Lazy Stuffed Peppers

By orchidgirl1979

Growing up, my parents often made stuffed peppers. It is a very homey, comforting dish. You can stuff the peppers with a combination of rice, ground beef and vegetables. My parents differ in the final step of the preparation: my dad likes to cook the peppers in tomato sauce, but my mom very much dislikes the tomato sauce.

Last year I made a basic version of stuffed peppers and in the Spring I made Quinoa Stuffed Peppers.

Last week, instead of stuffing the peppers, I made each part separately, and then combined everything for a simple, but flavorful dinner.

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 10 ounces Mahatma Saffron Yellow Rice
• 2 green peppers, sectioned and sliced
• 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, smashed and sliced
• 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
• seasonings: salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, coriander powder, cayenne powder, chili powder, dried basil, oregano
• 1 pitch of sugar
• 1/4 cup feta, crumbled

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

1) Cook ground beef, seasoning it with all spices but basil and oregano.
2) Remove cooked ground beef from the pan, leaving a few teaspoons of fat in the pan. Add green peppers, red onion and garlic and cook until the tenderness you want (I left my vegetables with a bit of a bite). Again, season the vegetables with all the spices but basil and oregano.
3) Meanwhile, cook yellow saffron rice according to the directions on the package.
4) In a small saucepan spike up the crushed tomatoes with basil and oregano. Add a pinch of sugar for a bit of sweetness.
5) Once everything is cooked, spoon the rice into a bowl, top with ground beef and vegetables and feta, pour a bit of the tomato sauce around. Time to eat!