• Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 6 hours
  • Serves: 4 servings

Crock Pot Mexican Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipe

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Category: Peppers, Mexican, Crockpot

 Ingredients List

  • 4 bell peppers
  • 1 pound of 85 percent lean ground beef
  • 1/2 of a yellow onion, diced
  • 1 cup of canned enchilada sauce
  • 1 1/4 cup of shredded jack cheese
  • 3/4 cup of cooked (leftover) mexican rice
  • salt and pepper
  • sour cream and diced green onion for toppings

 Directions

1. Finely dice a 1/2 of a yellow onion. Pour a cup of prepared enchilada sauce into a heat proof measuring cup and add diced onion. Heat the onion/enchilada sauce mixture in the microwave for about 5 minutes to soften onions.

2. Cut the tops off of four bell peppers. Remove stems and seeds and dice the tops of the bell peppers.

3. Pour 1/3 of a cup of water into the bottom of the crock pot and nestle bell peppers in.

4. In a large mixing bowl, combine one pound of uncooked ground beef, onion/enchilada sauce mixture, diced bell peppers, 1 cup of shredded jack cheese, 3/4 cup of cooked rice, 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper.

5. Fill bell peppers with ground beef mixture and top with more cheese.

6. Cook on low for about 6 hours. You can test mixture with meat thermometer for doneness. It should be cooked to 160 degrees.

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