I saw it…PEPPERS!
Weekday Stuffed Peppers
Ingredients:
2 Red Peppers
1 cup of rice
1 cup of spaghetti sauce (last weeks freezer sauce or prepared jar sauce)
1 tsp of oregano
1/2 cup of marble grated cheese
Directions:
Step 1: Cut off the top of the pepper and dig out the stem
Step 2: Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add prepared peppers. (Water should cover the peppers). Boil Peppers for 4 minutes.
Step 3: Prepare rice as directed. When the rice is cooked, mix it with the spaghetti sauce.
Step 4: Stuff the peppers with the rice mixture.
Step 5: Preheat the oven to 350 F, stand the peppers on a cookie sheet and place it in heated oven for 10-15 minutes. Cover tightly with tin foil.
Step 6: After 10 minutes, remove tin foil and add grated cheese.
Step 7: Remove from oven, and let sit for 5 minutes then serve!
Soap Opera Spy says
March 20, 2015 at 12:58 amI love stuffed peppers a lot, this recipe is something I’ll surely try myself!
Kelly says
March 20, 2015 at 10:54 ammy mouth is watering! These look fantastic and a real family pleaser!
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
March 20, 2015 at 5:09 pmI love stuffed peppers – they are one of my favorite meals. I think yours look absolutely divine.
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says
March 20, 2015 at 5:17 pmThat looks wonderful! I love stuffed peppers. They’re a quick and easy way to make a great meal for the family.
Nancy says
March 20, 2015 at 7:34 pmI haven’t made stuffed peppers in months. Perhaps I should make some, this weekend 🙂 🙂
Terri Ramsey Beavers says
March 20, 2015 at 7:39 pmOh goodness, these look so delicious. I grew peppers last year so I could make stuffed peppers and I’m pretty sure I will grow them again this year. I’ll try your recipe because it sure does look tasty.
Liz Mays says
March 20, 2015 at 8:33 pmStuffed peppers sound so good! I need to try this recipe. Peppers are a favorite of mine!
Chubskulit Rose says
March 20, 2015 at 9:40 pmWe loved stuffed peppers but haven’t tried the way you prepared it. Thanks for sharingthe recipe, I will try this someday.
Nina Say says
March 20, 2015 at 9:41 pmI am not a big fan of peppers, but this still looks delicious to me. That’s saying something!
touristmeetstraveler says
March 20, 2015 at 11:49 pmThis looks so yummy, I would love to try a stuffed pepper!
Jamie says
March 21, 2015 at 12:11 amThese look so good and it is great to have the veggie built in! Red bell peppers are one of my favorite!
Rosey says
March 21, 2015 at 1:09 amI haven’t made stuffed peppers for many years. I need to fix that, definitely. Yours look great here!
Kori Tomelden says
March 21, 2015 at 12:51 pmWe keep meaning to make stuffed peppers but never get around to it. I’ll have to give your recipe a try so we can change that.
Jeanine says
March 21, 2015 at 1:09 pmYum! I haven’t had these in so long. My mom used to make these and cabbage rolls and they were a huge hit. I should make some sometimes, they look soooo tasty!
Rebecca Swenor says
March 21, 2015 at 3:25 pmThese Stuffed Peppers with rice and cheese look totally delicious. This is an awesome recipe indeed. My whole family just adore stuffed peppers of any kind so I will have to try this recipe
Kelly Hutchinson says
March 21, 2015 at 4:45 pmWhen I was growing up, one of the dishes my mom make all the time was peppers. I have not thought o this recipe in years! Yum!
Lauren says
March 22, 2015 at 12:27 amwhoever thought of stuffing peppers with meats and cheeses is a genius! Thanks for posting this recipe!
Roselynn says
March 22, 2015 at 3:58 amI thought I’d see the day when I’d think to myself that a pepper looks delicious haha. I have never had stuffed pepper because it didn’t look appetizing, but these photos have changed my mind into wanting to try it out.
Myrabev says
March 22, 2015 at 4:57 amoh wow I have never had stuffed peppers before I have never attempted to make either but always a first time for everything. These look delicious.
Bonnie @WEMAKE7 says
March 22, 2015 at 9:30 amYum! Those look sooo much better then the ones I make. I will have to get some peppers and try your recipe.
CourtneyLynne says
March 22, 2015 at 5:27 pmOooooi haven’t had a yummy stuffed pepper in a very long time!!! These look pretty delicious. I might just have to make some sometime this week!! Too yummy 🙂
Carin Kilby Clark says
March 22, 2015 at 7:02 pmI absolutely adore stuffed peppers! I’ll definitely have to try this recipe. Thanks!
Lynndee says
March 23, 2015 at 11:31 amI love stuffed peppers! My boys love it too. I love how simple your recipe is though. Mine’s a little complicated. 🙂
valerie g says
March 23, 2015 at 12:44 pmwow, those look really good!!! i will have to make these this week!
Cara (@StylishGeek) says
March 23, 2015 at 1:13 pmI love stuffed peppers but it’s strange that I actually have never tried preparing this dish. Looking at your recipe I find it very simple to do and not daunting at all! So I will definitely keep your post in mind when I decide to make this for my family. Thank you for sharing!
Alicia says
March 23, 2015 at 9:44 pmThese looks absolutely amazing! My husband loves stuffed peppers so this is something I will be saving to try with our family soon.
Alyssa C says
March 24, 2015 at 11:22 amWhat a great recipe! I love making Stuffed Peppers and usually use tomato paste I definitely wanna try using spaghetti sauce.
diana says
March 27, 2015 at 5:04 pmI LOVE stuffed peppers! I make mine differently but I’d like to try your recipe too. They look delicious.
Victoria Ess says
June 15, 2015 at 6:39 pmI love stuffed peppers but have never made them like this! Would love to try!
lisa says
February 20, 2019 at 7:57 ambut it’s strange that I actually have never tried preparing this dish. Looking at your recipe I find it very simple to do and not daunting at all! So I will definitely keep your post in mind when I decide to make this for my family. Thank you for sharing!