Mom's Stuffed Peppers
Classic Italian-style stuffed peppers filled with seasoned ground beef, garlic, herbs, and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. These hearty peppers are baked until tender and served in a savory tomato sauce.
8 servings
1 hr 5 min
Ingredients
- •1 pound ground beef, browned
- •1 tablespoon minced garlic
- •1 cup fine bread crumbs
- •¼ cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
- •4 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley
- •3 leaves fresh basil leaves
- •1 cup fresh tomatoes
- •2 whole eggs
- •4 tablespoons olive oil
- •8 whole medium peppers
- •1 tablespoon olive oil
- •1 cup tomato sauce
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
5 min
- 2.
Combine the beef with all the other filling ingredients, then stuff the peppers all the way to the top. It's fine if the peppers bulge a bit.
15 min
- 3.
Stand the peppers on end in a casserole dish and drizzle the olive oil over them. Bake at 400°F for 15 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 375°F and pour the tomato sauce around them. Continue baking until the peppers brown, about 30 minutes. Bring to the table in the casserole dish and serve.
45 min