These one-pan deconstructed stuffed peppers are a quick and healthy recipe that's super easy to make. All the flavor of stuffed peppers without all the work. Loaded with goodies like ground beef, rice, diced tomatoes and black beans, you'll love these unstuffed peppers.
1cupshredded cheese(optional, omit for dairy-free)
Instructions
Prep the bell peppers, onion and garlic as noted.
Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add in the oil. Once the pan is hot, add in the ground beef, onion, garlic, chili powder, cumin and salt. Break the beef up into smaller bits and cook, stirring occasionally, until the beef is browned, about 6-7 minutes.
While the beef is cooking, gather the remaining ingredients.
Once the beef is browned, add the bell peppers, diced tomatoes, uncooked rice and water to the pan. Stir to mix well and evenly distribute the rice. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes, or until the rice is fully cooked.
Stir in the black beans and mix well. Simmer for another 2-3 minutes to warm the beans. If using cheese, add it over the top of the skillet and cover for 1-2 minutes to melt. Serve immediately.
Notes
You can substitute 1.5 cups of cooked rice for the uncooked rice. If doing so, omit the water from the recipe and you can cut down the simmering time (step#4) to about 5 minutes. Then, simply add in the cooked rice with the black beans after simmering (step #5).