Description
Delicious pizza flavors packed into colorful bell peppers, filled with rice, marinara, mozzarella, and pepperoni for a fun, family-friendly meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 bell peppers
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 1 cup marinara sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup sliced pepperoni
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Cut the tops off the bell peppers and remove the seeds and membranes. Rinse the peppers and pat them dry.
- In a bowl, mix the cooked rice, marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper until well combined.
- Stuff the mixture into each bell pepper, pressing gently. Place the stuffed peppers upright in a baking dish. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes until the peppers are tender and the cheese is bubbly and lightly browned.
- Let cool for a few minutes before serving. Garnish as desired.
Notes
Serve with a salad and crusty bread. Leftovers can be refrigerated for up to 3-4 days or frozen for up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 40
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed pepper
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 11g
- Cholesterol: 20mg