Taco Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipe, Best Stuffed Bell Peppers recipe

In this post I’ll be sharing an easy Taco-Stuffed Florida Bell Peppers Recipe

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Who doesn’t love a good easy meal? Especially ones that are great on their own without too much fuss! This Taco Stuffed Florida Bell Peppers Recipe is one of those recipes that can be prepared ahead of time or made in a few simple steps.I love cooking with Florida Bell Peppers, because of their versatility you can it’s simple to incorporate them into recipes. Florida Bell Peppers can add such flavor and color to your recipes.

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Taco Stuffed Florida Bell Peppers Recipe

For this recipe you’ll need:

3 large Florida bell peppers, halved lengthwise, seeds removed
1 pound lean ground beef
1 package taco meat seasoning for 1 pound of ground beef
1 cup onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 Florida tomatoes, diced
12 ounces Colby jack cheese (or your favorite), shredded
1 cup tortilla chips, crushed
salsa and sour cream for garnish
1 teaspoon olive oil
Sea salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste

Directions:

Preheat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Add olive oil to preheated sauté pan.
Add chopped onion to pan and cook until translucent.
Add garlic and ground beef to the cooking onions.
Brown ground beef and drain any excess fat.
Add the taco seasoning mix and diced tomatoes; stir ingredients to combine.
Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
Add about 4 ounces of the cheese to the beef mixture and stir to combine.
Evenly stuff each pepper half with the beef mixture.
Top each stuffed pepper with the rest of the cheese.
Place stuffed peppers on a cookie sheet and bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes.
Remove stuffed peppers from oven and evenly top them with the crushed tortilla chips.
Place the peppers back in the oven for another 5 minutes or until tortilla chip topping is golden brown and filling mixture and cheese are bubbly.
Remove stuffed peppers from oven and let cool slightly.
Serve warm with salsa and sour cream.

*If you’re serving these later, add the tortilla chips topping only when ready to reheat and serve. These may also be served with a side of rice.

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