Beef Stuffed Peppers I Made It Ii

Beef Stuffed Peppers

DIZ3 6 years ago
Recipe: Beef Stuffed Peppers
By: Bobzero
Date: 9/25/17

**September 2017 Fresh Vegetable Group Recipe Challenge**

I hope to score extra credit with this meal. It’s all fresh from the garden!—peppers, potatoes, green beans, and I even canned my own stewed tomatoes using garden fresh tomatoes.

We have mixed reviews here. I like stuffed peppers, but my hubby loathes them. Unfortunately, this recipe did nothing to change his mind. We both liked the meat filling. I used 50/50 ground beef and venison. My peppers were smaller so it made 6 stuffed peppers. I thought the sauce made with stewed tomatoes would be a welcome change from the standard can of tomato sauce. It really washed away during cooking and there wasn’t much of a tomato flavor. I made one mistake and only cooked them for an hour because the meat was well done. Unfortunately, the rice and peppers were not completely cooked. I really needs the full 90 minutes and it wouldn't have hurt the meat one bit. I froze the leftovers. When I reheat, I’ll put them in tomato sauce and cook them longer. I'm confident they will be better the 2nd time around. :)
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bakerme 6 years ago said:

Wow, those are some yummy looking stuffed peppers, DIZ! I love the beef and venison combination you used - yum!

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DIZ3 6 years ago said:

Thank you, Bakerme!

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LindaLMT 6 years ago said:

Great picture though! Bummer they didn't turn out as well as you would have liked and yes! extra credit for all the garden vegs used. :)

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Cosmicmother 6 years ago said:

Gorgeous photos Diz! I missed seeing you in IMI! :D

What lovely peppers from your garden, and wow on using your own canned stewed tomatoes! Bonus points for sure ;)

Too bad it didn't turn out the way you liked, but I bet your tweaks will make it better next time! My first thought was to add tomato paste instead of ketchup? But I guess the ketchup adds a little sweetness; so tomato sauce sounds like a good idea!
Hopefully the leftovers are much better :)

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mommyluvs2cook 6 years ago said:

Amazing photos DIZ! You have a lucky family to get to eat such fresh ingredients :) Good idea using beef & venison, I love that combination!

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NPMarie 6 years ago said:

Pretty peppers! Just love your pics:)

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eastcoaster 6 years ago said:

DIZ, those peppers look great, lovely photo!

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DIZ3 6 years ago said:

Thank you, LindaLMT!

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DIZ3 6 years ago said:

Thank you, Cosmicmother! I took all of my camera stuff to the attic when we had family for Easter dinner. Just haven't felt like bringing it all back down. The lighting in this house is really poor so I need the extra lights and props to cover up the ancient counter top. lol! Ketchup based sauces are very popular in this area. My mom put ketchup all over her stuffed peppers, meatloaf, in BBQ, etc. I'm not as big on ketchup as I used to be, but still prefer it over things like meatloaf.

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DIZ3 6 years ago said:

Thank you, Mommyluvs2cook! Easy to get spoiled on homegrown food. Even the beef used in the meatballs came from my sister's farm.

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DIZ3 6 years ago said:

Thank you, NPMarie! Gosh! It's been awhile. Good to see you!

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DIZ3 6 years ago said:

Thank you, Eastcoaster!

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