One pan stuffed pepper casserole

• Hi. The below recipe is as is in all recipes.  I adjusted recipe and ingredients to my liking.  They were almost spot on.
  
  
  ***Note: I par cooked my rice before adding it to sauce mixture.
  
  
  ****Also make note I substituted crushed tomatoes for what was called for and used green peppers as it was all I had available.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This was definitely delicious.  A little thinner than if I had cooked the rice in the sauce.  I personally prefer  a casserole looser than too thick. This is Very similar to stuffed pepper soup. 
• If I had cooked the rice in the sauce as the recipe called for it would have been more casserole like.
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  1 tablespoon olive oil

• 1 pound ground beef

• 1 onion, diced

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

  
  

  • 3 cloves garlic, minced

  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt

  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika

  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

  • 1 pinch cayenne

  • 2 green bell peppers, seeded, cut into 1-inch pieces

  • 1 red bell peppers, seeded, cut into 1-inch pieces

  • 1 orange bell pepper, seeded, cut into 1-inch pieces

  • 1 cup raw basmati or other long grain white rice

  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

     2 cups tomato sauce or puree

  • Note: I used crushed tomatoes 

  • 1 1/2 cups beef broth 

  • 6 ounces Cheddar cheese, shredded, divided( I used a cheese blend and it was milder than a cheddar.  Delish!

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees .  I baked mine at 350° since my rice was par cooked.

1. Place an ovenproof pan over high heat, add olive oil, then the beef, and a big pinch of salt, and cook for about 1 minute, breaking the meat into smaller pieces. Add onions, and continue cooking, crumbling the meat, until it starts to brown and onions turn translucent. about 5 minutes. Brown the meat deeply for the best flavor.

2. Reduce heat to medium-high, or to medium if the pan seems very hot, and add butter and garlic. Cook, stirring, until butter melts, about 1 minute. Add black pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and cayenne. Cook and stir for about 1 minute. Add bell peppers, and cook and stir until just heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.

3. Add rice and stir until it is coated with the fats from the pan, about 1 minute. Add remaining salt, Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, and beef broth, and raise the heat to high. Stir together and wait for the mixture to simmer. Turn off heat, and sprinkle with some of the cheese, saving about 1/2 cup for the top. Use a spoon to poke and stir the cheese in evenly. Cover the pan tightly.

   
   

   Note; Cooking time for me was 30 minutes covered.  Allow to set and add about 1/4 cup mixed cheese blend!

4. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven, uncover, and check rice for tenderness in a few spots. If rice is not tender, cover and continue to bake. Once rice is tender, remove the casserole, uncover, sprinkle over the rest of the cheese, and turn on the oven’s broiler. 

   
   

   Adapted my recipe to All recipes. 

My little update Spring 2026

Feeling SPRING’

 

Breaded Pork chops

2 thick pork chops ( bone in)

2 eggs beaten well with little water (2 tsp.)

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

Italian bread crumbs 

Vegetable oil 

Butter

Dip pork chops in egg then breadcrumbs and back in eggs and breadcrumbs.  ( Double dipping for a nice breading)

Place oil and butter in large pan and heat.  Place pork chops in heated pan on medium heat.  Brown on each side.  When browned and sizzling add several tablespoons water and cover. Cook on low heat for about 15 minutes.

Enjoy!

Candied sweet potatoes and buttered limas as our sides.

 

 

It's never too late

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In front of me was a couple mid 70s to late 70s. He was using a walker and she was standing next to him. Minding my own business but I did overhear the clerk talking to the couple before me. The clerk clearly said to them; "are you still moving in together"? They had like a few items in their cart and they said yes.

The clerk wished them the very best of luck and it was so nice to see happiness on their faces.

With so much sadness going on in the world I wanted to share this story.

It certainly brought a wide smile to my face, and I hope it does to yours.

Where there is life there is hope.

Fondly,

Simple and easy to make sausage bake

Boy was this easy!

All you need is a:

11”x9” baking dish or 9 x13”.

Cooking spray to coat bottom of baking dish

1 lb.  Bulk hot or sweet sausage 

8 oz. Softened cream cheese

2 pkgs. crescent dinner rolls 

Preheat oven to 350°. Spray with cooking oil the bottom of a 9 x 11” baking dish.  

In a large pan over a medium high heat cook and stir sausage until  brown and crumbly.  Drain and discard grease add  softened cream cheese until It is combined.

Roll Crescent roll dough from one can into the bottom of a prepared baking dish without separating. 

Bake in a preheat 350°oven for about five minutes. 

Remove from oven ,spread sausage mixture over baked crescent roll.  Place the other roll on top.

Continue baking until the top layer is golden brown about 10 to 12 minutes. Check after 8  minutes. 

Note: mine never got brown so I removed from oven in about 10 minutes .  I knew it was ready because the edges were brown .  It was perfect.  I sprinkled a little dried parsley for presentation.

I served with a nice wine vinegar and oil dressing.  It was the perfect choice since I used HOT SAUSAGE 

Enjoy.

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