STUFFED PEPPER EXPLOSION CASSEROLE

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Like stuffed peppers but not all the fuss? Make this easy Stuffed Pepper Explosion Casserole, all the great flavors of the traditional dish, but so easy.

School is back in meeting and we as a whole understand what that implies, correct? Wild eyed surge around dinnertime between get/drop off, schoolwork, soccer practice, band practices, hubby burning the midnight oil… I’m extremely tired simply composing it.Sometimes a $5 pizza or drive-through isn’t the appropriate response. These are the evenings you need a go-to supper when absolutely necessary formula, evaluate my Stuffed Pepper Explosion Casserole, it possesses all the necessary qualities and fills stomachs simultaneously.

In the event that your vision of stuffed peppers is in any way similar to mine as a child, it ain’t pretty. I recall my mother decapitating ringer peppers, gutting the internal parts, and pushing a combination of ground meat, flavors, and rice into emptied out peppers lastly covering in a tomato soup type sauce. It was acceptable, however not by and large what I needed to make. The flavors mixing together was interesting to me, similar to the way that I truly like chime pepper, simply not the green assortment.

So my main goal started. Imagine a scenario in which I took the entirety of the best segments of stuffed peppers and made it into a goulash type dish that can be immediately put together. It sounded great to me!A quick, simple, fulfilling dish that can be made during the week and warmed for extras consistently (if any was remaining). That is the manner by which my Stuffed Pepper Explosion Casserole was conceived, it’s a staple at our home and something that I can in a real sense put together and eat on the table in under 45 minutes.

Like stuffed peppers but not all the fuss? Make this easy Stuffed Pepper Explosion Casserole, all the great flavors of the traditional dish, but so easy.

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 lb ground turkey (or ground beef)
  • 1/2 cup onion, chopped
  • 2 bell peppers, chopped
  • 3 cups cooked rice (any variety)
  • 1 14 oz can diced tomato (any variety)
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar, divided
  • 1 Tablespoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
  • Salt & pepper to taste
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INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. In medium pan saute onion in olive oil, until translucent.
  3. Add ground turkey and cook thoroughly, approximately 10 minutes. Drain any fat that is in pan.
  4. Add bell pepper to pan, turn heat to medium and cover, stirring occasionally.
  5. When pepper has softened, add spices, tomatoes and salt/pepper to taste. Continue cooking a couple additional minutes to blend flavors.
  6. In large bowl combine: turkey & veggie mixture, rice and 1 1/2 cups cheese, mix thoroughly.
  7. Spoon into greased 9 x 13 casserole dish, covering with foil.
  8. Cook 25 minutes. Remove from oven, remove foil carefully and add remaining 1/2 cup of shredded cheese.
  9. Place back into oven to broil 2-3 minutes to gently crisp cheese.
  10. Serves 6.