Crockpot Vegetarian Stuffed Bell Peppers make a classic dish with a Tex-Mex twist even easier, and you can prepare everything the night before to save time in the morning. The filling freezes well, so if you’d like you can double the filling recipe and stock your freezer.
Crockpot Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers
Crockpot Vegetarian Stuffed Bell Peppers make a classic dish with a Tex-Mex twist even easier, and you can prepare everything the night before to save time in the morning. The filling freezes well, so if you’d like you can double the filling recipe and stock your freezer.
Ingredients
- 15 oz red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 12 oz frozen corn, thawed
- 14.5 oz diced tomatoes
- ¼ cup salsa
- ¼ cup onion, chopped
- 1 ½ cups cooked rice
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
- 6 medium green bell peppers, seeded and tops removed
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine beans, corn, tomatoes, salsa, onion, cooked rice, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and 1 ¾ cups of cheese.
- Stuff peppers with vegetable mixture. Place peppers in crockpot, cover, and cook on low 6-8 hours (high: 3-4 hours).
- During the last 30 minutes of cooking time, sprinkle with remaining cheese and allow cheese to melt.
Notes
Swap out red bell peppers for a sweeter version of this dish.
The prep work for this dish can all be done the night before; just put the stuffed peppers into the crockpot in the morning, turn it on and go.
The filling for the stuffed bell peppers freezes well, so if you'd like you can double just the filling ingredients and freeze a batch for later. Label with "Stuffed Bell Pepper Filling: Thaw and stuff 6 seeded bell peppers with vegetable mixture. Place in crockpot, cover, and cook on low 6-8 hours (high: 3-4 hours). During the last 30 minutes of cooking time, sprinkle with ¼ cup of cheese and allow cheese to melt."
Nutrition
Calories: 391kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 14g | Sodium: 432mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 6g | Net Carbs: 41g
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