Use leftovers to stuff bell peppers for a delicious & quick dinner
Leftovers are one of the best parts about writing a food blog. I've talked about my love of leftovers multiple times before, but what I like even better than leftovers is when you can make your leftovers into something even more delicious.
I love every Recipe ReDux theme but this month... this month is good. Two for One is the theme ~ cooking once and eating twice.
Some of my favorite things to make from leftovers include fried rice, frittata, and pizzas.
But pulling from something we did growing up, my favorite way to reuse leftovers is to stuff bell peppers with leftovers.
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We usually did this with leftover spaghetti sauce, but since I had some leftover taco meat in my fridge, I thought this would be a great use of the spicy seasoned meat.
Most of the time, I don't have too much leftover taco meat because, well, tacos are delish and I don't have too many leftovers. But an easy way to stretch your leftovers is to add a can of black beans.
Just slice some bell peppers in half and fill them with your taco meat + black beans.
Then top with cheese and bake for 10 minutes. So quick. So easy. So yummy!
Stuffed Bell Peppers
Ingredients
- 2 cups leftover taco meat
- 15 ounce can black beans rinsed and drained
- 4 medium bell peppers
- 2 oz cheese grated {about 1/2 cups}
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400*F.
- Stir together leftover taco meat and black beans. Slice bell peppers in half, and remove seeds and ribs.
- Place bell pepper halves on a baking sheet and fill with meat-bean filling {about 1/2 cup per bell pepper half}. Sprinkle each half with a few tablespoons of cheese.
- Put in preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes until cheese is bubbly. Enjoy!
Notes
Meme
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Alanna says
Stuffed peppers are always a good idea. I can't tell you how many times I want to make them but never do. Thanks for the reminder and inspiration!
Meme says
Totally agree!! I always buy bell peppers "just to stuff them" and then end up forgetting and using them for other recipes ha!
Shashi at RunninSrilankan says
Oooh - yum! So fresh - and I just happen to love black beans!
Meme says
Thanks Shashi! I always always have black beans in my pantry; they're great for almost everything 🙂
Lauren @ Eating with a Purpose says
Yum! So simple- the perfect go to meal after a 5:45 class 🙂 (I'm always too hungry to cook!)
Meme says
Exactly!! This would be perfect after an evening class. Barely any work required 😉