DINNER CASSEROLE

Unstuffed  Bell Pepper Casserole

GROUND BEEF CASSEROLE

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

INGREDIENTS

ground beef minced garlic green bell peppers onion diced tomatoes tomato sauce beef broth rice Worcestershire sauce salt, pepper mozzarella cheese

TIP: freezer meal

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

HOW TO MAKE

1. Brown ground beef in a skillet  with garlic and onion.

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2.  Add the ground beef mixture into a baking dish

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

SNEAKY TIP

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 to your family meals (I love being sneaky, hehehe)!

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4. Mix to fully combine all the ingredients together.

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5. Bake for 75 minutes, or until the rice is soft.

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6. Remove from oven, sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese on top and bake 10 more minutes or until the cheese is melted.

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7. Serve and enjoy this yummy green pepper casserole!

how to freeze

Bake the casserole as instructed, skipping the cheese on top. After it’s cooked, allow to cool and then wrap in aluminum foil and freeze. When ready to eat, remove from the freezer and bake at 350 degrees F for about 60 minutes, covered with aluminum foil.