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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 pound extra lean ground beef, ((90/10)); 1 boil-in-bag white or brown rice, (uncooked); 1 large egg, (beaten); 2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon pepper; 1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 15 ounce can tomato sauce, (divided use); 2 cups shredded mozzarella or cheddar cheese, (divided use); 1/2 cup water; dried parsley, (for garnish (optional))

ByBrandie @ The Country Cook February 23, 2021April 3, 2023

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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!

A STUFFED PEPPER RECIPE FOR THE INSTANT POT

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! It comes together quickly and all gets cooked quickly in the instant pot!

A stuffed pepper shown on a small round plate with a small chunk taken out.

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.

Instant Pot Stuffed Peppers recipe from The Country Cook, stuffed peppers shown on plates in from of a white Instant Pot

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
large egg
salt and pepper
Italian seasoning
garlic powder
tomato sauce
water
shredded mozzarella or cheddar cheese

Instant Pot Stuffed Peppers ingredients: green bell peppers, onion, tomatoes, extra lean ground beef, boil-in-bag white rice, large egg, salt and pepper, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, tomato sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese

HOW TO MAKE INSTANT POT STUFFED PEPPERS:

Slice tops off green peppers and hollow out the peppers.

tops and insides removed from green bell 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, 1/4 cup tomato sauce and 1 cup shredded cheese.

ground beef, instant rice, shredded cheese, tomato sauce, diced green peppers and seasoning in a white bowl.

Fill peppers evenly with meat mixture.

stuffed pepper filling in five bell peppers .

Pour 1/2 cup tomato sauce into the bottom of a 6 quart or larger Instant Pot and stir in 1/2 cup of water.

tomato sauce pored into the bottom of an instant pot.

Put trivet into the Instant Pot and place stuffed peppers on top.

trivet holding 5 stuffed peppers placed inside the instant pot.

Then take remaining tomato sauce left in the can and pour it on top of the stuffed peppers.

tomato sauce evenly spread on top of 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.

melted cheese on top of stuffed peppers inside instant pot.

Serve stuffed peppers with some of the tomato “broth” and sprinkle with a bit of dried parsley.

close up image of stuffed peppers with melted cheese on a small round plate.

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