Stuffed Pepper Rice Skillet recipe - a classic dish simplified! Perfectly seasoned ground beef, rice, colorful peppers, onions and garlic make this skillet dinner a family favorite! All done in 20 minutes!
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We are taking a classic dish, that happens to be one of our favorites, and turning it into a skillet meal that feeds a whole family and comes together in 20 minutes! It actually is better then the classic, if I can say so myself. Perfectly seasoned ground beef, colorful bell peppers, red onion, garlic and crushed tomatoes with UNCLE BEN’S® READY RICE® that cooks in 90 seconds - makes this dinner not only delicious but easy! And we are all about easy when it comes to dinnertime. You can also prepare this ahead of time and just add the rice before serving.
Inviting kids to the kitchen and creating meals together is something my Hubby and I are very passionate about. We love making dinnertime into a whole family activity, with everyone helping. We cook dinner at home most of the time. I went from babies on my hip, while I stirred pasta, toddlers playing drums on the kitchen floor with my pots and spatulas while I frosted a birthday cake to now our kids adding ingredients to the skillets and watching it cook together. Kids love to help in the kitchen! I love to watch them learn about food and what choices are healthy and good for them. Just like my Hubby and I, we hope that our kids will have the memories of all of us making meals we love, like this Stuffed Pepper Rice Skillet. Our 9-year-old daughter helped me with this dish. I assigned the rice part to her and she was very excited to help! The instructions on the UNCLE BEN’S® READY RICE® package are very easy: tear 2" on the side of the bag, place in microwave and set for 90 seconds. The package has a cool touch area that helps handle it once the rice is cooked. After that all she did was add the rice to the skillet and I stirred it all together. 😀
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This dish is so colorful and bursting with flavor! We make with ground beef, ground turkey and even chicken cut into bite size pieces. You can even top it with shredded cheese before serving! For a vegetarian version, use beans! I like Great Northern beans, but black or red beans work great too.
Stuffed Pepper Rice Skillet Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef (you can also use ground turkey chicken cut into bite size pieces or 1 can of beans, drained and rinsed)
- 1 pkg Uncle Ben's Ready Rice prepared according to instructions on the package
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon ground paprika
- 1 medium red onion chopped
- ¾ cup chopped green bell pepper
- ¾ cup chopped red and yellow pepper
- 2 cups and ½ crushed tomatoes
- 2 cloves garlic
Instructions
- To a large skillet, add ground beef. Add salt, pepper, oregano, Italian seasoning and paprika and stir well. Cook until the meat is brown and cooked through.
- Add onion, garlic and peppers. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes until peppers soften.
- Add crushed tomatoes and bring everything to simmer. Cook for 3 minutes.
- Add rice and stir well.
- Remove from heat and let stand for 10 minutes.
- Serve topped with chopped parsley.
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Jaime says
I see it says garlic but the receipe doesn’t show how much or when to put in
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Hi Jamie! I apologize for the mistake. I fixed the recipe with the amount of garlic specified. Thank you!
Rachel says
Ready Rice is a pantry staple at my house! This looks amazing and I love how quick and easy it is. I make a stuffed pepper casserole that takes forever to bake - this is such a great shortcut.
Brenda says
This reminds me of a dish I used to eat when I was a kid. YUM!!
Sharon says
Love how easy this skillet meal is!
Kimberly says
I can imagine the aroma this dish must produce - delicious!
Erin says
This post makes me so excited to really cook with my daughter in the kitchen. She's still too young to do most kitchen-related things, but she adores being involved. And I know she would love this meal, too! Well done!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
That is so sweet! Kids love to be involved, even if it's just by doing little things like passing a spatula or sprinkling the garnish. 😀 Thanks so much, Erin!
Des says
Why have I never thought to try this?! I loved stuffed peppers growing up. This looks wonderful!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Yay! Thanks so much, Des! 😀
heather says
We love to use Uncle Ben's rice to make a great quick and easy stir fry dinner for the entire family.
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Yes! So easy! Thanks, Heather! 😀
gerry says
A classic and a fav of mine!!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Same here! 😀 Thanks, Gerry!
Kacey says
I love the idea of unstuffed peppers because the work is so much easier! What a fun recipe to do with the family 🙂
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Exactly! Thanks, Kacey!
Stephanie says
I love how quick and easy this recipe is to make!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Me too! Thanks, Stephanie! 😀
Katerina says
My kind of peppers!! I really love this dish! 🙂
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Thanks, Katerina!
Jocelyn says
I love stuffed peppers like these. The rice looks soo good!
Lisa says
I LOVE Uncle Ben's Ready Rice! It is seriously the best shortcut ever! I actually just made stuffed peppers with it, and it was perfect! This recipe looks amazing! And my kids would dig it way more than the traditional.
Sues says
As a stuffed pepper lover, I am a fan of this dish!! Makes for great leftovers, too 🙂
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Yes! Perfect lunch the next day. Thanks, Sues! 😀