Budget Meals: Colorful And Tasty Stuffed Peppers
5/13/2019
Budget Meals: Colorful and Tasty Stuffed Peppers
Make plenty of these delicious stuffed peppers for left overs!
The Recipe
4 Large bell peppers (any color)
1 Medium Onion chopped
2 Cloves Garlic chopped
1 lb Ground beef or turkey
1.5 cups Cooked rice
1 15oz can Tomato sauce
1/2 cup Parsley chopped
1 cup Mozzarella cheese shredded
Salt and pepper to taste
Cut the tops off the peppers and clean out all seeds and ribs. Boil the peppers for 2 minutes in a large pot of water to soften.
In a pan, saute onion and ground meat 3 minutes. Add chopped garlic, salt and pepper. Continue to saute until meat is cooked. Add rice, parsley, and 1 cup of tomato sauce and mix well.
Spoon the mixture to fill the peppers and stand them upright in a baking pan. Top with the remaining tomato sauce and shredded mozzarella cheese. Broil until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Serve with a side salad.
The Finances
This meal came to:
$3.96 Bell peppers
$0.71 Medium Onion
$0.10 Garlic
$4.94 Ground beef or turkey
$0.20 cups Cooked rice
$1.25 15 oz can Tomato sauce
$0.60 Parsley chopped
$1.88 Mozzarella cheese shredded
Salt and pepper to taste
Grand total $13.64
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Andouille, Red beans and Rice
Apricot Chicken
Vietenamese Pho Soup
Hearty And Cheesy Johnny Marzetti Pasta Bake
Lori Stratford is the Digital Media Manager at Navicore Solutions. She promotes the reach of Navicore's financial education to the public through social media and blog content.
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