Yummy Bell Pepper Casserole

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…or maybe that is just the color of my bell peppers.

I love a good stuffed bell pepper.  Not so easy to cook or nearly as vegetable hearty as it COULD be though.  How does a bell pepper casserole sound?  I love cooked bell peppers so it sounds totally scrumptious to me!

1 lb ground beef or turkey for those watching their cholesterol
2 cloves garlic – minced
1/2 a head of cabbage – chopped/shredded
1 cup minute rice (I use brown minute rice)
1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
1/2 onion – chopped
1 14oz can diced tomatoes (you can use fresh, but I do not have that kind of time)
1/2 tbsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1.25 cups water
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (I use sharp)

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
2. Cut your veggies

Yummy Bell Peppers

Onions

Cabbage

3. Brown ground beef with garlic, drain fat

4. In large bowl combine all ingredients and mix together – put in casserole dish

4. Bake for one hour – take out and stir after 30 minutes

5. Remove from oven, top with cheese, serve after cheese has completed melted

out of the oven

Add Cheese

Melted cheesy goodness

A healthy yummy dinner!

Serves a family of four with enough leftovers for lunch the next day.

Super yummy!