Today I made my first recipe for my independent learning project. SO EXCITING! I thought and thought and couldn’t decide what kind of food would be best to start such an exciting journey with. Finally it came to me, let’s make a classic food that I love. So I decided that I would do Stuffed Peppers.
Ingredients:
6 bell peppers any color
Salt and pepper
1 pound ground beef
1/3 cup chopped white onion
1 can whole diced tomatoes
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup uncooked rice
1/2 cup water
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
2 cans condensed tomato soup
Photo CC by Kelsey Petersen
Directions:
1. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Cut the tops off of the peppers, remove seeds. Blanch peppers for 5 minutes. Drain and sprinkle salt inside each pepper.
2. In a large skillet, saute beef and onion for 5 minutes until browned and drain. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in tomatoes, rice, water, and Worcestershire sauce. Let simmer for 15 minutes or until rice is tender. Remove from heat and add cheese.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Fill peppers with beef mixture. Place peppers upright in a baking dish and pour tomato soup over peppers. Sprinkle with cheese.
4. Bake covered for 25 minutes, until heated through and cheese is melted and bubbly.
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What I changed as I cooked:
After a little taste test I thought that the meat mixture was missing something, so I added about a teaspoon or basil and oregano, and an extra teaspoon of Worcestershire as well. Then I decided it didn’t have the Mexican flavor I was going for so I decided to add a teaspoon of taco mix as well. The next thing that I did was sprinkle a little cheese into the bottom of each pepper to give the cheese taste even down to the last bite.
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Final thoughts:
I really liked this recipe, it was a little different than what I have made in the past but it is definitely one I will make again. Pretty simple and very good. It took about 45 minutes from start to finish so it wasn’t terribly time consuming either. I think this could be really made into a smaller version and made an appetizer also. I really liked the recipe and it was very filling. It has earned its way into my recipe box.
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If you do make this recipe at home I would love to hear how it turned out for you and what your thoughts were. Any changes you made or additional thoughts, let me hear them. Happy eating followers!!
kelspete 
Sounds delicious! I’m looking forward to more of your future recipes. What do you plan on making more in the future? I’m not that great of a cook, I mostly burn everything from mac ‘n cheese to hamburgers! I’m hoping that I can pick up a few tips from you. Good luck!
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Thanks, this week I think I am going to do a dessert. I love sweets and I hope to get a food from everything from salad to main dishes in. I hope you learn from my blog and if there is a food you are wanting to watch me bake or cook let me know. I would love to do it!
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That looks so delicious! I absolutely love stuffed peppers and my husband hates them. I also have to make them when he is not home. Can’t wait to see what you make next week!
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Thanks so much, they were pretty good. For a long time I couldn’t get my fiance to try them either. He didn’t think it would be enough food. I showed him!! 🙂 I hope that you continue to follow along.
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I definitely will! My husband just does not like vegetables.
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I will put up more hopefully he likes one of them! 🙂
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It looks fantastic. You’re off to a great start. They’re fairly easy to make, and I think that it’s a wonderful starting place. Before you know it, you’ll be making a full Thanksgiving dinner all on your own!
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I’m not a fan of peppers, but you make it look and sound so good! I might have to try it!
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I really hope yo do! I was not sure about them either until I started making more things with them now I really like them. Hope you will too!
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I will definitely give it a shot!
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I love how you tweaked the recipe as you went along! I have finally started making notes in my cookbooks about the changes I make as I go along so I’ll be able to remember next time I make it. I haven’t had stuffed peppers since I was a child, but it was one of my favorite dishes then. I will have to try your recipe!
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Thank you, I wasn’t until about a year ago that I started making notes to myself. Otherwise the food wasn’t turning out the same and I was getting upset. Now I have a written log of my changes. I am hoping that you do try the peppers, let me know how you like them!!
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