Pork Meatloaf Stuffed Green Bell Peppers
"I was searching my pantry and refrigerator for ingredients to make a meatloaf, cause, you know, I was in need of comfort food. I came across this bag of green bell peppers that I had bought a few days ago and forgot in the back of the fridge (yes that happens to all of us). Luckily, the green bell peppers were still fresh, but I felt I had to use them now before they spoiled. I was still craving my meatloaf, so I came up with the idea to make little meatloaves inside the green bell peppers. The best of both worlds! Is it a meatloaf or a stuffed bell pepper? It’s both! Normally when making stuffed bell peppers, I would cook the stuffing separately, but since I was making meatloaf stuffed bell peppers, I’ve cooked the actual stuffing inside the bell peppers."
Yields6 Stuffed peppers
Preparation Time10 min
Cooking Time1 hr 30 min
Ingredients
- 6 green bell peppers
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1 cup uncooked rice
- 1 small onion (finely diced)
- 2 cloves of garlic (minced)
- 1 egg
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
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Cut out the tops of the bell peppers, remove seeds and white membrane, then set aside.
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In a bowl mix all of the ingredients for the stuffing.
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Fill each green bell pepper with the meat stuffing and reserve.
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In your baking dish, mix all of the ingredients for the sauce
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Spoon 1 tbsp of the sauce into each bell pepper on top of the meat stuffing.
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Place the tops of the bell peppers back on each of them.