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Stuffed pepper casserole with melted fontina cheese, a one pot meal made in a skillet and baked.

Stuffed Pepper Casserole

Diana
Stuffed peppers have never been easier! This inside-out stuffed pepper casserole ticks all the boxes for a comforting and delicious stuffed pepper meal everyone will love!
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Servings 4 servings
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Course Comfort Food
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1/2 cup onion
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 1/2 red bell pepper
  • 1/2 yellow or orange bell pepper
  • 1 heaping teaspoon minced garlic
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes
  • 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 1/2 cup long-grain white rice
  • 1 1/2 cups fontina cheese, or whatever melting cheese you have on hand

Instructions

  • Heat the oven to 375 F.
  • Heat the olive oil in an oven-safe sauté pan or skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef and let it cook for 4 minutes undisturbed, then break it up into smaller pieces and cook, stirring for another 2 minutes. Add the onion, peppers, and garlic and continue cooking until the meat is no longer pink.
    Sautéing peppers and ground beef for a stuffed pepper casserole, an easy one-pot meal made in a skillet.
  • Add the Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, paprika, tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef broth, and rice. Stir to combine and bring to a simmer.
    Adding rice, tomatoes, and tomato sauce to the one pot stuffed pepper casserole.
  • Put a lid on the skillet (or transfer to a baking dish and cover with foil) and bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until the rice is tender. Sprinkle with the fontina cheese and put the lid back on the skillet.
    stuffed pepper casserole, baked, with fontina cheese melting on top of it.
  • Let the casserole stand, covered, for 10 minutes to melt the cheese.
    Stuffed pepper casserole with melted fontina cheese, a one pot meal made in a skillet and baked.
Keyword casserole, ground beef, rice, stuffed peppers, tomatoes
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