Orzo Stuffed Peppers Recipe
This hearty Italian meal stretches a pound of ground beef (or turkey) into a delicious dinner for six. It is fast and easy to put together but perfect to serve to guests. You can use any color pepper but I like to mix them up, it makes for a pretty presentation!
Ingredients
- 3 large green, yellow, orange or red peppers.
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 cup uncooked orzo
- 1 cup packed spinach leaves
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 jar low salt marinara sauce, about 20 oz.
Directions
- Wash and coarsely chop spinach and place it in the bottom of a colander.
- Cook orzo according to package directions in boiling water until tender.
- When orzo is tender pour into colander with the spinach to drain. This will drain the orzo and wilt the spinach.
- Cool the orzo/spinach mixture to room temperature.
- In a large bowl combine beef, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning and egg until will mixed.
- Mix in spinach and orzo.
- Slice the peppers in half from stem to bottom. I don't remove the stems. Scoop out seeds and ribs.
- Pour most of the marinara sauce in the bottom of a 9"x13" baking pan.
- Stuff the peppers with the meat/orzo filling and place in the baking pan.
- Pour the remaining sauce over the top of the peppers.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.
- Serve piping hot with a green salad and crusty bread to sop up the sauce.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 138g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 332 | |
| Calories from Fat 119 | 36% |
| Total Fat 13.19g | 16% |
| Saturated Fat 4.93g | 20% |
| Trans Fat 0.71g | |
| Cholesterol 83mg | 28% |
| Sodium 308mg | 13% |
| Potassium 378mg | 11% |
| Total Carbs 31.16g | 8% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.6g | 5% |
| Sugars 2.07g | 1% |
| Protein 20.54g | 33% |
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