Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers

These filling and flavorful peppers are an updated version of my mom's stuffed peppers, which were a favorite when I was growing up in upstate New York. Whenever I make them, I'm reminded of home.

—Melissa McCabe

Long Beach, California

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This recipe leaves a lot of leftovers from those 1/3 cans and such. I use 1 cup uncooked rice and put the rest of the cans of beans in the mixture with a little extra cheese and spices and use the leftover as a beans and rice side dish later in the week.

My family loves this recipe; I cook it in the oven at 400 for about 1/2 hour or more rather than in the slow-cooker. I put a tsp. of grape jelly in the bottom of each pepper before stuffing...it's supposed to take the bitterness away from the pepper. I think it works.

I fixed this recipe the other night and added a 1/2 ground beef which needed to be used. All of the flavors melded so wonderfully and there were no leftovers with a request to make it again.

CLH

This was a really great recipe, however I made a few changes that made it better for my liking. I sauteed the onions and then added the garlic and cooked for a few minutes more. I added the tomatoes, beans, and corn to the cooking onions and garlic and cooked together. I added the rice a cooked a few minutes more. I also added two cups of boca burger crumbles to give it a meaty texture. I had no basil but I did put in two tablespoons of pesto I had on hand. I took it off the heat and added the cheese. I had parboiled the peppers for a few minutes to cut down on the cooking time to make the pepper tender. I don't have a slow cooker so I cooked it in the oven in a covered pyrex dish. At the end I put them under a low broiler to crisp up and brown the cheese on top. Very yummy and I'm sure very forgiving to whatever changes you want to make.  BTW, my picky kids really liked these.

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It's the first time I use my Slow Cooker and it was a hit! This recipe is so tasty. My only problem was set up all the ingredients, but after that, it was fine. I'm waiting to surprise my husband. Thanks!

This was delicious. I have never made stuffed peppers becauseI have only recently acquired a taste for them and my family won't eat them. This recipe sounded so good with all the veggies, I decided to try it just for me. I loved it and will make it again. I had read that you should put 1 tsp. of grape jelly in the bottom of each pepper to take away any bittterness so i did that.

Does anyone know how many calories are in this recipe if I add 1lp of ground turkey?

Absolutely delicious! My family loved this recipe!