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Italian Stuffed Bell Peppers

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PREP TIME
30 min
COOKING TIME
80 min
TOTAL TIME
110 min
SERVINGS
6 servings
Dinner Italian
Italian Stuffed Bell Peppers
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup cooked rice
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 1/8 cup minced carrots
  • 1/8 cup celery
  • 6 bell peppers (any color) stems and seeds removed, cut in half lengthwise
  • 1/2 pound ground beef
  • 1/4 pound pancetta or lightly smoked bacon, diced
  • 1 1/2 cups prepared marinara sauce
  • 1/4 cup red wine
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
Instructions
1
Firstly, set your oven to a high temperature of 375 degrees Fahrenheit (or 190 degrees Celsius).
2
Next, warm up one tablespoon of olive oil in a medium-sized pan over a moderate heat setting. Mix the carrots and celery into the pan, stirring constantly until they become soft and tender, approximately taking 5 minutes.
3
Now, add the ground beef and pancetta to the pan, stirring until they are browned and broken up into small pieces. Remove any excess liquid from the pan, then return it to the heat source. Add marinara sauce, wine, and red pepper flakes, allowing them to simmer together for 10 minutes. Introduce cream, half of the Parmesan cheese, and rice into the mixture, stirring until most of the liquid has been absorbed after an additional 5 minutes.
4
Subsequently, arrange sliced peppers in a shallow baking dish and fill it with the beef mixture. Drizzle any remaining olive oil over the top of the peppers, and sprinkle the rest of the Parmesan cheese on top.
5
Finally, place the dish in the preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes without covering it.