Dirty rice stuffed bell peppers are easy and super tasty. Dirty rice that’s flavor packed is stuffed into bell peppers then topped with cheese for a simple weeknight dinner recipe!

Recipe Highlights

How they taste: Bell peppers are only delicious when the filling is amazing. This dirty rice is super simple but packs all the flavors necessary to blow your family away. The ground beef and sausage mix beautifully for a little spice and savoriness. The veggies added mixed with the spices add their touch of sweetness and herby notes.
Skill level: Dirty rice stuffed bell peppers are really easy to make and require little time. They are great when you are short on time like a weekday. A beginner could easily make this recipe for a family.
Cooking method: The rice and meat are prepared separately while the bell peppers pre-bake in the oven. Then, the veggies are sautéed on the stove stop and the meat is added back in to get a heavy dose of seasonings while simmering in broth. The rice is added into this mix to soak up all the flavors. Next, you stuff the bell peppers, top with cheese then bake.

Ingredient tips

Meat: Ground beef and the breakfast sausage are a match made in heaven. For variations, to make it more budget friendly you can get away with all ground beef and the recipe will still be delicious. Also, you can swap the breakfast sausage out and use the more traditional andouille sausage but chop it up finely so it can fit into the bell peppers better.
Bell peppers: You have a few options with bell peppers but green and red really shine for this recipe. The earthiness of the green peppers and the slight sweetness from the red are perfect.
Rice: The recipe uses long-grain white rice but any rice will work here. Even brown rice if you’re looking to add some extra fiber with the peppers.
Cheese: You can bake these without cheese but a neutral cheese like mozzarella or Monterey Jack are great. Cheddar can work but it does produce a strong flavor that will fight with some of the flavors in the dirty rice.

Storing or making ahead

You can actually make these bell peppers ahead of time and freeze them to cook later. Just don’t add the cheese until ready to cook but you can put them together then finishing baking them when ready to serve since the dirty rice is cooked separately in the beginning.

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Dirty Rice Stuffed Bell Peppers

Dirty rice stuffed bell peppers are easy and super tasty. Dirty rice that's flavor packed is stuffed into bell peppers then topped with cheese for a simple weeknight dinner recipe!

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 30

Total Time 1

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings serving

Calories 732 kcal

Ingredients

4 bell peppers
2 cup white rice (cooked)
1/2 pound lean ground beef
1/2 pound breakfast sausage
1/2 medium yellow onion (diced)
1 rib celery (minced)
2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon oregano (dried)
1/2 teaspoon thyme (dried)
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
salt to taste
1 cup mozzarella cheese (grated)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425℉ and cook 1 cup of dry rice according the package instructions and that will give you 2 full cups needed for the recipe.
Slice the bell peppers in half the long way then place them face down on a line sheet pan. Pre-bake them for 15 minutes then remove from the oven and allow them to cool while preparing the other ingredients.
In a pan, brown the ground beef and sausage. Then, sauté the onion and celery in the same pan afterward in the leftover drippings. Now, add the browned meat back in with the veggies and sprinkle with the flour. Mix the flour in with everything then add in the chicken broth.
Reduce the heat to medium, mix everything together and allow to simmer for 5 minutes to thicken. Add all of the seasonings in at this time and salt to taste.
After the 5 minutes, turn off the heat then stir in the cooked rice.
Now, spoon the dirty rice into the bell peppers. Then top them with cheese. Bake for 15 minutes to allow the cheese to melt. Once melted, remove from oven and allow them to cool before serving.

Nutrition

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

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