These Crock Pot Mexican Stuffed Bell Peppers are easy and delicious, and you don’t need to turn on the stove or the oven to prepare them. Just chop and mix and they are ready to go.One of my absolute favorite cookbooks is Slow Cooker Revolution
In a large mixing bowl, combine one pound of uncooked ground beef, onion/enchilada sauce mixture, diced bell peppers, 1 cup of shredded jack cheese, 3/4 cup of cooked mexican style rice, 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper.
Fill bell peppers with ground beef mixture and top with more cheese. Don’t forget that you need to have the water at the bottom of the crock pot.
Cook on low for about 6 hours.
The bell peppers are soft, but not too soft, and the filling is so flavorful. I kept my bell peppers kid friendly, but you can bump up the flavor by adding a little canned chipotle chile in adobo if you want more spice!
We topped ours with a little bit of sour cream and green onion, and had a simple salad on the side.
Crock Pot Mexican Stuffed Bell Peppers
adapted from Slow Cooker Revolution
Serves 4
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 6 hours
Ingredients
4 bell peppers
1 pound of 85 percent lean ground beef
1/2 of a yellow onion, diced
1 cup of canned enchilada sauce
1 1/4 cup of shredded jack cheese
3/4 cup of cooked (leftover) mexican rice
salt and pepper
sour cream and diced green onion for toppings
Directions
1. Finely dice a 1/2 of a yellow onion. Pour a cup of prepared enchilada sauce into a heat proof measuring cup and add diced onion. Heat the onion/enchilada sauce mixture in the microwave for about 5 minutes to soften onions.
2. Cut the tops off of four bell peppers. Remove stems and seeds and dice the tops of the bell peppers.
3. Pour 1/3 of a cup of water into the bottom of the crock pot and nestle bell peppers in.
4. In a large mixing bowl, combine one pound of uncooked ground beef, onion/enchilada sauce mixture, diced bell peppers, 1 cup of shredded jack cheese, 3/4 cup of cooked rice, 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper.
5. Fill bell peppers with ground beef mixture and top with more cheese.
6. Cook on low for about 6 hours. You can test mixture with meat thermometer for doneness. It should be cooked to 160 degrees.
Note: You must used pre-cooked rice. I used leftover mexican rice, but you can also use cooked white rice. Just bump up your seasoning so that the mixture is not too bland. You can add chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, chipotle in adobo. Whatever sounds good to you!
Thank you for reading!
Melissa
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Brandi
June 22, 2012 at 3:44 pmGreat recipe! My husband just bought a bunch of green peppers, now I know what to do with them. Thank-you and have a great weekend!
Ellen B Cookery
June 22, 2012 at 5:00 pmWow! These look fantastic! What a great idea, using the a slow cooker during this heat wave!
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June 23, 2012 at 4:03 pmoye!! these looks soooo good! totally pinning for a future dinner! thanks a ton for sharing…chat soon
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Teacher-Chef
June 25, 2012 at 4:28 pmYUM 🙂 and to make this vegetarian with some tasty re-fried beans! Love my Crock Pot in the summer, making this today
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Katie
July 4, 2012 at 3:04 amThese sound so tasty. I want to make them for my boyfriend and I!
Pamela
July 18, 2012 at 4:49 pmI am making these today! they looks so pretty!
Emjy
August 14, 2012 at 4:00 amThese look delicious and I’m definitely going to try them but hubby doesn’t like bell peppers…any tips on something else i could bake them in??? Trying to think of something that would not go soggy in the water….
Thanks 🙂
Sabrina Stark
April 14, 2019 at 7:49 pmI would use squash. Or tomatoes and omit the water.
Suzanne
August 18, 2012 at 5:55 pmI really like this idea and the recipes that popped up related it it. I also appreciate the suggestion about the crock pot cookbook. Thank you!
Anonymous
September 18, 2012 at 1:56 amCould someone post a recipe for Mexican rice pls?
Teresha Aird
October 3, 2012 at 5:45 amThere are hundreds of ways to make Mexican rice. My version (depeding on what I’ve got in the fridge) is to soak and then dry the rice (I use basmati), heat a bit of oil in the pot, add whole cumin seeds and let them pop. Then add smoked paprika, cumin powder, corriander powder, garlic powder and chili powder if you like it hot. Give it a quick mix, add the rice, mix it up and then add the water (1 3/4 cup water for 1 cup rice). Bring to a boil and turn down as low as possible so that it’s almost just steaming. When you think it’s done remove from the stove, cover with a tea towel and put hte lid back on so that the steam gets trapped in the tea towel. This helps to finish the cooking perfectly.
Melissa @ No. 2 Pencil
October 5, 2012 at 3:20 pmThanks for sharing this recipe! Sounds wonderful!
MinerThoughts
October 5, 2012 at 1:52 pmWhat size crock pot are you using?
Melissa @ No. 2 Pencil
October 5, 2012 at 3:22 pmIt’s a 5 quart Crock Pot and fits 4 peppers perfectly.
FitMommaD
October 9, 2012 at 2:25 pmi just wanted to say thank you for sharing this recipe!! it inspired me to start using my crock pot more this last week! i never knew how good stuffed bell peppers were in the crock pot 🙂 i shared, and linked back to you, your yummy meal and my tweak on it <3 thanks for sharing!
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CJ @ Morsels of Life
October 17, 2012 at 12:06 amThese look so good! Luckily, I just bought some bell peppers, and I know exactly what I’m making now. 🙂
Jenni Smith
November 12, 2012 at 12:44 amThese are sooooo good! Even my picky 10 year old loved them! Thank you!
Better Health Today
November 16, 2012 at 7:15 pmYes! This is dinner tonight, thank you so much for what looks and sounds like a great recipe. We have a garden and just picked fresh bell peppers.
Mari C.
November 21, 2012 at 10:08 pmI didnt plan too good and I am just now putting this in the crock pot! Is there any way I can cook this on high and it still come out the same???
Melissa @ No. 2 Pencil
November 21, 2012 at 10:14 pmI think you will be good if you do 4 hours on high!
naomi
November 23, 2012 at 8:41 pmI am going to make this tonight. Might get some Smart Ground to make mine vegetarian, and will also look for organic ground beef to use in my kids’ peppers.
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December 8, 2012 at 10:34 pmIf I wanted to use this recipe in the oven would I just cook the meat before I put it in and then combine everything in the skillet? How long would you think it would need to cook in the oven?
Melissa @ No. 2 Pencil
December 10, 2012 at 7:56 pmHmm, I think you could just adapt it the way it is and cook tightly covered in the oven. Make sure to include the water! You’ll have to experiment with time and temp, and I would use a meat thermometer to make sure the meat is cooked through.
Rachael
December 11, 2012 at 3:01 amI just made this today and it was to-die for; the meat was so tender and the flavors were amazing. I too hate having to “prepare” meat for the Crock Pot – what the heck am I using it for if everything is already cooked before it goes in the Pot?! Anyways…I added a jalapeno (seeded) to half of the recipe for some spicy, some not. However – this made WAY more than four servings. I had big peppers, too! Thankfully I had two additional on hand and they all fit in the Crock Pot. I don’t think I’ll ever try another stuffed pepper recipe – thank you!!
Cat
December 28, 2012 at 3:50 pmThese are in the crock pot right now! I can’t wait to try them tonight! thank you for sharing!!
Leanne
January 2, 2013 at 2:31 pmJust found this on pinterest, and I can’t wait to make it for dinner! (I think I’m heading to the store so I can make it tonight!) New follower now, and I can’t wait to see what other recipes I can borrow from you! 😉 LOVE IT!
Patricia Truscott
January 6, 2013 at 5:13 pmFound this on Pinterest as well and have just put them in the slow cooker. I normally follow recipes to a T the first time I make them, but I’m trying to incorporate more veggies into meals. Instead of the rice I put grated zucchini, cabbage and carrot so I hope it tastes good! Thanks for the awesome recipe!
Melissa @ No. 2 Pencil
January 10, 2013 at 2:18 amSounds wonderful!!!
Janice
January 24, 2013 at 1:18 amMy husband was just asking for stuffed peppers for dinner. I’m going to try these for him! Thanks for posting.
katie
March 5, 2013 at 2:03 pmI love this recipe! I make stuffed peppers often but never think to make them in the crock pot! Oh man… trying this stat! 😉
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Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
March 5, 2013 at 3:55 pmStuffed peppers are one of my favorite dinners! LOVE this recipe!
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Mackenzie
March 6, 2013 at 7:55 pmLove stuffed peppers and these look delicious! I love that you made them Mexican flavored… need to try this!
Mackenzie 🙂
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Karly
March 8, 2013 at 7:48 amOh my goodness, I’m totally making these! I love Mexican food and these look so fun and easy!
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Lisa
March 27, 2013 at 1:46 pmI am a huge stuffed pepper lover! A trick I learned from my mom was to sprinkle a little sugar on the inside of the pepper before you stuff them and the have a nicer taste. I have never tried Mexing them up and will have to give this recipe a go:)
Christine
March 29, 2013 at 3:19 amThank you – will give these a go 🙂
Tonia@thegunnysack
April 17, 2013 at 5:40 amI love that this is a crockpot recipe! I can’t want to try it!
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life
April 17, 2013 at 9:28 amWe loved stuffed peppers…I really need to try them with the red and yellow peppers though! I heart all things Mexican flavored!!!
Mackenzie
April 17, 2013 at 11:10 amI love that you made them in the crockpot; I’ve never tried that! Thanks Melissa for the great idea!
Mackenzie 🙂
Bean
April 18, 2013 at 2:00 pmI know I’m late to the party on this recipe, but I just recently learned a tip for these from my aunt. Her butcher in Mexico told her that if you cut the bottoms from the peppers and then flip them, rather than cutting off the tops, you’ll end up with a much better balanced pepper 🙂
Ainsley
July 14, 2013 at 10:35 amis there a way to replace the ground beef with Morning Star’s meal starters frozen grillers crumbles?
Melissa
July 22, 2013 at 7:52 amI haven’t tried it myself, but it sounds like it would work great! Please let me know how it works out for you!
Rachael
August 23, 2013 at 12:07 pmI have now made these twice – in the slow cooker and the oven! If I had left them in the pot for 6 hours they would have been sitting for four hours by the time I got home from work so I tried the oven and they were just as delicious as the first time! I used a glass casserole dish, 1.5 cups of water, and baked for 1.25 hours at 350, then let them sit for another half hour at 170 (mostly because we weren’t ready to eat yet). Love this dish!
Shavi
November 3, 2013 at 11:57 amDid you cover the dish or no?
Rachael
July 3, 2014 at 2:42 pmI didn’t the first time I tried them in the oven. I’m short on time (again, such is my life) so I’m making this for the third time – second in the oven. I have them semi-loosely covered with foil at 300 degrees and will check after one hour. Figuring the foil will help speed it up!
gabriele
October 8, 2013 at 6:27 amI usually use rotel or diced, fire roasted tomatoes and sliced onions in the bottom of cooker. After peppers are done I remove them and blenderize the leftovers and make a tomato sauce. I will try the recipe for Mexican Peppers today. Sounds really good. Thank you for sharing.
Jennifer Dirling
October 13, 2013 at 7:18 amI’m so excited to try this recipe! We have a very hectic schedule with only one car in a 7 member family household. I’m constantly running. I’m always looking for crockpot recipes that are like ‘regular” home cooked meals. I’ll be cooking this tonight. Thanks!
Robyn
February 2, 2015 at 6:50 ami just found this recipe on Pinterest and it’s perfect for a snow day! I have a large, oval crockpot and had enough filling to stuff 7 peppers. Can’t wait to try them later tonight!
lauren
March 22, 2015 at 4:07 pmJust made these and they were awesome! My bf said he could eat this every week. Thankyou for sharing!
Shirah
March 31, 2015 at 10:36 amI have mad this recipe 3 times in about two months!! It is all i want to eat!!! I use cooked quinoa instead of rice. delicious 🙂 Thank you for sharing this you are a genius.
Melissa
April 2, 2015 at 11:02 amSounds delicious! Thank you!
Kaylee
November 3, 2015 at 6:49 pmHave you ever freezed this?
Melissa
November 4, 2015 at 11:51 amI haven’t but I think it would do well. Let us know if you do!
Shane
December 14, 2015 at 9:48 amMy girlfriend has been begging me to make this so we’re having it again tonight. I love this recipe. These are the best stuffed peppers I’ve ever had.
Moi
December 11, 2016 at 1:15 pmDang! 2x in one week, per request! Thanks for a great recipe.
carissa
October 11, 2018 at 1:52 pmim really nervous about putting the ground beef in there raw, but i also dont want to over cook the meat if i brown it first… has anyone tried browning it first?