I've been following
Chef John For a few months now, and have found his video recipes very easy, and very good! This was the first recipe I prepared from his blog, and it's a big hit with the kids (The boy gave it 4 grunts!)!
I have to say though, I like this dish prepared with both types of peppers (red and green), but the kids prefer the sweetness of the red peppers. Also, because of the size of my baking dish (it only fits 6 halves), I have stuffing left over. I just make it into meatballs for lunch the next day.
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Ingredients
For the sauce:
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 cup beef broth
• 2 cups prepared marinara sauce, or other tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes, optional
For the peppers:
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1/4 pound hot Italian pork sausage, casings removed
• 2 cups cooked rice
• 1 cup finely grated "real" Parmesan cheese (Parmigiano Reggiano)
• 1/4 cup chopped Italian parsley
• 4 cloves garlic, minced very fine
• 1 can 10-oz diced tomatoes
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• pinch of cayenne
• 4 large bell peppers
1 - Preheat oven to 375.
2 - Halve peppers and clean out seeds and membranes.
3 - Place diced onion, olive oil and salt in sauce pan and sweat until onions are
translucent (about 5 or 6 minutes).
4 - After onions are done, remove half and set aside for pepper stuffing.
5 - To the remaining onions, add balsamic vinegar, beef broth, and marinara sauce.
6- Mix well and pour into a large casserole dish and set aside.
7 - In large mixing bowl, add remaining onions, ground beef, sausage, garlic, parsley,
salt, pepper and 1 can of diced tomatoes. Mix well.
8 - Now add rice and Parmesan cheese. Mix well.
9 - firmly stuff pepper halves with stuffing mix.
10 - Place stuffed halves into casserole dish on top of sauce.
11 - Sprinkle additional Parmesan cheese on peppers.
12 - Cover with foil and place in oven for 45 minutes.
13 - After 45 minutes, remove foil and continue to cook for 15 to 20 minutes until
peppers are soft.
14 - When peppers are done, baste and serve.
Serves 4
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Shopping List For Stuffed Peppers
Sweet onion - 1
Beef broth - 1 cup
Marinara sauce - 2 cups
Balsamic vinegar - 1 tablespoon
Red pepper flakes - 1/4 tsp optional
Lean ground beef - 1 pound
Italian pork sausage - 1/4 pound
Rice - 2 cups cooked
Parmesan cheese (Parmigiano Reggiano) - 1 cup
Italian parsley - 1/4 cup chopped
Garlic - 4 cloves
Diced tomatoes - 1 can (10-oz)
Salt - 2 tsp
Freshly ground black pepper - 1 tsp
Cayenne – a pinch
Bell peppers – 4 large
