What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? The Next Step: Unstuffed Green Pepper Bake! If you love the taste of stuffed green peppers, but really hate the extra steps of preparation, look no further. This “unstuffed” version can be served in individual casserole dishes or a family-style pan, thus eliminating the need for hollowed-out green peppers. Still yummy, still Spanish-flavor, still way back generational goodness like your grandma used to make. Be good to yourself when the week gets crazy busy. Make a batch of “unstuffed” green peppers and sit back with a glass of wine while the oven does all the work. You’re worth it.
UNSTUFFED GREEN PEPPER BAKE
Ingredients:
2 green peppers, coarsely chopped
24-ounce jar traditional pasta sauce
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon oregano
1/8 teaspoon basil
2 cups rotisserie chicken or turkey, shredded
1 cup cooked brown rice
1 1/2 cups Italian cheese blend, shredded
2 tablespoons panko bread crumbs
1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°. Cook chopped green peppers in the microwave-safe dish for 2 minutes on High setting. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine pasta sauce, garlic powder, oregano, and basil. Mix well. Fold in shredded meat, brown rice, and 1/2 cup shredded cheese. Add green peppers. Transfer filling into prepared casserole dish(es). Top with remaining cheese. In a small bowl coat panko crumbs with olive oil. Mix well. Spoon crumbs over cheese. Baked 25 minutes or until heated through.
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Without meat is perfect for me. Thank you, Gail.
Joanna
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Indeed! 👏
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Your food makes me 🤤 drool every single time.
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Such high praise is like a song. 🎶
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B-b-but I love the shape of peppers before I chop them up to go into my mouth. 😁
But this DOES look quick and delicious!
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You are so right. Unfortunately, my garden green peppers went cattywampus! 😜🍃🫑
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Oh wow, this works for me.
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Just do it. 🍃🫑😜
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This is a perfect dish to serve deconstructed. Love the flavors.
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Dorothy…..you make me sound smart. 🤔😜
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Ah, it’s all those veggies that make you smart!
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Sure. I was gonna say that. 🤣
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Yep!
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Helpful
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The next time someone tells me to “stuff it”, thanks to this recipe I can say “NO!” with confidence!
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….until you clean your plate. Then you’ll be “stuffed”. 🤣🍃🫑
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Boom!
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