Jack-o'-Lantern Stuffed Peppers
Description
In this recipe, orange bell peppers are stuffed with a meat, cheese, and rice mixture and looks just like scary little Jack-o'-lanterns in this fun dish.
Ingredients
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1 teaspoon olive oil
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4 large orange bell peppers
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1 pound ground beef
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1 cup cooked rice
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1 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese
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1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions
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2 tablespoons salted butter, melted
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2 tablespoons ketchup
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3 cloves garlic, minced
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2 teaspoons kosher salt
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1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
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1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
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3 pinches cayenne pepper, or to taste
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2 cups seasoned tomato sauce, warmed
Directions
1
Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) with oven rack in upper position. Coat a baking dish with olive oil.
2
Cut eyes, nose, and mouth into flattest side of each pepper, just like a jack-o'-lantern, using a small knife. Cut around seed pods and remove tops, trimming and discarding any seeds from under the stems. Trim white membranes from inside each pepper; shake out any seeds. Place peppers in the prepared baking dish.
3
Combine ground beef, cooked rice, Cheddar cheese, green onions, melted butter, ketchup, garlic, salt, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a bowl.
4
Divide and stuff beef mixture into peppers; cover with reserved pepper tops.
5
Wrap baking dish loosely with aluminum foil; place on a baking sheet.
6
Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove foil; continue baking until peppers are tender and ground beef is cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes more.
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Place about 3 tablespoons warm tomato sauce on each plate; place stuffed peppers on top. Serve remaining sauce on the side.
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Serve and enjoy!