Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers

These easy, family-favorite Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers are delicious thanks to Minute® Instant White Rice, ground pork, barbecue sauce, cheese and peas.

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Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers

Cooking time PREP TIME 15 mins
Cooking time COOK TIME 2 1/2-7 hours
Servings SERVES 4
Ready in TOTAL TIME 2 1/2-7 hours
Cooking time
PREP TIME 15 mins
Cooking time
COOK TIME 2 1/2-7 hours
Servings
SERVES 4
Ready in
TOTAL TIME 2 1/2-7 hours

Ingredients

  • 4 green bell peppers
  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 1 cup barbecue sauce, divided
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 1 cup Minute® White Rice
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/4 lb (4 oz) shredded Cheddar cheese

Instructions

  • By the time you’re home and ready for dinner, these delicious Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers will be perfectly cooked and oozing with melted cheese, savory barbecue sauce and fluffy white rice. Try these Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers and you might never go back to oven-roasting your stuffed peppers again!

    Step 1

  • Cut tops off peppers. Remove seeds and ribs and discard. Set pepper shells aside.

    Step 2

  • Combine pork, 1/2 cup barbecue sauce, peas and rice together in a medium bowl. Divide filling evenly between peppers.

    Step 3

  • Pour remaining barbecue sauce into slow cooker; stir in water.

    Step 4

  • Stand stuffed peppers upright in slow cooker and top with cheese. Place lid on slow cooker. Cook on High for 2 1/2-3 1/2 hours, or on Low for 5-7 hours.

Easy, Cheesy Stuffed Peppers

This recipe was designed to make your life easier and your dinner, tastier. We recommend prepping it the night before, tossing the ingredients together in the morning and letting your slow cooker do the hard work.

These peppers are fast to prep and slow to cook, and that’s just the way we like it. Start your slow cooker and allow the peppers to cook for 2 1/2 – 3 1/2 hours. With little effort, you’ll have 4 servings of pork-filled peppers ready to go!

Save time cooking these stuffed peppers by using Minute® Instant White Rice for quick preparation and additional ease in the cooking process.

For a different take, use our Minute® Instant Jasmine Rice to add aromatic flavor to these peppers. Discover more slow cooker recipes by exploring the recipe section of our website.

Get Your Greens

Serve these stuffed peppers with a mixed green salad tossed with your favorite dressing for a well-rounded meal.

Need a new dinner idea? Try our Rice-Stuffed Eggplant Parmesan.

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