Crockpot Stuffed Peppers

 

 Although my parents were Irish, I was lucky enough to have various nationalities influence my style of cooking. My Aunt Kate gave me my Irish and English style. I had an ex-boyfriend who was a French Chef who gave me my love of French, German, and Spanish Cuisine, while my father’s friend, who was Italian, had a cook, Momma Vadecci, who influenced my Italian cooking. This recipe is from her teachings, although I modified it to be cooked in a crockpot instead of inside the oven. During the winter months, I will cook this in the oven, but during the summer months, when I crave a stuffed pepper, I use the crockpot.

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef

1 (15-oz.) can diced fire-roasted tomatoes, drained

2 cups of shredded Monterey jack cheese, divided

1 cup cooked white rice

1 cup frozen corn, defrosted

1 tsp. cumin

1 tsp. chili powder

1/2 tsp. garlic powder

1/2 tsp. oregano

kosher salt

Freshly ground black pepper

4 bell peppers, tops and seeds removed

1 Tbsp. Chopped cilantro, for garnish

Sour cream, for serving

Directions

In a large bowl, combine beef with beans, tomatoes, 1 cup cheese, rice, corn, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, and oregano. Stir until all ingredients are fully incorporated. Season with salt and pepper.

Stuff peppers with beef mixture and place them in the Crock-Pot, open side up. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours.

When peppers are tender, top peppers with remaining cheese and cover. Cook on low for 5-10 minutes more, or until cheese melts.

Garnish with parsley or chives and sour cream and serve.

 

Elizabeth Kilbride is a Writer and Editor with forty years of experience in writing, with 12 of those years in the online content sphere. Author of 5 books and a Graduate with an Associate of Arts degree in Business Management, a degree in Mass Communication and Cyber Analysis, and a master’s in criminology with emphasis on Cybercrime and Identity Theft, and is currently studying for her Ph.D. degree in Criminology. Her work portfolio includes coverage of politics, current affairs, elections, history, and true crime. Elizabeth is also a gourmet cook, life coach, and avid artist in her spare time, proficient in watercolor, acrylic, oil, pen and ink, gouache, and pastels. As a political operative who has worked on over 300 campaigns during her career, Elizabeth has turned many life events into books and movie scripts while using history to weave interesting storylines. She also runs 7 blogs ranging from art to life coaching, food, writing, Gardening, and opinion or history pieces each week.

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