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    Home » Recipes » Crockpot

    Crockpot Stuffed Green Peppers

    Published: Jan 6, 2014 · Modified: Jan 5, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Here is a great way to make Stuffed Green Peppers using your crockpot!

    If you love green peppers then you need to try this recipe for Crockpot Stuffed Green Peppers! You can put everything in the crockpot in the morning, let it cook on low all day and come home to a complete dinner that is ready to go.  Growing up my Mom made these in the oven so this twist on the traditional recipe is one that I love.  Being able to prep dinner quickly is so important because I am so busy.

    This meal was so easy to prepare and I had on the ingredients in my fridge and pantry. My husband and I loved the stuffed green peppers, my boys not so much. But I am sure as they get older they will!  As I recall, I wasn't a huge fan of them when I was a child either.  Now, I love them!

    Crockpot Green Stuffed Peppers are amazing! So simple to cook in your crockpot!

    To prepare simply cut the top off and remove seeds from green peppers, wash and set aside.  Combine the ground beef, oatmeal, uncooked rice, onion, carrot, salt and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Stuff each pepper about ⅔ full (rice will need room to swell up). Stand the peppers side-by-side in the bottom of the slow cooker. Pour water in crockpot (not over the green peppers).

    Finally, pour the tomato sauce evenly over the peppers.  Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.  When you are ready to serve, if desired sprinkle cheese over the tops, place lid on crockpot and wait five minutes for cheese to melt.  I think it makes the perfect stuffed green pepper!

    This recipe for crockpot stuffed green peppers is naturally gluten free!  I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

    Crockpot Stuffed Green Peppers

    4 from 6 votes
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    Course: Crockpot
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 6 hours
    Total Time: 6 hours 10 minutes
    Servings: 4 -6
    Author: Adapted from Momswhothink.com

    Ingredients

    • 6 large green bell peppers
    • 1 pound lean ground beef
    • ¼ cup oatmeal
    • ¼ cup long grain white rice uncooked
    • 1 large onion finely chopped
    • 1 large carrot shredded
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon pepper
    • 2 small cans tomato sauce
    • 1 cup water
    • ½ cup shredded cheese

    Instructions

    • Cut the top off and remove seeds from green peppers.
    • Wash and set aside.
    • Combine ground beef, oatmeal, uncooked rice, onion, carrot, salt and pepper in a large mixing bowl.
    • Stuff each pepper about ⅔ full (rice will need room to swell up).
    • Stand the peppers side-by-side in the slow cooker.
    • Pour water in crockpot ( not over the green peppers).
    • Pour the tomato sauce evenly over the peppers.
    • Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
    • If desired sprinkle cheese over the tops, place lid on crockpot and wait five minutes for cheese to melt.
    • Serve and enjoy.
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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Maralea

      January 07, 2014 at 2:47 pm

      My husband and I love Stuffed a Green Peppers! I can't wait to try them like this using the crockpot!

      Reply
    2. Cristen

      March 01, 2014 at 9:25 pm

      My hubby can not have anything with tomatoes, what would be a good substitution?

      Reply
      • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

        March 02, 2014 at 9:04 pm

        You could use any vegetable puree - red peppers, pumpkin, carrot - hope this helps

        Reply
    3. nikkib

      March 03, 2014 at 2:35 pm

      If you use uncooked meat is there a lot of grease inside the peppers?

      Reply
      • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

        March 04, 2014 at 10:10 pm

        Nope no grease! 🙂

        Reply
      • Stephanie@StockpilingMoms

        April 04, 2014 at 11:15 am

        I had no grease because I used LEAN ground beef.

        Reply
      • janice ciravola

        August 28, 2014 at 4:16 pm

        I use ground turkey iy works great.

        Reply
    4. Emma Jantz

      March 16, 2014 at 9:02 pm

      Hi! I've never had stuffed green peppers and am looking forward to trying this recipe. I only need to feed myself and one other person; to fill two peppers would you just divide filling ingredients in half? Thanks!

      Reply
      • Ana

        March 31, 2014 at 6:58 pm

        I'd use only a third if you're going to make only 2 peppers. Or you can always make the whole recipe, fill 2-3 peppers and freeze the rest of the meat for later use.

        Reply
      • kris

        June 01, 2014 at 2:16 pm

        they will freeze really well. make the whole recipe and freeze the leftovers for another time.

        Reply
    5. vivien

      March 18, 2014 at 1:39 pm

      2 stars
      I followed the directions, actually left the peppers in the slow cooker for over 8 hours since I got off work late. I substituted ground turkey since we don't keep beef I. The house. The meat was cooked, but the rice never cooked. Where do you think I went wrong? I assume it was bc there was no water inside the bell peppers to cook the rice. Thoughts?

      Reply
      • Stephanie@StockpilingMoms

        April 04, 2014 at 11:10 am

        I'm not sure as to why your rice didn't cook but you can precook it next time to see if that helps!

        Reply
        • kris

          June 01, 2014 at 2:20 pm

          probably because there is not a lot of grease in the turkey - I would make the rice as Stephanie suggested

          Reply
    6. Ana

      March 31, 2014 at 6:56 pm

      4 stars
      I have tried this and overall love it. I usually precook rice but didn't this time and must say I like them precooked better. I also only used 3/4 cup of rice instead of full cup and that was still to much. I didn't have tomato sauce so I used one of the big cans of tomato puree and I added more water, maybe another half to 3/4 can. It turned great.

      Reply
    7. Deb

      April 03, 2014 at 8:49 am

      What size cans of tomato sauce ( how many ounces)?

      Reply
      • Stephanie@StockpilingMoms

        April 04, 2014 at 11:09 am

        Small cans of tomato sauce I believe they are 8oz or you can use 1 large can of tomato sauce.

        Reply
    8. Heidi

      April 09, 2014 at 11:15 am

      I was disappointed in the stuffed peppers. My rice did not cook at all. You should specify that the rice should be cooked.

      Reply
      • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

        April 09, 2014 at 2:39 pm

        We did NOT cook our rice before placing in the crockpot.

        Reply
      • Gina

        August 17, 2015 at 10:53 am

        Use minute rice(uncooked) it works perfectly.

        Reply
    9. Megan

      June 19, 2014 at 2:42 pm

      I used instant white rice and it turned out just fine. But if you're still worried about how the rice will turn out, precook it.

      Reply
    10. Delisa

      July 15, 2014 at 3:53 pm

      What would be a good side to serve with these?

      Reply
      • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

        July 16, 2014 at 6:33 pm

        You can serve with a salad and bread sticks with them.

        Reply
    11. Danica

      October 28, 2014 at 2:12 pm

      If this is to much would you recommend cooking before freezing? Or just freezing after prepared?

      Reply
      • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

        October 29, 2014 at 2:54 pm

        You can do either way with this recipe. I normally cook and then freeze personally.

        Reply
    12. Patricialynn

      February 03, 2015 at 10:36 am

      I will be trying this 🙂

      Reply
    13. Yvi

      February 22, 2015 at 12:21 pm

      4 stars
      I tried your recipe out today. I used to love stuffed peppers when my mom made them ! They turned out good. I also used the juice in the crockpot and mixed it up with some tomato past and spices to make a creamy sauce and served them with some goat cheese. Thanks for sharing 🙂

      Reply
    14. Stephanie

      June 02, 2015 at 9:02 pm

      These were good. I left out the rice. We had rice , rolls and black eyed peas as sides

      Reply
    15. Gina

      August 17, 2015 at 10:51 am

      5 stars
      This was an awesome receipe. Only I used breadcrumbs instead of oatmeal cause I had none. Came out perfect and such an easy clean up. My husband said this was a keeper! Thank you♡♡♡

      Reply
    16. Katy

      August 25, 2015 at 11:43 am

      I made these ahead of time last night and put them in the crockpot this morning, for when we get home from work tonight! I used a pound of ground venison (hubs is a hunter and got a huge buck last season so we haven't bought meat all year). A full large chopped onion was WAY too much for my tastes, so I only used about 1/4 cup of chopped onion. The filling made the perfect amount for me to stuff FOUR peppers, not the six as directed. I also added some garlic powder in addition to salt & pepper. Can't wait to get home and see how everything turns out! Thanks for sharing this recipe.

      Reply
    17. Bailey

      August 27, 2015 at 3:05 pm

      4 stars
      Trying this tonight with ground turkey!
      Didn't precook the rice so hoping it will still turn out though.
      Thanks!

      Reply
    18. Brooke Saron

      January 29, 2018 at 7:34 pm

      5 stars
      These were really good, but 1 lb. of beef was not enough. Maybe I just had unusually large green peppers? Next time I'll double the beef and rice.

      Reply
    19. Nora Van Doninck

      August 07, 2021 at 10:26 am

      Can I use sweet peppers instead? I hate green peppers. Thanks, Nora

      Reply
      • Melissa Jennings

        August 14, 2021 at 3:07 pm

        Sure!

        Reply

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