Mom's Cheesy Stuffed Peppers
Created by Puppitypup on November 3, 2014
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 35m
- Recipe #15560
Ingredients
- 6 (684 grams) green bell peppers
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt (for boiling)
- 3 cups cooked rice (with salt)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup diced yellow onion
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Fresh ground pepper, to taste
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, cubed
How to Make
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Step 1: Bring a pan of water to a boil. Remove tops and seeds from bell peppers, then boil peppers for 3 minutes or so. Drain.
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Step 2: Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees and place 1/4 cup of water in a 4 quart casserole dish.
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Step 3: Saute onion in butter in heavy skillet over medium heat, stir in flour and cook a few minutes, until slightly golden. Add milk a little at a time, whisking constantly, until mixture thickens.
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Step 4: Remove from heat, add rice and cheese and stir well.
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Step 5: Place peppers in dish and fill with rice mixture. Bake 25-30 minutes or until done.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (336.4 g)
- Calories 289.3
- Total Fat - 10.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 6.2 g
- Cholesterol - 29.7 mg
- Sodium - 2044.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 38.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.6 g
- Sugars - 8.7 g
- Protein - 10.4 g
- Calcium - 353 mg
- Iron - 1.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 15.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg