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SAVORY ITALIAN STUFFED PEPPERS


Active Time : 1 Hour 5 Minutes
Total Time : 1 Hour 5 Minutes
Serves : 4

INGREDIENTS
  • PAM® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
  • 1 can (8 oz each) Hunt's® Tomato Sauce
  • 1 pkg (8.8 oz each) fully cooked whole grain brown rice
  • 1 can (14.5 oz each) Hunt's® Petite Diced Tomatoes, drained well
  • 3/4 95% lean pound extra lean ground beef
  • 1/2 cup Egg Beaters® Original
  • 2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 5 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, chopped and divided
  • 4 large multicolored bell peppers, halved lengthwise, seeds and membrane removed

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray. Pour tomato sauce into bottom of baking dish; set aside.

Combine rice, drained tomatoes, ground beef, Egg Beaters, Italian seasoning and salt in large bowl. Add half of the cheese and gently combine.

Place about 1/2 cup meat mixture in each half pepper. Place in prepared dish on top of sauce.

Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until filling reaches an internal temperature of 170°F. Evenly divide remaining cheese and place on top of each half pepper. Bake an additional 5 minutes or until cheese melts.