EASY Stuffed Pepper Casserole

Easy Stuffed Pepper Casserole made with green peppers, ground beef, diced tomatoes and rice smothered in mozzarella cheese. These “unstuffed” peppers are baked in the oven for a classic dinner recipe.

The Best Stuffed Pepper Casserole Recipe

This Stuffed Pepper Casserole recipe is based on my Mom’s famous peppers! Growing up one of my Mother’s favorite meals to make was stuffed peppers.  Whenever I go back to visit my Dad I always ask him to think of a meal or two he wants me to make and he always requests Mom’s Stuffed Peppers. 

What isn’t there to love about stuffed peppers?  Fresh peppers, meat, tomato sauce, rice – all smothered in melted mozzarella cheese?   Yes, please!   

This is a great freezer meal! When our 3rd baby arrived, we had a few of these casseroles in our freezer ready to go!

The Ingredients

1. ground beef
2. minced garlic
3. chopped onion
4. green peppers
5. diced tomatoes
6. tomato sauce
7. beef broth
8. white rice
9. Worcestershire sauce
10. salt
11. pepper
12. mozzarella cheese

Directions to Make Stuffed Pepper Casserole

Brown your ground beef, along with 2 cloves of garlic and onion in a large frying pan until beef is browned.

Add the ground beef mixture into a baking dish. Both 11×8 and 9×9 size baking dishes work well for this recipe.

Add chopped green peppers, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef broth, uncooked long grain rice, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper on top of the beef.

Want to add some sneaky vegetables? This is completely optional, but if you want to you can add 1/2 cup chopped spinach or kale too. This is a simple way to add some additional veggies!

Mix to fully combine the casserole.

Bake for 75 minutes, or until the rice is soft. Depending on the brand and variety of rice you use, sometimes you need 10-20 minutes more, so make sure to test it.

Remove from oven, sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese on top and bake 5 more minutes or until the cheese is melted.

Serve and enjoy this Stuffed Pepper Casserole!

Can I make this in advance?

Here are 2 ways that you can prepare stuffed pepper casserole in advance. I would not suggest preparing it completely as the rice will soak up the liquid and the texture will be a little weird.

1. Bake it completely, allow to cool and then put in the refrigerator. Warm up the next day when ready to serve (either in oven or microwave).
2. Prepare all the ingredients separately and store in the fridge. Don’t put the ingredients together into the dish until ready to bake it.

Can I freeze stuffed pepper casserole?

Yes you can freeze stuffed pepper casserole!  This makes such a great freezer meal! In fact, when our 3rd baby arrived, we had a couple of these casseroles ready to go in the freezer for us!

First bake the casserole as instructed, skipping the cheese on top. After it’s cooked, allow to cool and then wrap in aluminum foil and place in freezer.  

When ready to eat, remove from the freezer and bake at 350 degrees F for about 60 minutes, covered with aluminum foil. You might need to add a few extra minutes after you check the middle. Remove the foil, add the shredded mozzarella cheese and bake 5 more minutes.

Other Ground Beef Casserole Recipes

• Cabbage Roll Casserole
• Quesadilla Casserole
• Baked Spaghetti Casserole
• Polish Cabbage Rolls
• Scrambled Egg Ground Beef Casserole
• Easy Shepherd’s Pie
• Taco Casserole With Ground Beef
• Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Casserole

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