Name: Stuffed Pepper Meatloaf
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 pounds lean ground beef; 1 cup of instant rice; 1 egg; 1 (14.5 ounce) can of diced tomatoes (undrained); 1 large bell pepper cut into rings or slices; salt and pepper to taste

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This meatloaf has all of the components of stuffed peppers, and all of the flavors, too! Folks, this isn’t your Mother’s meatloaf.

It’s that time of year when garden’s are bursting with fresh veggies, and I don’t know about you, but I have been cooking with them constantly! We must remind ourselves while we are sweltering in the heat and humidity now, that in like 4 short months we could be up to our apron strings in snow drifts! (at least where I live!!) One of my favorite things to freeze from the garden for use all season long is bell peppers.

This meatloaf is one of my kids’ favorites!

Stuffed Pepper Meatloaf - An Affair from the Heart

When I was growing up I HATED meatloaf. Something about that hamburger all pressed together with bread and ketchup slathered on and baked…baked ketchup?

Gross.

Now I will say that I was one of those kids that ate pretty much everything growing up, but in those days you had to…or at least we had to… but either way I send a BIG thank you to my parents for being like that, you might not know what you re missing if it “just looks weird.”

(Thanks, Mom and Dad!!)

I LOVED stuffed peppers growing up. That was one of my Dad’s favorite meals, I was always excited when my Mom made them. So, I have incorporated that same taste into a meatloaf, and boy, is it a piece of cake…err…I mean, loaf?…. to make!

We always have this with baked potatoes (your oven is already on!) and green beans — yes, I am a creature of habit, but I like what I like!

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Yield: 6-8

Stuffed Pepper Meatloaf

This meatloaf has all of the components of stuffed peppers, and all of the flavors, too! Folks, this isn't your Mother's meatloaf.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Additional Time 40 minutes

Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes

Ingredients

2 pounds lean ground beef
1 cup of instant rice
1 egg
1 (14.5 ounce) can of diced tomatoes (undrained)
1 large bell pepper cut into rings or slices
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine ground beef, rice and egg to make into a "loaf." Season with salt and pepper. Place into your baking dish of choice, sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. (I typically make this in a covered roaster pan. There is some excess juice from the tomatoes, The juice has bubbled over in a loaf pan for me)

Pour the undrained can of tomatoes over the meatloaf. Place the pepper rings over the top, sprinkle with a little more salt and pepper, cover either with the dish's lid or with foil and bake for 90 minutes.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 303Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 124mgSodium: 173mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 34g

Nutrition isn't always accurate.

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Love stuffed peppers like us? Here are some of the other ways I make them:

Stuffed Pepper Skillet

Stuffed Pepper Meatballs

Stuffed Pepper Casserole

13 Comments

2 of my favorite things in one dish….how smart of you! Thanks for sharing at Church Supper!

I am going to make this! Love stuffed peppers. The rice made it look like a porcupine!?!?! : )

I made stuffed peppers today in preparation for tomorrow. Wish I had seen these recipes today. I remember your mother well. I was a little girl starting primer when your mother was in the eighth grade, and I grew up knowing her. What a wonderful lady!

Michaela Kenkel says:

April 18, 2016 at 10:26 pm

You know my mom? From where?

I have a question. Is there anything I can use other than rice? My wife is trying to not eat rice. Also, if I do use rice, do I cook it first?

Michaela Kenkel says:

January 10, 2019 at 7:26 am

Fred – the rice is what holds it together. A traditional meatloaf uses breadcrumbs. I’m assuming she’s watching her carbs, so that wouldn’t help? Brown rice is a healthier option, and there isn’t much in the recipe once you divide it per serving. No, no cooking it first. Use brown instant rice. I hope that helps!

My family loves stuffed peppers but always want more meat. This is perfect for us.

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