Stuffed Pepper Rice Bake

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

This stuffed pepper rice bake recipe with ground beef provides an easy, deconstructed version of classic stuffed peppers.

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can tomato soup (such as Campbell's®)
1 (14 1/10 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 1/4 cups water, or more as needed
1/2 cup white rice
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
4 medium bell peppers, diced
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

1 Combine ground beef and onion in a large skillet and cook over medium heat until onion is soft and translucent, 7 to 8 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 to 45 seconds. Drain extra grease.
2 Add tomato soup, diced tomatoes, water, rice, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.
3 Stir in diced peppers and cook until rice is tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Top with mozzarella cheese, cover, and let sit until cheese has melted, 5 to 7 minutes.