18 Ways To Make Stuffed Peppers

Here’s a nice collection of recipes for stuffed peppers that I’ve handpicked from around the ‘net. Most are made with the ever-popular bell pepper, but there are a few different varieties included as well (some even healthified too!). This is a popular dish that can be enjoyed as a side, a main or even an appetizer, and they’re so easy to make too (don’t we all like that!). Enjoy!

*Many of the descriptions below are quoted from the sources

Bell Peppers Are Delicious Stuffed But Try Other Varieties Too For A Tasty Treat

Hickory Smoked-Meat Stuffed Anaheim Peppers: Ingredients include a mixture of pork and beef, a cup of beer (!), cheese and bacon (to wrap). From Cow Girl’s Country.
Slow Cooker Italian Style: Basic recipe, ingredients include ground beef, rice, mozzarella, onion, crushed tomatoes and grated Parmesan cheese. From Delish.
With Sausage & Cheese: Ingredients include bread crumbs, pecorino cheese and hot Italian sausage. From Serious Eats.
Skillet-Style: Ingredients include Italian turkey sausage, mushrooms, shallots and cheddar cheese. From Razor Family Farms.
Spicy Version: Ingredients include lean ground beef, rice and picante sauce. From Taste of Home.
With Steak, Brown Rice & Veggies: Ingredients include brown rice, lean steak, peas, broccoli florets and tomato. From Poor Girl Eats Well.
Spanish Style: Ingredients include ground chicken (all white meat), onion, piquillo peppers, raisins, rice and cheese. From Rachael Ray Show.
Pizza Version: Ingredients include orzo, pepperoni (or reduced-fat turkey pepperoni), pasta sauce and mozzarella. From Healthy Delicious.
Picadillo-Stuffed: Ingredients include ground beef, green and black olive pasta sauce, zucchini and onions. From Woman’s Day.
With Brown Rice, Italian Sausage, and Parmesan: I planned to make a meatless stuffed pepper but then I found two links of turkey Italian sausage in the fridge. I couldn’t resist adding that to the mix, but you could easily make this vegetarian by substituting sauteed mushrooms for the sausage. From Kalyn’s Kitchen.
Seasonal Style: Barley, cranberries, cinnamon, carrot, pumpkin seeds… all these wonderful seasonal flavors melded perfectly with the soft juicy flesh of the peppers. This dish proved to be extremely satisfying – indulgent feeling almost – and yet it was very healthy. Found at Straight From The Farm.
Healthified Version: Healthy version with ingredients including quinoa and turkey meat. From Bethenny Frankel.
With Ground Turkey & Rice: This is a great dish, because you can fill the peppers with whatever you want. If you’re a vegetarian, take out the turkey! Or, fill it with different vegetables. It will still taste great. From Epicurious.
With Grilled Black Beans & Rice: (Meatless) Ingredients include a can of black beans, white rice, green onions, garlic and tomato. From Eat Better America.
With Beef Mixture: They are so easy to prepare – stuffed with a beef mixture, topped with some cheese, and baked in the oven until the cheese is lightly brown in color. From Seasaltwithfood.
Stuffed Poblanos: Ingredients include poblano peppers, spicy jalapeno chicken sausage, salsa and corn. From Elly Says Opa!
With Feta: This meze is made in Macedonia with sweet Florina peppers, though Fresno or Anaheim chiles (the former being hotter than the latter) can be substituted. From Saveur.
With Mushrooms & Ricotta Cheese: Recipe from BBC Food.