Crockpot Stuffed Bell Peppers (optional vegetarian version)
Who doesn’t love a good stuffed pepper? But in the crockpot? EVEN better. You can easily make these Stuffed Peppers
vegetarian. To save time in the morning, you could prep everything, and just stuff peppers in the morning, set the crockpot and go about your day.
Melt in your mouth good, and VERY healthy! The kids loved this one. Little D didn’t care for the pepper skins, but loved the rest. Darryl is not the biggest pepper fan, but LOVED these. Hope you enjoy this amazingly easy recipe 🙂
How to Make Crockpot Stuffed Bell Peppers
- Cut just the tops off the pepper and removed seeds and ribs from inside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine ground beef, cooked rice, 1/2 of the can of chopped tomatoes, onion, garlic, cheese, egg, salt and pepper.
- Mix well until evenly combined.
- Stuff peppers with mixture and place into crockpot, stuffed side up.
- Pour stock over and around peppers.
- Next, pour the rest of the canned tomatoes in.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours or LOW for 5 – 6 hours.
- I topped ours with a little bit of cheese and served right away. Nom Nom Nom. This one is kid APPROVED!
Crockpot Stuffed Bell Peppers (w/ optional vegetarian version)
Email this recipe!
Get this recipe emailed straight to your inbox!
Ingredients
- 6 large bell peppers
- 1.5 lbs raw ground chuck or Morning Star Grillers Recipe Crumbles for vegetarian version-
- 2 cups cooked wild rice
- 2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
- 1 15oz can of diced tomatoes
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese or cheese blend. I used Cheddar/Jack blend.
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Cut just the tops off the pepper and removed seeds and ribs from inside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine ground beef, cooked rice, 1/2 of the can of chopped tomatoes, onion, garlic, cheese, egg, salt and pepper.
- Mix well until evenly combined.
- Pour stock over and around peppers.
- Next, pour the rest of the canned tomatoes in.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours or LOW for 5-6 hours.
Nutritional Disclaimer: Family Fresh Meals is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is only an estimate. We recommend running the ingredients through an online nutritional calculator if you need to verify any information.
Did You Make This Recipe?
Make sure to share it with me below!
Stuffed peppers are awesome! I’ve never done them in the crock before, I should do that next time, thanks!
I know! I never thought to do it either. I am so glad I tried 🙂 So much easier 🙂
Going to make this today. I am just going to add some corn, for the crunchy texture, and use fresh tomatoes. I love the sweetness of fresh cooked tomatoes. On a cold day, we all enjoy the smells coming from the crock pot on a cozy winter day. Thanks so much for the crock pot recipe.
Wonderful web site too.
do you brown the meat first???
No, you do not need to brown the meat first. It will cook in the peppers.
So you cook it with the peppers inside the pot ?? What if it’s a small pot
i kid you not, i saw a recipe for these at the end of last week and contemplated buying peppers at the store Sunday to try… i’m so glad you did it first so now i really know that they’re good! HAHA 😉
great pictures too lady! i am seriously going to try these when we get back from vacay… awesome! ps: i totally voted for my crockpot recipes, hehe
Proving once again, that we were separated at birth 🙂 HA! YOU voted for crockpot recipes!!! No-WAY! hehe
darn it… for MORE crockpot recipes. not my* – BLEH! i got food excited. lol
looks delish Corey!..we make a mexican version by adding chopped jalapeno, chili powder and cumin -yum!!
I have done a ‘Mexican’ using chorizo & ground chuck… salsa &/or diced tomatoes w/chilies and I stuffed poblano peppers instead of bell peppers… they were well liked!
Wow, that some amazing!!!!
Yes Cheryl! I am also thinking about doing a Italian blend one with parm or mozzarella cheese, and some Italian spices!
I LOVE Paula Deen & Crockpots! these were great tonight…even my Vegetarian 2 year old loved it:) Will be adding this to our ‘regular” dinner rotation.
Vanessa, this comment made my day! Thank you so much for sharing!
I love stuffed peppers, and since everything is better in the crockpot, I will definitely be trying these out!! Thanks for linking up!
A totally stupid question as I’ve never made stuffed peppers… do you cook the ground beef first or mix it in raw?
I was wondering the EXACT same thing! Doesn’t specify, but it does look cooked in the pictures….hopefully we will get an answer soon :/
Mix it in raw 🙂 Some of the pictures you see on here are with the vegetarian meat, so that is why it looks cooked. Hope they turn out great for you!
I will specify that in the recipe now, in case others have the same question 🙂
can you use raw ground turkey?
Yes!
FYI, I use uncooked boil in a bag brown or white rice and it works just as well!! Love it in crock pot. I have been doing it like that for years.
Will it still work if I cooked the meat first?
New follower via Mouthwatering Mondays! Love stuffed bell peppers! They are a big hit at my house! Definitely will try them in the crock pot next time and I like how you use wild rice. I always put Mexican rice in mine. I have a cooking blog and would love for you to stop by.
http://onceamomalwaysacook.blogspot.com/
Hey Audra! Thanks for stopping by! I am heading over to check out your site now!
This comment has been removed by the author.