Stuffed peppers is a huge favorite in this house, but one that doesn't happen often. (I prefer my Grandmother's and if she doesn't cook them, I don't eat them lol.) So when I found this gem, I was very excited to try it because I also love cheesesteak.
And this was the end result:
I did change things up a little though instead of thinly sliced roast beef I used SteakUms (in the package there is two slices of meat per paper, I used 6 of those so 12 slices total) and I don't like mushrooms so I left those out. I also added a little bit of mayo on top of the first layer of cheese and omited the garlic, butter and olive oil.
INGREDIENTS
8 Slices Provolone Cheese
2 Large Green Bell Peppers
1 Medium Sweet Onion
Salt and Pepper – to taste
2 Tsp Mayo
DIRECTIONS
Slice peppers in half lengthwise, remove ribs and seeds.
Slice onions. Saute over medium heat with meat and a little salt and pepper. Saute until onions are tender and meat is no longer pink.
Preheat oven to 400* ( I stuck the peppers in the oven while it preheated because the first batch I made before Hubby got home, weren't as tender as I like and I didn't want to burn or over cook them by adding longer cook time once stuffed. Once the meat was done I took them out and stuffed them).
Line the inside of each pepper with a slice of provolone cheese.
Fill each pepper with meat mixture until they are nearly overflowing.
Top each pepper with another slice of provolone cheese.
Bake for 15-20 minutes until the cheese on top is golden brown.
Recipe modified from http://www.quickneasyrecipes.net/philly-cheesesteak-stuffed-bell-peppers/
They turned out delicious. Hubby said, "It's filling and tastes better then a cheesesteak sub, unless we are talking a REAL Philly Cheesesteak", which if you know my husband, that's saying alot. He likes his carbs/breads. One kiddo (Blake) did not love the peppers but ate the filling - by golly I think I found ONE thing this kid doesn't eat. Addison on the other hand ate almost all of hers.
I am also looking for meals that can freeze or cook in the crockpot - these stuffed peppers do not fall into that category but they seriously were so simple to make that I think we'll be seeing more of in this house. My goal with all of this is to eat out less even when our schedules get busy or things get a little complicated with the kiddos, because let me be really honest... some nights trying to cook and entertain them can get interesting.
Follow along as I will be posting more recipes that we're trying hopefully we all won't be disappointed. And PLEASE feel free to share some of your favs too!
