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Kari's Simple Stuffed Peppers is the best stuffed peppers recipe out there!  These oven baked stuffed peppers are a family favorite made with ground beef, rice, and lots of cheese.

Apparently, my mother and I have a difference of opinions when it comes to the "right way" to prepare stuffed peppers.  I never really thought there was a right way or wrong way to make them, but to my mom there surely is!

Let me explain.  I got this super simple recipe from my sister Kari, hence the name of the recipe.  After hearing her family mention on several occasions that this is one of their absolute favorite dishes, I decided I needed to figure out just what went into such a stellar dish and how exactly she prepared them.  So, I got the scoop, I cooked them, and thought they were delicious!  My sister's recipe is just your basic, no-frills, easy to prepare stuffed pepper recipe that anyone can make.

Well, when I called my mom the other day and was telling her I was going to post Kari's method here on the blog, I was informed that her way is not our family's way of doing it.  You see, Kari pre-cooks her beef and mixes it with cheddar cheese prior to stuffing the pepper.  According to my mom, the way she and my grandmother have always made stuffed peppers it is to stuff the peppers without cooking the meat first.  After you bake them using my mom's method, the inside is kind of like a big meatball.

And mom uses no cheese.  Really mom?  No cheese?  As a self-proclaimed cheese-aholic, I do not approve!

Now, I'm not one to go against the way it's supposed to be done, but I sure did like the way they turned out when I followed Kari's recipe, so this is the way I'm gonna keep making them.  Sorry, momma!  What way does your family make stuffed peppers?  Let me know in the comments below!

Here are a few more of my family's favorite dinner recipes from the archives:

• Mozzarella Stuffed Pizza Meatloaf Muffins
• Mushroom Ground Beef Stroganoff
• Oven Fried Panko Crusted Chicken Drumsticks

Yield: 6 servings

Kari's Simple Stuffed Peppers

Kari's Simple Stuffed Peppers is the best stuffed peppers recipe out there!  These oven stuffed peppers are a family favorite made with ground beef, rice, and lots of cheese.

prep time: 35 MINcook time: 25 MINtotal time: 1 HOUR

INGREDIENTS

6 green peppers
1 lb ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
salt and pepper to taste
1 (14.5 oz) can petite diced tomatoes, undrained
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup uncooked rice
3/4 cup water
1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded, split
2 (10.75 oz) cans of condensed tomato soup
water

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Cut the tops off of the peppers and remove the seeds and white membrane.  In a large pot of salted water, boil the peppers for 5 minutes.  Drain and set aside.

3. In a large frying pan, cook the beef and onions until the beef is no longer pink, about 5 minutes.  Remove the grease and season with salt and pepper.

4. Add the tomatoes, rice, water and Worcestershire sauce.  Cover and simmer for 25 minutes, or until the rice is tender.  Remove from the heat and stir in 1 cup of the cheese.

5. Place peppers in a glass baking dish and fill with the meat mixture. (I've found that my high sided Corningware works best to keep the peppers from falling over.)

6. In a medium bowl, mix the soup with just enough water to make it a gravy consistency.  Pour over the peppers.  Top with remaining 1/2 cup of cheese. Cover and bake for 25-35 minutes.

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