This Ground Beef Stuffed Pepper Skillet is filled with all the flavors of traditional stuffed peppers, but made in just one pan in less than 30 minutes!
If you’re looking for easy weeknight dinner recipes, this is definitely where you want to be.
I figured it was time to share another one skillet dinner with you since it’s back to school season and all.
Ground Beef Stuffed Pepper Skillet
There is nothing better than a quick and easy recipe that only dirties one pan. Less dishes for the win!
Ingredients Needed
Here’s the basic list of ingredients you’ll need in order make this easy stuffed peppers skillet. As always, you can find the full list of ingredients located in the recipe card below.
- Lean Ground Beef
- Onion
- Garlic
- Green and Red Bell Peppers
- Canned Diced Tomatoes
- Tomato Paste
- Rice – uncooked, long grain white rice *see notes in recipe card for options
- Beef Broth – low sodium
- Italian Seasoning – try my homemade blend!
- Shredded Cheese
How To Make Skillet Stuffed Peppers with Rice
BROWN HAMBURGER Start with one pound of hamburger and brown it in a skillet with onion and garlic.
ADD RICE Drain the fat then add in some uncooked rice, diced tomatoes, diced bell peppers and plenty of spices.
BRING TO BOIL Add in the beef broth, then bring the mixture to a boil.
I used a fire roasted diced tomatoes for this recipe, which I think brought out some great flavors. If you don’t have those on hand, you can definitely use regular diced tomatoes.
ADD SEASONINGS Stir in a little tomato paste along with some Italian herbs to give the broth a little more body and depth of flavor.
TOP WITH CHEESE Once the rice is fully cooked, add the shredded cheese on top and cover. Let the cheese melt completely and then enjoy.
Tips for Making Stuffed Peppers in a Skillet:
- Make sure you bring the skillet to a boil before reducing the heat to a simmer and covering with a lid. If you skip that step it will take much longer to cook the rice fully.
- Add any color of pepper to the skillet that you like or have on hand. My favorites are red and green.
- SWAP ground beef with ground turkey or chicken if desired.
- Using minute rice with this recipe would require changing the amount of liquid and rice called for. Minute rice needs a 1:1 ratio of rice to liquid, so keep that in mind if you’re changing the rice in this recipe.
If you love the flavors of stuffed peppers, you’re really going to enjoy this super easy one skillet dinner.
What To Serve With Stuffed Peppers
This easy one pan dinner is a meal in itself, but if you’re looking for a side dish to serve alongside of it, here are a few of my favorites…
More Easy Ground Beef Recipes
Are you a fan of ground beef recipes like I am? It’s something that I always have in my freezer, pre-portioned and ready to go whenever I need a quick dinner.
Here are a few more instant dinners you’re going to love…
- Mongolian Ground Beef Recipe
- Ground Beef Stroganoff
- Kung Pao Ground Beef
- Creamy Ground Beef Taco Pasta Skillet
I’m sure you’re going to love it just as much as we do!
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Ground Beef Stuffed Pepper Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup green bell pepper
- 1/2 cup red bell pepper
- 14.5 oz diced tomatoes
- 3/4 cups white rice, I use Jasmine
- 2 cups beef broth
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups cheese
- 1 tbsp parsley
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef with the onion and garlic in a skillet over medium heat until ground beef is fully cooked, crumbled, and no longer pink. Drain and discard any fat. Place the skillet back on the heat and add in the bell peppers, diced tomatoes, rice, beef broth, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Stir to combine and bring mixture to a boil.
- Reduce heat to a simmer, cover and let cook for about 18 minutes, until rice is cooked through.
- Fluff the rice with a fork and top with the shredded cheese. Cover again and let cheese melt over low heat. Garnish with fresh parsley and enjoy!
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Tracy
Can I make my rice ahead of time for this recipe?
Autumn Gladden
My family and I loved this recipe. I made it for the first time tonight. I usually just make stuffed peppers, but we never eat the entire pepper and I hate running my oven during a heatwave. I definitely will making this again. Thank you.
Debbie
This is an amazing recipe!! It is really good! I added only one more item; and it was an orange pepper. I was just trying to get in another vegetable and more color. Thank you for sharing!!!
Kristy
I happened upon this wonderful recipe. Thank you for sharing with us. I remember my mother making this as a child and the memory is welcomed. Tastes great and the extra peppers were a great addition. I will make this often. TY!
CarolH
Oh my GOSH this is SO GOOD! My family absolutely adores it and we’re not even really that much of fans of stuffed peppers. But the flavors are fantastic together. It’s such an easy recipe too. Thank you for a new go-to family dinner recipe!
Nicole
Love this recipe as a time saver to traditional stuffed peppers and just as good!
One question- how to amend the recipe for using cauliflower rice? Should we omit the liquids completely? Cool the cauliflower rice separately and if so, just add in at the end?
Kate
I used 1/2 lb ground turkey, veggie broth & red & orange peppers. (I used the whole peppers as I prefer more veggies to meat) This had so much flavor! It tasted just like whole stuffed peppers & way better than any frozen stuffed peppers out there. Will definitely make again! Thank you