<div>If you're craving stuffed bell peppers but short on time, this stuffed pepper casserole brings together all the beloved flavors of the classic dish in a quick, easy-to-make casserole that's perfect for busy weeknights.</div>

Inside-Out Stuffed Peppers

beef

onion

green pepper, chopped

rice

water

Worcestershire sauce

salt

pepper

cheddar cheese

Preheat oven and cook beef

Preheat the oven to 350°F. While the oven is preheating, cook the beef in a large skillet over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain thoroughly, then transfer the meat to a greased 2 quart casserole dish.

Prepare vegetables

Next, chop the onion, green bell pepper and stewed tomatoes and add them to the beef. Add uncooked long-grain rice, water, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.

Cover and bake

After all the ingredients have been added to the casserole dish, cover and bake until the rice is tender for about one hour. Uncover and sprinkle with the shredded cheddar cheese. Cook until the cheese has melted (this should take an additional five minutes).

I made this for dinner tonight; it was very good. Like others suggested below, I cooked the rice first. I used fire roasted diced tomatoes instead of stewed tomatoes, and I added a small can of V8. I’ll make this again. We enjoyed it.

I have made a similar recipe for years. In my family I cook the beef, bell pepper, onions, and a couple cloves of garlic together. I also fully cook the brown rice. I then mix everything together with a can of cheddar cheese soup and some milk. I place everything in a casserole dish and top with American cheese and bake. My kids have always loved it and now my grandkids too. I would prefer to add tomatoes but my family likes it without them.

Loved this!! It’s just like stuffed peppers without all those steps. I’m all for all in one pot meals and this delivers. The only thing I added is I felt it needed the red gravy that stuffed peppers sit in. After reading recipes and checking what I had on hand, undiluted tomato soup warmed on the side and added to the top of each plate was just what it needed. Also next time I make this, I’ll just stir the ingredients together before adding to my casserole dish and baking. Highly recommend trying this.

Cook the rice 1st or use instant rice. 👎

I made this and although it was good, it was so very bland. I had to add Cajun seasoning and V-8 plus the water and more rice was definitely needed and I used instant rice and it was. Other than that it was a solid recipe just needed a little tweaking :)

I made it for a potluck at work & doubled the recipe. I added seasonings to my hamburger meat as I cooked it, and I'm thankful because it would've been very bland otherwise. Needed more water than the 1 cup doubling the recipe would call for & needed to cook for about 2 1/2 hours. Next time, I will cook the veggies with the meat, cook the rice, & join it all in a casserole dish & let cook in the oven for a bit to let the flavors mesh & then the 5 mins for the cheese. Overall ok recipe needs a lot of modifications

This was very good, really did really taste like a stuffed pepper.  I followed another reviewer and made the following changes.  Cooked the rice ahead of time, fried the hamburger with 2 cloves of garlic, 2 chopped orange peppers and 1 chopped onion.  Added 1 finely chopped tomato, a can of cream of cheddar cheese soup, 1 tbsp worchestershire, 1/2 tsp. pepper, 1/2 tsp. cajun seasoning, 1/4 tsp. salt.  Topped with a cup of tex mex shredded cheese and baked for 45 minutes.  A keeper for sure!

First time trying this recipe. I sautéed the onion & bell peppers with the ground meat & added the canned tomatoes & a small can of tomato sauce to the skillet mixture. Used Basmati rice for extra flavor. Had one packet of sesame garlic veggie roasting seasoning & added it to the skillet mixture with the Worcestershire sauce. Will add a bit more shredded cheese on top but this is a new favorite! Love it!

As well all do, we try to follow the recipe, which I did, but when reading some of the posts saying it was a bit dry, I decided to add my own little kick. I add basil and oregano tomato dices, it gave it a little extra flavor, added Italian seasoning to the hamburger while cooking, and I also poured regular spaghetti sauce on top before the cheese. My husband LOVED it and it truly tasted like stuffed peppers.

Everyone enjoyed this & it was so easy to put together. Will do again but will add a little tomato sauce, A little dry but had great favor.

The original recipe needed more salt and/or other spices if you want this to be tastier. I doubled the meat and the rice and already doubled the amount of salt and pepper including the Worcestershire sauce but still came out bland.  Next time when I cook ground beef, I will put my spices to it so I can adjust the taste rather than following the procedure on the recipe.

Really good. This tastes just like a stuffed pepper, which I love, but my husband doesn’t like!  This satisfies my craving for a childhood favorite, and the whole family likes this,

I like stuffed peppers but this is easier.  The rice does cook for me if I add enough liquid; lately I've taken to adding a small can of V-8 or tomato juice in addition to the amount of water called for in the original recipe.  This extra liquid seems to do the trick with the rice and adds a little extra flavor.  Good recipe!

I have been making this recipe for over 20 years and my husband and I love it.  I do use V-8 juice for part of the liquid which gives it a great flavor.  For those who don't like a lot of green pepper, you just cut back on the amount of green pepper.  One day my husband saw a recipe for taco style stuffed green peppers, so I combined that recipe with this casserole and he loved it, so the recipe is versatile.  We're still loving it after over 20 years.

I was looking for a recipe like this.  It is easier to make, eat, and reheat from frozen.  I use all the colors of peppers, and it looks nice and colorful.  I use the equivalent of 2 or more large peppers.

The first time I made this, the rice didn't cook. I solved that problem by using instant rice. Also, as one other commentor did, I used salsa instead of tomatoes, and I used 2 full cups instead of 14 ounces. I also added my own personal chilli seasoning. Finally, I used sharp cheddar, or as we call it in Canada, old cheddar. I always do that. Easy changes, and much better than assembling stuffed peppers!  Nevertheless, great base recipe!

I must make this nearly every week!  It is a simple and delicious casserole -- great for a weeknight meal when served with a salad.  I did find that it needs a little bit more salt and seasoning.

I have been making this recipe for years. What drew me to it was how easy it  is. To make it even easier and a one pot dish, brown the ground beef in an oven proof dutch oven. As my family has grown I have adapted the recipe. I now use 2 pounds of ground beef and I use 2 (14.5 ounce) cans of diced tomatoes instead of one can of stewed tomatoes

I ended up using sausage instead of hamburger, cooked the rice beforehand, and then baked for only 30 minutes. VERY good.

This was delish!  I changed a few things after reading reviews.  I cooked and used brown rice first.  Used ground pork and diced chili seasoned diced tomatoes.  A real comfort food casserole.

Super delicious and Super easy! My entire family loved it.

It taste good but following the recipe I cannot get the rice to cook through and failed 2 times. I ended up adding more water and cook longer on stove.

inside-out stuffed peppers

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hours, 5 minutes

Total: 1 hours, 20 minutes

Servings: 6

Author : Tana Baer

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