Stuffed Peppers With Beef and Rice and Cheese

Stuffed Bell Pepper Casserole is delicious, filling, hearty, and everything you love about Classic Stuffed Peppers, all in casserole form!

This easy Bell Pepper Casserole recipe was made for everyone who grew up eating Stuffed Bell Peppers as a kid. It was such a classic recipe that made its way through so many family's kitchen quite often.

Stuffed Bell Pepper Casserole

We're taking all the best stuffed pepper flavors: flavorful ground beef, savory onion, green bell peppers, tender rice, gooey cheese, and savory seasonings, and turning the classic stuffed peppers you already love into something even more amazing. The best kind of of comfort food!

Basically, we are deconstructing those amazing stuffed peppers and tossing it all together into a yummy, delicious, mouthwatering casserole.

If this Stuffed Pepper Casserole sounds like something you will love, I know you're going to go crazy for this Stuffed Bell Pepper Soup. It's everything you love about this meal, in soup form!

This casserole recipe uses relatively inexpensive pantry staple ingredients, so it's generally something you can pull off without having to make a trip to the grocery store!

How to Make the Best Stuffed Bell Pepper Casserole

• Gather all of the ingredients together and chop veggies, and prep everything.
• Preheat oven to 350° F and spray a 13"x9" baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef, onions, and bell peppers. Cook until ground beef is no longer pink and onions and peppers are soft.
• Drain, and add garlic, taco seasoning, pepper and red pepper flakes.

• In a bowl, combine Worcestershire sauce, diced tomatoes, rice and beef broth. Combine with the meat mixture and stir well.
• Add the mixture to the prepared baking dish.

• Cover the baking dish tightly with foil and bake for 1 hour, or until the rice becomes tender.
• Remove from the oven, remove and discard the foil.

• Top with shredded cheese, place back in the oven uncovered and cook for an additional 5-10 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
• Serve hot.

What to Serve With Stuffed Bell Pepper Casserole

This Easy Stuffed Bell Pepper Casserole recipe is a complete meal all by itself. However, if you're looking for some side dishes or other recipes to pair with it here are some of our favorite options:
• Any of your favorite salads
• Dinner Rolls or Skillet Cornbread
• Southern Green Beans
• Or any of your favorite Side Dish Recipes

Can You Make This Ahead?

• Yes, if making this dish or prepping a good amount of it ahead of time will help save you time, you can definitely make this ahead of time and bake it later.
• Feel free to prep ingredients by chopping your vegetables and other things ahead of time and cooking the ground beef ahead of time. When you store them in the refrigerator make sure they go in separate containers until you are ready to assemble and finish by combining everything in a baking dish and baking your bell pepper casserole.

Stuffed Bell Pepper Casserole Tips and Variations

• Instead of fresh garlic cloves, try garlic powder.
• You can swap the traditional lean ground beef for lean ground turkey, ground chicken, or even ground sausage for a change of pace, and it will still be just as delicious.
• Toss the taco seasoning out and use cajun seasoning for anybody who likes cajun seasoning.
• Like some heat? Increase the red pepper flakes and/or add a dash or two of hot sauce.
• Trade out the rice for quinoa, cauliflower rice, beans, etc.
• While traditional stuffed bell peppers are made with green peppers you can swap these out for red yellow or orange peppers in this easy casserole recipe.

More Easy Casserole Recipes

Chicken Pot Pie Casserole
Green Chile Egg Casserole
Chicken Parmesan Casserole
Chicken Alfredo Casserole

How to Store Stuffed Bell Pepper Casserole

• You can store your casserole in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Make sure that you let your casserole fully cool off before transferring it to the container.
• You can also choose to freeze this to enjoy at a later date. Make sure that you let the casserole cool off completely before transferring it to a freezer safe container, labeling it, and putting it in the freezer. You can also store this in a zip-top bag laying flat to conserve space.
• Make sure to use this casserole within 3 months of freezing it.

How to Reheat Stuffed Bell Pepper Casserole

• You can either choose to reheat this in the oven or warm it up in smaller portions in the microwave.
• Remove your casserole from the freezer and place in the refrigerator overnight to thaw.

Stuffed Bell Pepper Casserole is a family friendly meal that everyone will enjoy, and you'll love just how simple it is to make!

If you made this delicious stuffed pepper casserole, let me know! You can leave a comment with a star rating below. I'd love to know how you liked it!

• Large Frying Pan

• 13"x9" Baking Dish

• Mixing Bowl

• 1 ½ lbs Lean Ground Beef (or ground turkey)
• 1 cup Onion chopped
• 2 Green Bell Peppers, diced
• 3 cloves Garlic, minced (or 2 teaspoons garlic powder)
• 1 teaspoon Taco Seasoning, (or Cajun, or other flavorful blend you like)
• ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
• ¼ teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes (or to taste)
• 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
• 14.5-ounce can Diced Tomatoes
• 2 cups Beef Broth
• 1 ½ cups Uncooked White Rice
• 2 cups Sharp Cheddar Cheese, shredded
• 1 cup Pepper Jack Cheese, shredded

• Preheat oven to 350° F and spray a 13"x9" baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

• Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef, onions, and bell peppers. Cook until ground beef is no longer pink and onions and peppers are soft.

• Drain, and add garlic, taco seasoning, pepper and red pepper flakes.

• In a bowl, combine Worcestershire sauce, diced tomatoes, rice and beef broth. Add to the meat mixture and stir to combine.

• Add the mixture to the prepared baking dish.

• Cover the baking dish tightly with foil and bake for 1 hour, or until the rice becomes tender.

• Remove from the oven, remove and discard the foil. Top with shredded cheese, place back in the oven uncovered and cook for an additional 5-10 minutes or until the cheese has melted.

• Serve hot.

• Instead of fresh garlic cloves, try garlic powder.
• You can swap the traditional lean ground beef for lean ground turkey, ground chicken, or even ground sausage for a change of pace, and it will still be just as delicious.
• Toss the taco seasoning out and use cajun seasoning for anybody who likes cajun seasoning.
• Like some heat? Increase the red pepper flakes and/or add a dash or two of hot sauce.
• Trade out the rice for quinoa, cauliflower rice, beans, etc.
• While traditional stuffed bell peppers are made with green peppers you can swap these out for red yellow or orange peppers in this easy casserole recipe.

Calories: 519 kcal

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