INSTANT POT STUFFED PEPPERS

Name: INSTANT POT STUFFED PEPPERS
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 6 bell peppers, (divided use); 1 onion, (diced); 1 tomato, (diced); 1 lb extra lean ground beef, (90/10); 1 boil-in-bag white or brown rice, (uncooked); 1 egg, (beaten); 2 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; 1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce, (divided use); 2 cups shredded mozzarella or cheddar cheese, (divided use); 1/2 cup water; dried parsley, (for garnish (optional))

February 23, 2021 by Brandie @ The Country Cook

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This Instant Pot Stuffed Peppers recipe is made with ground beef, rice, mozzarella cheese, Italian seasoning, onions and tomato sauce. You don't even need to pre-cook the beef and rice beforehand!

INSTANT POT STUFFED PEPPERS

For this Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper recipe I decided to go with an Italian twist. This is one of the simplest recipes for stuffed peppers! You don't even need to pre-cook the ground beef or rice beforehand!

TIPS FOR MAKING STUFFED PEPPERS:

You need to use an extra lean beef for this or it will produce too much grease while cooking in the instant pot.
It's also important that you use instant rice. Long grain rice won't cook properly in this recipe. You can, however, use leftover, precooked rice in this recipe.
You could also use ground turkey, chicken or a lean ground pork or sausage - just make sure you use a lean meat.
Top with cheddar cheese instead of mozzarella. Whatever your family enjoys.
Red or yellow bell peppers can be substituted for the green peppers.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)

green bell peppers
onion
tomato
extra lean ground beef (90/10 or higher)
boil-in-bag white or brown rice
large egg
salt and pepper
Italian seasoning
garlic powder
tomato sauce
shredded mozzarella or cheddar cheese
water
basil or parsley, for garnish (optional)

HOW TO MAKE INSTANT POT STUFFED PEPPERS:

Slice tops off green peppers and hollow out the peppers.Dice up the remaining pepper (this recipe makes 5 stuffed peppers.) Mix diced peppers, onion and tomato with ground beef, egg, instant rice, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, ¼ cup tomato sauce and 1 cup shredded cheese.Fill peppers evenly with meat mixture.Pour ½ cup tomato sauce into the bottom of a 6 quart or larger Instant Pot and stir in ½ cup of water.Put trivet into the Instant Pot and place stuffed peppers on top.Then take remaining tomato sauce left in the can and pour it on top of the stuffed peppers.Lock lid, making sure the nozzle is turned to “sealing” and cook on high pressure for 20 mins. Note: It will take about 10-15 minutes for the Instant Pot to come to full pressure before cooking. Once finished cooking, do a quick release of the pressure (be very careful, steam will come out fast and hot).
Open lid and sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese on top of each pepper.`Close lid for a couple of minutes to melt cheese.Serve stuffed peppers with some of the tomato “broth” and sprinkle with a bit of dried parsley.

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About Brandie @ The Country Cook

I’m a regular home cook, like most of you, doing my best to get a good meal on the table for my family. I like to say the recipes on here are recipes for the busy cook (you know who you are). You can still get a good meal on the table, with a few shortcuts to help you along the way. I hope you’ll find lots of recipes here that you’ll love and hopefully will become family favorites. Read more...

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