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Homemade Stuffed Peppers Recipe

Stuffed peppers are the ultimate comfort food - one whiff of them baking and you'll feel like you're wrapped in a warm, delicious hug straight from grandma's kitchen. 
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Servings: 6 people
Course: dinner
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 8-10 bell peppers
For The Filling:
  • 1-1/2 lbs. ground beef or ground chicken
  • 1-2 onions diced
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. onion powder
  • 1-2 tsp. Vegeta Seasoning or Seasoned Salt
  • 1/2 cup of the sauce see below
  • 1/2 cup arborio rice
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. pepper
  • Shredded cheese optional
For The Sauce
  • 2 small cans Campbell's Tomato soup
  • 2 lemons juiced
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 can Whole tomatoes
  • 1 tsp. Smoked Paprika
  • Dash of cinnamon
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F
  2. Prepare your peppers
  3. Sauté onions until translucent. Let cool
  4. Make the sauce: Mix together the tomato soup, juice from 2 lemons, and brown sugar. Add in smoked paprika and a dash of cinnamon. Whisk together and set aside.
  5. To a large bowl, add the ground meat, garlic powder, onion powder, Vegeta Seasoning, sautéed onions, rice, and whole tomatoes. Add 1/2 cup of the tomato sauce, salt & pepper. Using a fork, mix everything together and break up the tomatoes at the same time so that is creates a smooth mix.
  6. Add a couple spoonfuls of the tomato sauce to the bottom of a rimmed baking pan.
  7. Stuff each of the peppers and place them into the baking dish.
  8. Pour the rest of the sauce over top of the peppers. Cover with the aluminum foil
  9. Bake for 1 hour covered. Remove the foil after 1 hour and place shredded cheese on top of each pepper. Continue to bake for another 20 minutes or until desired doneness.