Mexican Stuffed Bell Pepper
Classic stuffed bell peppers given a Mexican makeover with black beans, corn, taco meat, and cheese, the perfect dish to use up any left over rice, taco meat, and beans.
Course
Main Dish
Cuisine
Mexican
Servings
Prep Time
6
Peppers
10
Minutes
Cook Time
30
Minutes
Servings
Prep Time
6
Peppers
10
Minutes
Cook Time
30
Minutes
Ingredients
6
Bell peppers
1.5
cups
cooked rice
1
lb
taco meat
or seasoned ground beef
1.5
cup
salsa
8
oz
tomato sauce
divided
15
oz
black beans
rinsed/drained
1
cup
corn
frozen or canned
1.25
cup
grated cheese
chedder, monterey jack, pepper jack
.5
tsp
cumin
.5
tsp
chili powder
1
clove
minced garlic
1/8
tsp
salt and pepper
to taste
Tomato Water
.5
cup
water
1/8
tsp
cumin
1/8
tsp
chili powder
.25
tsp
granulated garlic
1/8
tsp
salt and pepper
to taste
1
tbsp
oregano
preferably Mexican
4
oz
divided tomato sauce
Instructions
Cut off each top of the peppers and scrape out the seeds and veins. Set aside.
Combine the ground beef, corn, rice, salsa, 4 oz of tomato sauce, cumin, chili powder, garlic, cheese, salt and pepper; stirring until well combined.
Gently fold in the black beans; set aside.
For the Tomato Water
Mix together the water, tomato sauce and all the herbs/spices and pour into the bottom of a baking dish.
Assembly
Arrange the empty bell peppers in a baking dish.
Spoon the meat/rice mixture into each bell pepper to the rim.
Cover with foil and place in a 375° F oven and bake for one hour or until the meat is cooked.
Once cooked, removed foil and sprinkle with cheese, place in the now off, but still warm oven to melt, just a couple of minutes.
Spoon some tomato water onto each plate and place a stuffed pepper in the center, serve, and enjoy.