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Stuffed Peppers Instant Pot
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Jack-O-Lantern Stuffed Peppers Instant Pot

Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Additional Time55 minutes
Total Time1 hour 55 minutes
Calories: 403kcal
Author: This Worthey Life

Ingredients

  • 1 cup black beans Dry, no need to soak
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 small onion Diced
  • 1 orange bell pepper cored, seeded, and diced
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 garlic cloves Minced
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 2 small bay leaves
  • 3 cups water
  • ½ lb ground beef
  • 4 orange bell peppers
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese you can also use Colby jack cheese or cheddar cheese
  • Dried parsley For Garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 °F. 
  • Clean the black beans: rinse them and pick out any stones or bad beans. Once done, set aside.
  • Set your Instant Pot to Sauté. Add the olive oil and wait for 5 minutes.
  • Once the olive oil is hot, add the onion, the diced bell pepper, and the salt—Cook and stir for about 5 minutes or softened.
  • Add the minced garlic and sprinkle the cumin, dried oregano, and bay leaves. 
  •  Cook and stir for 1 minute or until softened.
  • Add the beans and cups of water, and stir.
  • Cover and make sure to seal the Instant Pot. Cook on HIGH pressure for 35 minutes. 
  •  Let the steam release naturally when the timer goes off, and remove the lid. 
  • In a large skillet over medium heat, add the ground beef and add salt + black pepper to taste.
  • Use a spatula to break the meat into small pieces and cook until brown.
  •  Add the beans over the cooked meat and combine. Make sure to add some broth from the beans to cover the meat. Cook for 15 minutes over high heat until all the water is consumed. Then, remove the bay leaves and discard them. Let it sit.
  • Cut the top of the bell peppers to form a lid. To make it look like a pumpkin, follow the curves of the upper side of the peppers. Carefully cut the veins inside the peppers and remove them along the seeds using a spoon.
  •  Cut the faces of your bell peppers using a small knife or a cutting tool with a sharp and thin blade. Avoid knives or cutting tools with wide blades in this process. Fresh bell peppers are very moist and easy to break by hand. For this reason, remove the cut pieces slowly to avoid breaking details in your bell pepper's face, like teeth.
  • When the faces of your bell peppers are cut, it is time to fill them with the bean-meat mixture. Using a spoon, fill the bottom of the peppers with the bean mixture at ⅔ of its capacity. 
  •  Then, top your bell peppers with mozzarella cheese.
  • Move your bell peppers and the top of each bell pepper to a baking sheet with lined parchment paper and place them inside the oven. Make sure to lay the pepper tops on the baking sheet and not on the top of the peppers.
  • Bake at 350 °F for about 25 minutes, or until warmed through and peppers soften.
  • Remove the bell peppers from the oven and let them sit for 10 minutes before serving. To serve, sprinkle dried parsley over the top of the melted mozzarella cheese. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 403kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 821mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 15g