Name: Stuffed Green Peppers
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 lb Ground sirloin; ½ cup rice; 15 oz tomato sauce (I use 2 cans, 8 oz each. One can for the meat mixture, one for the sauce.); ½ cup Ketchup; 1 TBS Worcestershire Sauce; 1 tsp salt; ¼ tsp black pepper; 3 large green peppers; ⅓ cup water; 1 TBS sugar

I love making these stuffed green peppers. They are super simple to make. You cook them in your microwave. They taste amazing. And *bonus* they heat up well for lunch the next day too.

This recipe is compliments of my grandma, Lala. I don’t know the origin of the recipe. I have no idea if she created it or stole (I mean, adapted) it from someone else. All I know is that it was in the cookbook she made for some of us.

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Step by step instructions for Lala’s stuffed green peppers:

First, wash and cut your peppers in half lengthwise. Remove the seeds and ribs.

Now arrange the peppers in your baking dish. Make sure your dish fits in the microwave! I have made that mistake before.

In a large bowl, mix the meat, rice, 1/2 of the tomato sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.

Side Note:

I make this recipe egg-free since one of my kids is allergic. I also leave out onions, because no one in my house likes them. If you want either, you should put them in now. For this, use one egg (lightly beaten) and 1/2 a white onion diced.

Use your hands to mix everything. It will make things come together much quicker. So get in there and get messy!

Now fill the peppers with this meat mixture.

In the bowl you just emptied, combine the other 1/2 of the tomato sauce, water and sugar. Stir with a spoon. Then pour the sauce over the peppers.

Cover your dish with its lid or plastic wrap.

I always use plastic wrap… Mostly because I can never seem to find the correct lid. It’s also so convenient to just throw it away after.

Now place your dish in the microwave. Microwave on medium high for 25 minutes (or until the meat is no longer pink and the green peppers are tender).

Finally, carefully pull the stuffed green peppers out of the microwave, and allow them to cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Don’t leave that sauce in the dish! Pour some of it onto your pepper. It’s so yummy!

Pro Tip:

If you’re going to save one (or more) for leftovers, consider making another batch of the sauce. They will dry up in the microwave without sauce. And no one wants that.

These guys freeze well too!

Stuffed Green Peppers

Dinner in the microwave! Seriously, it is so easy to make these stuffed peppers.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Cooling 5

Total Time 40

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 6 peppers

Ingredients

1 lb Ground sirloin
½ cup rice
15 oz tomato sauce I use 2 cans, 8 oz each. One can for the meat mixture, one for the sauce.
½ cup Ketchup
1 TBS Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
3 large green peppers
⅓ cup water
1 TBS sugar

Instructions

Wash peppers. Cut them longways and take out the seeds and ribs. Arrange the peppers in a microwavable-safe baking dish.
Mix meat, rice, ½ of the tomato sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper in a large bowl.
Fill the peppers with the meat mixture.
In the bowl you used for the meat, mix together the remaining tomato sauce, water and sugar. Pour this mixture over the peppers.
Cover the peppers with a lid or plastic wrap.
Microwave on med. high for 25 minutes. Let peppers stand for 5 minutes before serving.