Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers

Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers are the ultimate easy weeknight dinner for busy families. It only takes 15 minutes to prep this complete meal, then the crockpot does the rest! It's a perfect cozy and nutritious comfort food that makes feeding your family stress-free and delicious.

📝 Ingredients

• 6 bell peppers
• 1 1/2 pounds 93% lean ground beef
• 1 1/2 cups cooked rice
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsely
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 24 ounces marinara sauce ((1 jar))

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Cut the tops off of the bell peppers and remove any seeds and ribs from inside the peppers, leaving a hollow shell.
2. 2In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, cooked rice, parmesan cheese, parsley, garlic, salt, pepper and oregano. Use your hands to work the mixture until everything is evenly distributed.
3. 3Use a fork to punch holes in the bottom of each pepper then stuff ⅙ of the meat mixture in each hollowed bell pepper.
4. 4Pour about ¾ of the marinara sauce in the bottom of the slow cooker. Place each pepper upright in the slow cooker on top of the sauce. Then Top each pepper with the remaining sauce.
5. 5Cook on low for 3-4 hours or until cooked through (160˚F internal temperature.) Once done, remove the peppers and serve on a bed of the marinara sauce from the bottom of the crockpot.