These are Slow Cooked Stuffed Peppers with Ground Beef. Red or yellow bell peppers can be used instead of green. Italian diced tomatoes can be used in place of fire-roasted if desired.
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A Classic Dish – Adapted for the Slow Cooker
Stuffed peppers are a classic dinner recipe and for good reason. They are delicious. But most people don’t have time to make stuffed peppers from scratch. That’s where the slow cooker comes in.
Slow and low cooking is a fantastic way to prepare meals. It’s much healthier, tastier and also more economical. The Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers with Ground Beef is a dish that will surely be enjoyed by the whole family.
Why We Love This Recipe
Peppers are one of my favorite vegetables. They are tasty, healthy and delicious. Cooking with peppers is pretty straightforward and slow cook stuffed peppers can be a quick and healthy weeknight meal.
Slow Cooked Stuffed Peppers with Ground Beef is such a treat. It takes very little time to prepare and the spice level is low so it’s a safe choice when you have dinner guests.
I hope that you enjoy this recipe and share it with your family and friends. Let’s get started! Slow cooked stuffed peppers with ground beef coming right up!
Summary for Slow Cooked Stuffed Peppers
- Preparation time: 20 minutes
- Cooking time: 6 hrs 5 minutes
- Total time: 6 hrs 25 minutes
- Servings: 6 portions
Ingredients for Slow Cooked Stuffed Peppers
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 6 green bell peppers, tops and seeds removed (reserve tops)
- ⅓ cup water
Directions for Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
- Mix ground beef, tomatoes, rice, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and black pepper together in a bowl. Stuff each green bell pepper with ground beef mixture.
- Arrange stuffed bell peppers in the crock of a slow cooker; place the reserved tops back onto each bell pepper.
- Pour water around the base of each stuffed bell pepper.
- Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours.
Nutritional Value for Slow Cooked Stuffed Peppers
- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Calories: 233.4
- Protein: 15.6g (31% RDA)
- Carbohydrates: 18.5g (6% RDA)
- Dietary fiber: 2.8g (11% RDA)
- Sugars: 5.8g
- Fat: 10.7g (16% RDA)
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Slow Cooked Stuffed Peppers with Ground Beef
Equipment
- 1 Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 6 qty green bell peppers, tops and seeds removed reserve tops
- ⅓ cup water
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
- Mix ground beef, tomatoes, rice, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and black pepper together in a bowl.
- Stuff each green bell pepper with ground beef mixture.
- Arrange stuffed bell peppers in the crock of a slow cooker; place the reserved tops back onto each bell pepper.
- Pour water around the base of each stuffed bell pepper.
- Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours.
