Best Pork Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipes

STUFFED BEEF & PORK RED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut the peppers in half lengthwise, leaving the stems and halving them also.
• Remove the seeds and ribs.
• Saute the beef and pork, the onion, garlic, 1 teaspoon of the bouillon granules, and the salt together, crumbling well, until the onion is transparent.
• Drain off the fat.
• Add the rice, cheese, sour cream, tomatoes, green onions and soy sauce.
• Mix well.
• Stuff this mixture into peppers.
• Mix the hot water and the remaining 1 tsp bouillon granules.
• Pour this into a shallow casserole large enough to hold all the peppers.
• Place the stuffed peppers in the dish.
• (The water in the dish allows the peppers to steam while retaining some of their crispness).
• Cover the casserole with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 25-35 minutes.
• Remove the foil and spoon a little juice over the peppers; bake for an additional 10-15 minutes.

HUNGARIAN BEEF & PORK STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Prepare rice by rinsing under cold water for a few seconds.
• Put rice in small pot with water and bring to boil uncovered, at medium heat.
• When rice begins to boil, lower heat to medium low and place lid on pot tilted to allow steam to escape.
• Cover tightly when craters appear in rice, lower heat and simmer approx 15 minutes.
• Let sit for 5 minutes, fluff with fork and let cool.
• Prepare green peppers by slicing off tops approximately 1/4" down and remove seeds and membrane.
• Wash peppers and allow to drain upside down on paper towel.
• Prepare filling by placing ground meat in large bowl.
• Saute diced onions in vegetable oil in small saute pan until onion is transparent.
• Add to meat bowl.
• Add salt and pepper.
• Add 1/2 can tomato sauce (reserving remaining 1/2 can) Add rice to bowl and combine ingredients with hands until blended together.
• Add lightly beaten egg and continue to blend mixture.
• Loosly pack each pepper with meat mixture forming small dome on top.
• If you have extra filling, form into individual meat balls.
• In large stock pot, pour remaining 1/2 can tomato sauce and 1/2 can water, swishing around until blended.
• Place stuffed peppers into stockpot, along with extra meatballs (if you made any).
• Add 1 can tomato soup, 1/2 can water to pot.
• Add catsup to pot.
• Add remaining 3 cans tomato sauce, and add about 1/2 can of water to each can to clean up remaining sauce in can.
• Add this to pot also.
• Bring stockpot to boil, lower heat, cover with lid slightly tilted.
• Cook over low heat for about 1 hour.
• Blend flour into sour cream in bowl.
• Slowly blend in about 1/2 cup (or more) hot gravy from pot.
• Add sour cream mixture SLOWLY into pot, stirring constantly until gravy slightly thickens and becomes a deep orangy color, rather than the bright red color of tomatoes.
• Serve peppers in bowls, split open, and generously covered with gravy.
• Have crusty bread available for soaking up the rich gravy.

PORK STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Lightly brown ground pork in large frying pan; pour off drippings.
• Sprinkle salt and pepper over meat.
• Add cream of celery soup, corn and onions.
• Simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Cut peppers in half lengthwise and remove seeds and membrane; cook in boiling salted water for 2 minutes; drain.
• Fill pepper halves with meat mixture and place on rack in a roasting pan.
• Bake in a 350 oven for 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle salt on both sides of tomatoe slices and place on top of stuffed peppers and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese; bake 15 minutes longer.

CHICKEN OR PORK STUFFED CAPSICUMS/BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Pre heat oven to 180'C/350'F.
• Slice the capsicums in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds.
• Mix together all the other ingredients.
• Stuff mixture into the capsicum halves.
• Bake on an oven tray lined with baking paper, until cooked thoroughly (about 20-30mins depending on your oven).

MUSHROOM AND PORK SAUSAGE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Dice the onion, garlic, and mushroom and saute w/ butter until onions are translucent. Put mixture in bowl w/ cooked rice and set aside. Brown sausage in same pan as mushroom and onion mixture. Add to bowl w/ mushroom and rice mixture. Cover and put in fridge until cool. Meanwhile, put crushed tomatoes and tomato paste in sauce pan, season w/ S&P, garlic powder, onion powder and italian seasoning to taste. Simmer until heated through and nice and thick. Halve bell peppers length wise and remove innards. Set aside . Remove stuffing mixture from fridge and mix in beaten egg. Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees. Pour tomato sauce in to a baking dish large enough to accommodate peppers. Stuff peppers w/ stuffing mixture and arrange in baking dish. Place baking dish in center rack of oven and bake for 30 minutes. When time is up remove dish and spoon tomato sauce over each pepper and return to oven for another 30 minutes. I added an italian 3 cheese blend after 20 minutes and baked another 10 to melt the cheese and form a nice crust but that is optional.