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    Home » One Pot Recipes » Skillet » One Pot Unstuffed Peppers With Rice

    One Pot Unstuffed Peppers With Rice

    Published: Apr 24, 2019 Modified: Oct 2, 2020 by GG

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    Ground beef, rice, bell peppers and seasonings cook together in one pot in less than 30 minutes in our One Pot Unstuffed Peppers With Rice recipe.

    One Pot Unstuffed Peppers With Rice is an easy and quick way to have your stuffed peppers without all the fuss! Ground beef, rice, bell peppers and seasonings cook together in one pot in less than 30 minutes. All the flavors of traditional stuffed peppers in one skillet.

    Ground beef, rice and bell peppers in a skillet

    Unstuffed Peppers Recipe

    If you know me well, then you know that I am absolutely in love with my one pot recipes. Having four sons, who were always hungry, and now eight grandchildren, who are just as hungry, I always need to get dinner on the table asap! So although I have mastered one pot cooking out of necessity, it really is my favorite way to cook.

    Red and yellow bell peppers cut in 1-inch pieces

    Stuffed Peppers were a favorite recipe of my Grandma Bum Bum’s (yes, we called her Bum Bum, long story) and we always looked forward to when she made them. But it felt like she was in the kitchen for the longest time making them. It was such a production cooking the filling, stuffing the peppers, baking the peppers.

    I needed to come up with an easier and quicker way to make this recipe that brings me right back to my childhood and that’s how this unstuffed peppers skillet recipe was born.

    bowl of a serving of unstuffed peppers and rice with fresh basil garnish

    Now the same ingredients of ground beef, rice, bell peppers and seasonings, come together in one skillet and dinner is on the table in less than 30 minutes. Our deconstructed stuffed peppers are bursting with all the flavors of a traditional stuffed pepper recipe without all the fuss.

    Just like an unstuffed bell peppers casserole but made on the stovetop! Hands down, my favorite kind of recipe!

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    This recipe is part of Meal Plan Monday and Weekend Potluck

    Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips

    You can change up the recipe with the following substitutions and/or additions:

    • Make It Healthy: Substitute ground turkey for the ground beef
    • Make it Mexican: Substitute dried oregano for the Italian seasoning and add chili powder and cumin. Top with salsa and cheddar cheese.
    • Make It Greek: Substitute dried oregano for the Italian seasoning and top with feta cheese and fresh dill.
    • Change Up The Flavor: Use diced tomatoes with seasonings added for additional flavor

    Ingredients you will need to make this recipe

    • oil
    • ground beef
    • onion
    • garlic
    • dried Italian seasoning
    • kosher salt
    •  red and/or orange bell peppers
    • canned diced tomatoes 
    • tomato sauce
    • instant brown rice
    • water
    • shredded mozzarella

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    Buttery Sautéed Peppers & Onions are the perfect accompaniment to any dinnertime menu and they cook up in just minutes! An easy side dish that is both delicious and bursting with beautiful colors, these caramelized peppers and onions will be the perfect side kick to many meals.

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    Ground beef, rice, bell peppers and seasonings cook together in one pot in less than 30 minutes in our One Pot Unstuffed Peppers With Rice recipe.
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    One Pot Unstuffed Peppers With Rice

    One Pot Unstuffed Peppers With Rice is an easy and quick way to have your stuffed peppers without all the fuss! Ground beef, rice, bell peppers and seasonings cook together in one pot in less than 30 minutes. All the flavors of a traditional stuffed pepper in one pot.
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Italian
    Keyword Mexican stuffed peppers, unstuffed peppers
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Total Time 30 minutes
    Servings 4
    Calories 442kcal
    Author Gwynn Galvin

    Ingredients

    • 1 Tbs. oil
    • 1 lb. ground beef
    • 1 cup chopped onion
    • 2 cloves garlic , minced
    • 1 tsp. dried Italian seasoning
    • ½ tsp. kosher salt
    • 2 large red and/or orange bell peppers , seeded and cut in 1-inch pieces, 2 cups
    • 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes with their juices
    • 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
    • ½ cup uncooked instant brown rice
    • 1/3 cup water
    • ½ cup shredded mozzarella

    Instructions

    • Heat oil in large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook ground beef, onion, garlic, Italian seasoning and kosher salt until beef is browned, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
    • Add peppers and cook until tender-crisp, 5 minutes.
    • Stir in diced tomatoes with their juices, tomato sauce, brown rice and water and bring to a boil.
    • Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 10 minutes or until rice is tender.
    • Top with shredded mozzarella.

    Notes

    Makes 4 servings.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 442kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 410mg | Potassium: 516mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1979IU | Vitamin C: 79mg | Calcium: 127mg | Iron: 4mg

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    About GG

    Gwynn Galvin, known to many as GG, is the creative and talented chef and nutritionist behind Swirls of Flavor. Gwynn is an award-winning culinary professional with over twenty five years of recipe development, food styling, test kitchen management and culinary innovation experience. Gwynn's passion is gathering people around the table with her simple real food recipes to savor the moments together.

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    Comments

    1. juanbautista

      April 27, 2019 at 8:33 am

      cual condimento italiano utilizan ustedes

    2. Kathleen

      April 29, 2019 at 9:30 pm

      Looks yummy!! I rarely make stuffed peppers for the very reasons you stated!! Thanks for sharing on Meal Plan Monday!

    3. GG

      May 01, 2019 at 11:31 am

      Thank you Kathleen. I hope you enjoy making this fuss free recipe! And thank you so much for stopping by Swirls and taking the time to leave me a comment. Happy cooking, Gwynn

    4. GG

      May 03, 2019 at 12:17 pm

      I usually use McCormick or Badia brand herbs and spices.

    5. Jean M Stewart

      November 14, 2020 at 12:37 pm

      This isn't meant as a complaint about your cooking, everything looks very tasty.
      almost every dish includes tomatoes of some kind, doesn't your family get tired of them? Maybe it's just me, I hate them. When I was 12 my mother was pregnant and hated it so much, I'm surprised we all survived lol. Supper time was always the same thing, macaroni with canned tomatoes. My father didn't believe in both tomatoes and cheese. He was brought up on a farm and then moved to the city and never really caught up lol omg then he bought her a presseure cooker - imagine this: unb- rowned spare ribs with fresh sauerekraut ocoked for hours but we all loved them

    6. GG

      November 16, 2020 at 10:10 am

      Hi Jean, thank you for your comments. With almost 700 recipes currently on Swirls of Flavor there are many more recipes without tomatoes than with. I'm thinking that you haven't seen the majority of the recipes that are published here. While I do put tomatoes in recipes when they enhance the flavor and make it more delicious and pleasing, they are only in a handful of the recipes compared to the total recipes. I invite you to take a look around and hopefully you'll find lots more recipes without tomatoes. Oh, and the spare ribs recipe you mention sounds fabulous. I just might have to try making that! Savor the Moments, GG

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