Best Lasagna Stuffed Peppers Recipe By Tasty Recipes

LASAGNA-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Cut each noodle into 4 equal pieces.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil; place bell pepper halves on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until peppers soften, about 20 minutes.
• While peppers bake, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook sausage and onion until browned, about 8 minutes. Add tomato sauce, garlic, and oregano and bring to a simmer. Simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes more.
• Remove peppers from oven and pour off any excess liquid. Leave oven on.
• Whisk ricotta cheese, egg, Parmesan cheese, and basil together in a small mixing bowl. Layer each bell pepper half with 2 tablespoons sausage mixture, 1 noodle piece, and 1 tablespoon ricotta mixture. Repeat layers and sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top of each pepper. Place stuffed peppers on the baking sheet.
• Bake stuffed peppers in the preheated oven until cheese is browned and bubbly, about 25 minutes.

LASAGNA STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut the peppers in half length wise. Blanch in boiling water for 5 minutes. Remove to paper toweling cut side down. When cool enough to handle sprinkle insides with salt.
• Brown ground meat and sausage together in a large skillet. When no longer pink add the spaghetti sauce and mushrooms. Simmer for several minutes til everything is hot and blended. While sauce simmers mix ricotta, egg, seasoning and 1/2 cup of mozzarella together, blend well.
• Place peppers in a sprayed 9x13 casserole or baking pan. Fill each by layering meat and cheese mixture. Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes remove and top each pepper with the remaining cup of mozzarella cheese. Return to oven and bake an additional 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and starting to brown.

LASAGNA STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-high to maintain a rolling simmer. Cook peppers until starting to get soft, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef, sausage, and onion. Cook and stir, breaking up the beef, until onion is soft and meat has lost all its pink color, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer to a bowl with a slotted spoon.
• Mix spaghetti sauce, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, and cooked rice into the beef mixture. Divide among 4 bell peppers and transfer peppers to a baking dish. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese on top of the peppers.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese melts and begins to brown, 25 to 30 minutes.