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Instant Pot Stuffed Peppers
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Instant Pot Stuffed Peppers

Instant Pot stuffed peppers are flavorful, comforting and cheesy. The perfect blend of herbs, spices and meat creates the dinner you cannot have enough of. Gluten-free and high protein.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Pressure release7 minutes
Total Time37 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: instant pot stuffed bell peppers, instant pot stuffed peppers, stuffed peppers in instant pot
Servings: 5 stuffed bell peppers

Equipment

Ingredients

Stuffing

  • 1 lb ground beef *
  • 1 small white onion diced
  • 1 small tomato diced
  • 5 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 cup basmati rice cooked
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped

Bell Peppers

  • 5 bell peppers
  • 1 cup water

For Topping

Instructions

Stuffing

  • Combine all of the stuffing ingredients in a large bowl.

Bell Peppers

  • Cut off the tops of your bell peppers, remove the seeds and all the veins. Give them a good wash.
  • Stuff each pepper with the stuffing. Make sure it’s packed to use up all of the meat.
  • Add the trivet into an instant pot, place your stuffed peppers, and pour in 1 cup of water in the middle without touching the peppers.
  • Close the lid, make sure it’s set to sealing, and pressure cook on high pressure for 7 minutes. Let it naturally release for another 7 minutes before manually releasing the rest of the pressure.
  • Using the handles of trivets, remove your stuffed peppers.

For Topping

  • Turn on the oven broiler.
  • Add around 1 tbsp of Bolognese sauce on top of each stuffed pepper. Sprinkled with shredded mozzarella.
  • Broil for 2-3 minutes until the cheese has melted.
  • Sprinkle with some chopped fresh parsley before serving.
  • Have these with your favorite tomato sauce!

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Notes

*Use raw ground beef to mix with other ingredients, the beef will fully cook inside the instant pot. However, you can also brown it on a frying pan before mixing it with other ingredients as well. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1 stuffed bell pepper (13 oz) | Calories: 401kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 9.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9.8g | Trans Fat: 1.2g | Cholesterol: 80mg | Sodium: 467mg | Potassium: 709.1mg | Fiber: 2.7g | Sugar: 5.5g | Calcium: 190mg | Iron: 4mg