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Stuffed peppers

Name: Stuffed peppers
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 6 large green bell peppers, halved, seeded; 1 lb 90% lean ground beef; 1 yellow onions, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 1/2 cups white rice; 1/2 can (14 oz) crushed tomatoes; 1 tsp dried oregano; 2 tsp paprika; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

Bell peppers filled with beef, rice and tomato under melted cheese — the meal-prep classic that survived every food era because it's a full dinner in an edible bowl.

Time: 70 min (20 prep + 50 cook)
Servings: 6
Per serving: 337 kcal
Protein: 25 g

Ingredients

6 large green bell peppers, halved, seeded720 g
1 lb 90% lean ground beef500 g
1 yellow onions, diced120 g
3 cloves garlic, minced10 g
1 1/2 cups white rice300 g
1/2 can (14 oz) crushed tomatoes400 g
1 tsp dried oregano2 g
2 tsp paprika4 g
1 tsp salt6 g
1/2 tsp black pepper1 g
1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded120 g

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Steps

Roast the empty pepper halves at 200°C for 10 minutes first — this is the step that separates tender peppers from crunchy disappointment.
Brown the beef with the onion, add the garlic, then stir in the rice, tomatoes and seasonings off the heat.
Pack the filling into the par-roasted peppers, top with mozzarella.
Bake 25–30 minutes until the peppers slump and the cheese browns in spots.

Why this score

solidly filling

No single route carries this one — a moderate amount of protein, volume and fiber.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

30% of kcal

78% water

10 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

How scores work

Computed on the finished dish, not an average of the parts: 2020 kcal goes into the pot, 2183 g of ingredients comes out as ~1900 g of food → 106 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water, and energy density is the score's biggest lever — so we show the math. Full formula here.

Per

Calories: 106
Protein: (30%); 8 g
Fat: (36%); 4 g
Carbohydrates: (34%); 9 g
of which sugar: 2 g
Fiber: 1 g
Sodium: 252 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Computed from the ingredients' USDA data — nothing typed by hand. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable.

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Photo: AI-generated. Nutrition and score are computed from the ingredients with the published formula — this recipe hasn't been kitchen-tested by us yet.