As a bonus any leftovers reheat nicely in the microwave. Combine ground beef cooked rice parmigiano reggiano cheese 1 4 cup parsley 2 tablespoons tomato sauce garlic salt and black pepper in a large mixing bowl. Mix everything but the peppers and marinara sauce in a large bowl. Because the ground beef is not browned before it s added to the peppers it should be quite lean 85 15 to 90 10. I put a couple of slices of homemade bread into a food processor to make the bread crumbs.
The bell peppers are stuffed with a mince and rice mixture then boiled with the lids on until the peppers are tender and the rice and beef and fully cooked. For a nice surprise tuck a cube of cheese in the bottom of the bell pepper before adding the meat and rice mixture. Beef and rice stuffed bell peppers beef and rice stuffed bell peppers. Replace the ground beef with ground turkey thighs for a lighter option. The bell peppers are stuffed with a mince and rice mixture then boiled with the lids on until the peppers are tender and the rice and beef and fully cooked.
Replace the ground beef with ground turkey thighs for a lighter option. The filling in this classic version includes ground beef and rice. As a bonus any leftovers reheat nicely in the microwave.
