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Gran Mabel's Jack-o'-Lantern Stuffed Peppers

25 min prep · 40 min cook · Medium · 4 servings
🎃 Halloween
Bright orange peppers become cheerful little jack-o'-lanterns, filled with savory beef, rice, tomato, and melted cheese.

Ingredients
4 large orange bell peppers→
1 tablespoon olive oil→
1 small yellow onion, finely chopped→
8 ounces ground beef→
1 cup cooked rice→
1 cup tomato sauce→
1 teaspoon dried oregano→
1/2 teaspoon salt→
1/4 teaspoon black pepper→
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese→
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Method
1
Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
2
Slice the tops off the bell peppers and reserve them as lids.
3
Scoop out the seeds and white membranes.
4
Carve two eyes and a smiling mouth into each pepper with a small paring knife.
5
Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
6
Add the chopped onion to the skillet.
7
Cook the onion until softened, about 4 minutes.
8
Add the ground beef to the skillet.
9
Cook the beef until browned, breaking it up with a spoon.
10
Stir in the cooked rice, tomato sauce, oregano, salt, and black pepper.
11
Simmer the filling for 3 minutes.
12
Remove the skillet from the heat.
13
Stir the cheddar into the filling.
14
Spoon the filling into the peppers.
15
Set the pepper lids beside the peppers in a baking dish.
16
Bake the peppers until tender, about 30 minutes.
17
Serve each pepper with its lid perched on top.

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