Healthier Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients

• water (1 cup)
• brown rice (0.5 cup)
• lean ground beef (1 pound)
• onion (1 )
• garlic (2 cloves)
• green bell peppers (2 )
• red bell peppers (2 )
• yellow bell peppers (2 )
• natural tomato sauce (2 cans)
• Worcestershire sauce (1 tablespoon)
• salt (0 )
• ground black pepper (0 )
• Italian seasoning (1 teaspoon)
• Parmesan cheese (0.25 cup)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Bring water and brown rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, 45 to 50 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, warm a large skillet over medium heat. Add beef, onion, and garlic to the hot skillet; cook and stir until meat is evenly browned and onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
4. Remove and discard tops, seeds, and membranes of green, red, and yellow bell peppers. Arrange peppers in a baking dish with the hollowed sides facing upward. Slice the bottoms off peppers if necessary so that they stand upright.
5. Mix browned beef, cooked rice, 1 can tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Spoon mixture into each hollowed pepper. Mix remaining tomato sauce with Italian seasoning in a bowl; pour over peppers.
6. Bake in the preheated oven, basting with sauce every 15 minutes, until peppers are tender, about 1 hour. Sprinkle peppers with grated Parmesan cheese; serve warm.

Nutrition

(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)

• kcal: 291
• fat: 11 g
• sats: 4 g
• carbs: 29 g
• fibre: 4 g
• protein: 20 g
• salt: 0 g