Unstuffed Bell Peppers

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 55 minutes

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef

3 cups cooked rice

1 red bell pepper, chopped

1 orange bell pepper, chopped

1 green bell pepper, chopped

2 cups tomato sauce

½ cup brown sugar

8 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Break ground beef into pieces and add to skillet; cook and stir until about half of the beef is browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir red bell pepper, orange bell pepper, and green bell pepper into the beef; continue to cook and stir until the beef is entirely browned, about 5 minutes more. Drain and discard grease.

Mix tomato sauce and brown sugar together in a bowl; pour over the beef mixture. Stir rice into the beef mixture and stir; transfer to a 9x13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over the mixture.

Bake in preheated oven until the cheese is bubbling, about 30 minutes. Cool dish 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

• Calories: 497 kcal
• Total Fat: 22 g
• Saturated Fat: 12 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 87 mg
• Sodium: 714 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 49 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 23 g
• Protein: 26 g