Best Spanish Stuffed Peppers Recipes

SPANISH RICE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray 8- or 9-inch square baking dish with no-stick cooking spray; set aside. Finely chop pepper tops; set aside.
• Heat large nonstick skillet over medium-high and cook chorizo and corn until corn begins to turn golden and chorizo begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef and cook until browned.
• Stir 2 cups water, Knorr® Fiesta Sides™ - Spanish Rice and chopped pepper tops into skillet and cook according to package directions. Stir in 3/4 cup cheese and let stand 2 minutes. Evenly stuff peppers with rice mixture and arrange in prepared baking dish. Add 2 tablespoons water to baking dish and cover tightly with foil.
• Bake 45 minutes or until peppers are tender; sprinkle peppers evenly with remaining 1/4 cup cheese and bake 2 minutes or until cheese melts.

EASY SPANISH RICE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• 1. Pre Heat oven to 350 F.
• 2. Salt and pepper ground beef, brown in a skillet. Add cilantro and minced garlic - cook grease off. Set aside. Cook Spanish Rice according to instructions, add mexican tomatoes, juice also.( If you want it spicy-use Rotel tomatoes) Add cooked hamburger to the rice mixture, mix well.
• 3. While the ground beef and rice are cooking, cut tops off of your bell peppers, scoop out the seeds, rinse. Add beef/spanish rice mixture to the bell peppers, stuff full. Put stuffed peppers in a 9 x 13 glass pan; add a little water to the bottom of the pan. Cover with foil, cook for about 45-60 mins.
• 4. *NOTE*: Use only 1 Tbsp of butter in the Spanish Rice to cut out fat; use only 4 Cups or less of water if you add the juice of the Mexican tomatoes.

SPANISH STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cut off tops of peppers and remove seeds and ribs, reserving tops. Discard stems and dice reserved tops. Set aside. In a large saucepan of boiling water blanch the peppers to 3 to 4 minutes, or until they are slightly soft. Drain, refresh, and pat dry. Cut off a thin slice from the bottom of each pepper so that it stands straight. In a nonstick skillet set over moderate heat, warm 1 tablespoon olive oil until it is hot, add the onion and reserved diced pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 to 5 minutes, or until vegetables are softened. Add the garlic, curry powder and ginger and cook, stirring 2 minutes more. Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Add the remaining ingredients, except the bread crumbs and lemon, to the bowl and gently stir to combine well. Stuff the peppers with the filling and arrange them in a shallow baking pan. Sprinkle tops of peppers with the bread crumbs and drizzle each with a little olive oil. Bake the peppers for 40 to 45 minutes, or until stuffing is completely cooked. Transfer peppers to a serving platter and sprinkle with lemon juice or serve with lemon wedges.

SPANISH STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Spanish Rice (can be made in advance):.
• Sauté onion, garlic and pepper in vegetable oil until tender.
• Add rest of ingredients.
• Stir, cover and simmer for 35-40 minutes.
• Stuffed Peppers:.
• Spray casserole dish with non-stick spray.
• Cut slit in one side of each chili, removing seeds and membrane, carefully leaving the stem intact.
• Mix together Spanish rice, beans and 1 cup cheese.
• Divide the rice/bean mixture between the poblano peppers.
• Place in casserole dish, cover and bake in 350°F oven for 35 minutes or until chiles are tender.
• Sprinkle top with remaining cheese (1 cup) and continue baking until melted (approximately 5 minutes).
• Note: Place peppers on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake in a 425°F oven for 20-25 minutes until skin is bubbly and browned. Cool in ziplock bag or covered casserole dish for 30 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Peel skin. This process can also be done on an outside grill or over a gas burner.

CROCK POT SPANISH STUFFED GREEN BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Combine beef,rice mix (reserving seasoning packet), egg & onions.
• Divide and stuff meat mixture into pepper halves.
• Pour tomatoes into slow cooker, arrange pepper halves on top.
• Combine tomato soup, rice-mix seasoning packet & water, then pour over peppers.
• Cover, and cook on low 8-10 hours in crock pot.
• Twenty minutes before the end of cooking tim, top stuffed peppers with cheese.

SPANISH-STYLE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Halve 3 of the whole bell peppers lengthwise, leaving the stem ends intact, core and seed them, and in a large saucepan of boiling salted water blanch them for 3 minutes, or until they are just tender. Remove the peppers and invert them on paper towels to drain (they will soften while they stand.)
• In a heavy 11- to 12-inch skillet heat the oil over moderately high heat until it is hot but not smoking and in it sauté the onion, the remaining whole bell pepper, chopped, the tomato, and the garlic over moderate heat, stirring, for 15 minutes. Stir in the rice and cook the mixture, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in the broth, heated, and salt and pepper to taste, bring the liquid to a boil, and simmer the mixture, uncovered, for 20 minutes, or until the rice is barely tender. Stir in the almonds, the peas, the minced bell pepper, the zucchini, and the cumin and divide the mixture among the bell pepper shells, mounding it. Bake the stuffed peppers in an oiled baking dish, covered, in a preheated 325°F. oven for 15 minutes, or until the rice is tender, and serve them with the lemon wedges.

BELL PEPPERS STUFFED WITH SPANISH RICE, LOW FAT/LOW CARB

Steps:

• Bring water in a large saucepan to a boil.
• Meanwhile, cut the peppers lengthwise in half.
• Remove and discard the stems, seeds and membranes.
• Carefully, place the peppers in the boiling water for 3 minutes.
• Using a slotted spoon, remove the peppers and invert them onto paper towels to drain well.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Lightly spray an unheated large skillet with no-stick spray.
• Add the turkey and onions.
• Cook over medium heat until the turkey is no longer pink, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the rice, tomatoes (with juices), tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, basil, salt and pepper.
• Cover and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Place the pepper halves in an 8x8x2 baking dish.
• Spoon the meat mixture into the pepper shells.
• Sprinkle the cheese on top.
• Bake about 10 minutes or until heated through.

BEEF & YELLOW SPANISH RICE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Set oven to broil.
• Brown beef (or sausage) in a large pan with the spices (if using sausage, don't add the spices).
• While beef is browning, prepare yellow rice as instructed on bag or box (or use your own recipe) in another large pan.
• While beef and rice are cooking: rinse, halve, and seed your bell peppers and place them hollowed-side up in a 13 x 7 inch baking dish.
• When beef is done browning, add the beef, diced tomatoes, and 1.5 cups of cheese in with the rice pan and stir till thoroughly mixed.
• Put a heaping spoonful of rice mixture into each bell pepper. They'll probably overflow --
• Sprinkle remaining shredded cheese over the top of the stuffed peppers.
• Broil the stuffed peppers until cheese on top is just melted and bubbly (about 15 minutes).
• Enjoy!

SPICY SPANISH RICE STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• 1. In large bowl mix together ground beef and pork until blended. Add dry onion soup mix, egg , diced jalapeno peppers, 1/4 cup tomato sauce, precooked rice, salt/pepper (to taste) ... mix together all ingredients
• 2. With knife poke a couple holes in bottom of each pepper to allow grease to run out. Fill each pepper to top with meat mixture. In preheated 325 degree oven place stuffed peppers in roaster / baking dish sprayed lightly with non stick cooking spray with about 1/3 cup of water. Bake for approx 25 minutes or until meat begins to brown ..remove from oven and with baster remove any excess grease from pan then generously spoon over each pepper with tomato mixture .. pour remaining tomato mixture around peppers... return to oven for additional 20-25 minutes .. remove from oven and spoon cheese (of your choice) over each pepper and return to oven for addtional 5-7 minutes until cheese is melted.
• 3. * any remaining rice left over can be scattered about roasting pan over the tomato mixture. Suggestion: Serve with mashed potatoes and vegetable of your choice. Note: leftover peppers and sauce can be frozen

SPANISH RICE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In medium sauce pan over medium heat, bring water, tomatoes, rice and contents of seasoning packet just to boil. Reduce to low boil, cover, and cook for 25 minutes. Uncover and remove from heat. Prepare peppers by cutting off tops. Set pepper tops aside. Scrape out insides of peppers to remove seeds and membrane. Discard scrapings. Place peppers in baking pan. Remove stems from reserved pepper tops and chop pepper tops into small pieces. While rice is cooking, in medium skillet over medium heat, add butter, onion, celery, garlic and chopped pepper tops. Cook until soft, about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add ground beef and cook until meat is no longer pink. Remove from heat and drain excess grease. Add rice into meat mixture and stir until combined. Fill peppers with mixture. Place stuffed peppers in oven and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle cheese on top of peppers. Return to oven and bake an additional 3 minutes until cheese melts. Remove from oven and serve.

CHICKEN-STUFFED BELL PEPPERS SPANISH STYLE

Steps:

• Combine first 8 ingredients in medium bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Cut around stem of each bell pepper and remove, creating large opening at top. Scoop out seeds. Divide filling among peppers (about 1/2 cup each). Replace tops of peppers. Stand peppers in shallow casserole. Bake until filling is cooked through and peppers are tender, about 50 minutes. Serve immediately.

SPANISH RICE-STUFFED PEPPERS (PIMIENTOS RELLENOS)

Steps:

• Cut off the stem ends of the peppers, keeping them as lids to replace later, and scrape out the inner membranes with a teaspoon.
• Heat the oil, sauté the red pepper slowly until it is tender and remove.
• Fry the onion until tender, add the cod brown it lightly.
• Add the tomato after a few minutes, then put back the cooked pepper, and stir in the raw rice, saffron and parsley. Salt to taste.
• Fill the peppers carefully and lay them on their side in an ovenproof dish, being careful the filling doesn't fall out (you can wrap them in tinfoil to help hold them together). Cover the dish and put it in a hot oven for about 1 1/2 hours. The rice cooks in the juices from the tomato and pepper. If the peppers are thin-skinned, you may need to add a little stock towards the end of the cooking time.

SPANISH STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Halve the peppers through the stalk, then cut out and throw away the seeds. Sit the peppers snugly, cut-side up, in a casserole dish, or two if needed. Halve any larger tomatoes, then divide them, the bread chunks, garlic and chorizo between the dishes.
• Drizzle over the vinegar, then the olive oil, and season with pinches of sugar, sea salt and ground black pepper. Bake for 30 mins, covered, until the peppers are tender and collapsing a little. Remove, uncover and cook for a further 30 mins. Leave the peppers to cool a little, then scatter with parsley, if you like, and spoon onto plates, scooping out any extra juices. Serve with crusty bread for mopping up the juices.

OUTSTANDING SPANISH STUFFED GREEN BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• trim the top off of the peppers and take out the seeds.
• in large pot of boiling water add the peppers and cook for 20 minutes.
• Brown the ground beef and drain.
• prepare the spanish rice as directed on package.
• when the rice is finished,add it and the ground beef in a large bowl.
• combine the rest of the ingredients to the rice mixture.
• drain the green peppers and stuff with the rice mixture.
• in a preheated 350 oven cook the stuffed peppers (covered with aluminum foil) for 20-25 minutes.
• you will have left over rice mixture.
• i usually freeze it for another time.
• it is also good as a side dish (not stuffed in peppers).

SPANISH RICE STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• 1. Wash peppers under running water, remove stem and slice in half from top to bottom. Remove fibers and seeds,re-rinse under cold water, place on foil lined baking pan and set aside.
• 2. Pre heat oven to 400 degrees. In a skillet, prepare ground meat according to directions on taco seasoning packet. In a 4~6 qt caserole dish, prepare the rice mix with the full jar of salsa. Rinse jar with no more than 1/3 jar of water and add to rice along with the optional can of green chilis. Cook as directed on package. Don't add extra water.
• 3. When the rice and ground meat are done, add the taco meat to the rice and mix thoroughly. Using a large serving spoon, fill each pepper half with the rice and meat mixture, slightly mounding the mix.
• 4. Cover peppers with alumnum foil, shiny side down and bake in the preheated oven for 45~50 minutes. Remove foil, cover the pepper well with shredded cheese. (Aprox one heaping tablespoon) and return un covered to hot oven for 10 minutes or until cheese is completely melted.
• 5. Save any left over rice and meat mix as a topping for snack crackers.

SPANISH INSPIRED STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cut peppers in half and scoop out the insides. Place in a 13x9 baking pan. Brown chorizo and onions together. Then add the corn, rice, tomato sauce, cumin, paprika and pepper flakes. Stuff peppers.
• Bake them for 45 minutes in oven.
• While the peppers are baking, make the goat cheese cream sauce. Melt butter in a saucepan on medium heat. Add flour and cook until a paste is formed. Add milk, lower heat to low. Cook until it begins to thicken. Add goat cheese and continue cooking until thickens.
• Place the peppers on a plate and spoon the cheese sauce on top and enjoy!