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Stuffed Peppers with Broken Meatballs and Rice

Try the meatballs from Rachael's Veal and Pork Meatballs with Mushroom Gravy and Egg Noodles if you don't have a favorite recipe of your own.

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray
Show: Rachael Ray's Week in a Day Episode: Meatlovers' Lane

Photo: Stuffed Peppers with Broken Meatballs and Rice

TOTAL TIME: 1 hr 35 min
Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 15 min
 
YIELD: s: 4 to 6 servings
LEVEL: Easy

ingredients

  • 4 large bell peppers (any color)
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 1 tablespoon EVOO, plus more for drizzling
  • 6 plum tomatoes or small vine-ripened tomatoes
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 fresh red chile pepper
  • 1 red or mild yellow onion
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Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Halve the bell peppers lengthwise and remove the seeds. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with EVOO. Place the peppers cut-side down in a large casserole dish. Cut an X in the hull of each pepper and roast for 20 minutes. Let cool slightly.

Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, grate the tomatoes on the large holes of a box grater, discarding the skins. (You should have about 2 cups.) Grate the garlic, chile pepper and onion into the bowl and season with salt and pepper. Add a drizzle of EVOO and the thyme.

Heat the butter and 1 tablespoon EVOO in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the orzo and toast until golden and fragrant. Add half the tomato sauce and the rice and stir for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the stock and bring to boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover and cook until the rice is tender, 17 to 18 minutes.

Combine the rice mixture, meatballs and 3/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano. Spoon the filling into the peppers and top with the remaining tomato sauce, the remaining cheese and a drizzle of EVOO. Bake until heated through and the tops are browned, about 45 minutes.

Cook's Note: The stuffed peppers can be covered and refrigerated for a make-ahead meal. Bring to room temperature before baking.

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  • on November 28, 2011

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    Well I gotta tell ya sunshine!! this recipe is so delicious that even my 13 year who eats only meat and pizza rolls had two helpings!! The best thing I discovered was the technique for grating the onion and garlic and tomato, holy canoli made this dish taste like it was fresh from the garden! yummo!!

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