Best Instant Pot Stuffed Peppers
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4.8
45 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
1 hr
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Servings
6 servings
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Calories
426 kcal
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Course
Main Course
Best Instant Pot Stuffed Peppers
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Instant Pot Stuffed Peppers are made with seasoned ground beef and rice, topped with marinara sauce and melty cheese. They're a great weeknight meal cooked to perfection in a fraction of the time in the Instant Pot.
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Ingredients
Perfect Instant Pot Rice:
- 1 cup basmati rice uncooked
- 2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Stuffed Bell Peppers:
- 5 medium or 4 large bell peppers
- 1 lb ground beef chicken or turkey
- 1 - 1 1/2 cups cooked rice* see notes
- 1 small sweet onion diced
- 1 small tomato diced
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt or more based on preference
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
- 1 cup water
Optional Garnish:
- 8 tablespoons marinara sauce
- 8 tablespoons shredded Mozzarella cheese
- fresh parsley chopped
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Instructions
Perfect Instant Pot Rice:
- Add the rice, olive oil, salt, and 1 cup of water to an Instant Pot-safe dish. Stir to combine. Cover with foil and pinch a few holes, or use my favorite Stackable Pot.
- Add a long-legged trivet to the Instant Pot and the remaining 1 cup of water. Add the pot with the rice onto the trivet.
- Close the lid and pressure cook at High Pressure for 5 minutes + 10 minutes Natural Release. Turn off the heat, release the remaining pressure, and open the lid.
- Carefully remove the dish with the rice from the Instant Pot. Let it stand for 10 minutes, remove the foil, and fluff the rice using 2 forks.
- Measure 1 - 1 1/2 cups of cooked rice for the Stuffed Peppers and store the rest.
- Rinse the Instant Pot stainless steel insert.
Stuffed Peppers:
- Wash the peppers, cut off their tops (I like to keep them to use when serving the peppers), remove the seeds, and clean the inside well by gently removing all the veins.
- You can brown the beef in a skillet or the Instant Pot before mixing it with the rest of the ingredients. I prefer to skip this step and save time using raw ground beef.
- In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients, starting with the ground beef and ending with the chopped parsley. Stir well to combine thoroughly.
- Stuff the prepared peppers equally with the mixture.
Cook:
- Add a trivet with handles to the IP or a steamer basket. Add 1 cup of water and arrange the peppers onto the trivet.
- Close the lid and pressure cook at High Pressure for 7 minutes + 5 minutes Natural Release. Turn off the heat. Release the remaining pressure manually and carefully open the lid.
- Using the trivet or steamer basket handles, carefully remove the peppers from the pot.
Optional Garnish and Broiling:
- Turn on the oven broiler.
- Add stuffed peppers to a baking dish.
- Top each pepper with two tablespoons of marinara sauce and two tablespoons of shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Transfer the baking dish to the oven under the broiler and cook for 1-2 minutes until the cheese is fully melted.
- Remove from oven, garnish with freshly chopped parsley, and serve.
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Notes
- *The recipe makes enough mixture to stuff 4-5 large bell peppers. You can cook them in batches, if you have more medium bell peppers that won't fit all in the Instant Pot. To make less filling, just enough to stuff 4 medium bell peppers, either use 1 cup of cooked rice instead of two, or use less ground beef, instead of 1 lb.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
0g
Calories
426kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
55g
(18%)
Protein
23g
(46%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Cholesterol
69mg
(23%)
Sodium
651mg
(27%)
Potassium
727mg
(21%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
3835IU
(77%)
Vitamin C
136.6mg
(152%)
Calcium
173mg
(17%)
Iron
3.4mg
(19%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 426 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0g | |
| Calories | 426kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 55g | 18% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 69mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 651mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 727mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 3835IU | 77% |
| Vitamin C | 136.6mg | 152% |
| Calcium | 173mg | 17% |
| Iron | 3.4mg | 19% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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