Jack-O’-Lantern Stuffed Peppers
Jack-O’-Lantern Stuffed Peppers feature orange bell peppers carved with spooky faces and filled with seasoned ground beef, rice, black beans, corn, and melted cheddar cheese.
4
servings30
minutes40
minutes350
kcal1
hour10
minutesIngredients
4 large orange bell peppers
1 cup cooked rice
0.5 pound ground beef
1 cup black beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup corn kernels
1 cup salsa
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
to taste salt and pepper
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 degrees Celsius) and prepare a baking dish by lightly greasing it.
- Carefully cut the tops off the orange bell peppers and remove the seeds and membranes, creating a hollow cavity inside.
- Using a small knife, carve jack-o’-lantern faces into one side of each bell pepper, being careful not to cut through completely.
- In a skillet over medium heat, cook the ground beef until it is no longer pink, then drain any excess fat.
- Combine cooked beef, rice, black beans, corn, salsa, chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper in a large mixing bowl.
- Fill each carved pepper with the beef and rice mixture, packing it tightly to ensure even cooking and thorough flavor.
- Place the filled peppers upright in the prepared baking dish, arranging them so they are slightly touching each other.
- Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, until peppers are tender.
- Remove the foil and sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese over the top of each pepper, then bake for an additional 5 to 10 minutes.
- Let the stuffed peppers cool slightly before serving, as the filling will be very hot immediately after baking.
Nutrition Facts
- Total number of serves: 4
- Calories: 350kcal
- Cholesterol: 0mg
- Sodium: 620mg
- Potassium: 400mg
- Sugar: 8g
- Protein: 6g
- Calcium: 60mg
- Iron: 2mg
These Jack-O’-Lantern Stuffed Peppers turn a healthy dinner into a festive Halloween celebration that’s as fun to make as it is to eat. Bright orange bell peppers are carved with jack-o’-lantern faces, then filled with a hearty mixture of seasoned ground beef, fluffy rice, black beans, and sweet corn kernels. The southwestern-spiced filling gets topped with melted cheddar cheese that creates a deliciously gooey finish, making this a dish that’s both nutritious and entertaining for kids and adults alike.
