Southern-Style Stuffed Peppers

Recipe: Nutrition
Dairy-free
Egg-free
Heart-Healthy
Low-Calorie
Low-Cholesterol
Low-Fat
Low-Sodium
Weight Management
Dish type
Dinner
Serves
6
Ready in
1 hour

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup white rice
  • 6 large red, yellow and/or green bell peppers
  • 1 1/2 lbs. lean ground beef
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup dill pickle relish
  • 2 tbsp. steak sauce
  • 1 tsp. lemon pepper

Directions

Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Ready in
1 hour
  1. Cook rice according to package directions; set aside.
  2. With a sharp knife, remove tops from bell peppers, cutting in a zigzag pattern, if desired. Remove and discard seeds. Cut small slits in bottoms of peppers; set aside.
  3. Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large skillet cook beef over medium-high heat; drain fat. In a large bowl combine beef, ketchup, onion, relish, steak sauce, lemon pepper, and salt and pepper to taste; mix well. Place peppers on a rack in a shallow baking pan. Spoon cooked rice into peppers; top with beef mixture.
  4. Place pan in oven. Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until beef is cooked through. Serve hot.

Nutritional Information

Serving Size
1
Per Serving
Calories 236, Calories Fat 54, Total Fat 6g, Saturated Fat 2g, Cholesterol 62mg, Sodium 475mg, Carbohydrate 22g, Protein 24g
Serving Size1
Calories236
Calories Fat54
Calories (fat) extra23
Total Fat6g
Total Fat (extra)9
Saturated Fat2g
Saturated Fat (extra)13
Trans Fat0g
Cholesterol62mg
Cholesterol (extra)20
Sodium475mg
Sodium (extra)20
Potassium727mg
Carbohydrate22g
Carbohydrate (extra)8
Fiber3g
Fiber (extra)16
Sugars11g
Protein24g
Omega30g
Vitamin A5332IU
Vitamin A (extra)110
Vitamin C314mg
Vitamin C (extra)520
Iron3mg
Iron (extra)20