Recipe: Shrimp and Rice Stuffed Bell PeppersDescription: Delicious bell peppers stuffed with shrimp, rice, and spices, topped with melted pepper jack cheese.Serves: 4 people Total Time: 50Difficulty: Easy to follow Ingredients needed: 4 whole green bell peppers, 2 cups cooked rice, 250 grams shrimp, 1 cup diced tomatoes, 0.5 cup onion, 2 cloves garlic, 0.25 cup parsley, 1 teaspoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon lime zest, 1 cup pepper jack cheese, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 0.5 teaspoon salt, 0.25 teaspoon black pepperInstructions: Preheat oven to 190°C. Cut the tops off the green bell peppers and remove seeds and membranes. In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat and sauté chopped onion and minced garlic until soft. Add diced tomatoes, peeled and deveined shrimp, chili powder, and lime zest to the skillet. Cook until shrimp is pink and cooked through. Stir in cooked rice and chopped fresh parsley. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stuff each bell pepper with the shrimp and rice mixture. Place stuffed peppers in a baking dish and sprinkle shredded pepper jack cheese on top. Cover with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes until the cheese is bubbly and golden. Serve warm, garnished with additional parsley if desired.Perfect for: Meal planning, weekly preparation, home cooking Tags: seafood, stuffed, bell peppers, main courseThis Shrimp and Rice Stuffed Bell Peppers recipe is designed for easy meal planning and preparation. It serves 4 people and can be made in 50 minutes. Great for weekly meal prep and family dinners.
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Shrimp and Rice Stuffed Bell Peppers

Delicious bell peppers stuffed with shrimp, rice, and spices, topped with melted pepper jack cheese.

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Prep: 20 min
Cook: 30 min
Serves: 4
September 23, 2025
Shrimp and Rice Stuffed Bell Peppers - delicious recipe with step-by-step cooking instructions
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Ingredients
For 4 servings
4 wholesgreen bell peppers

tops cut off and seeds removed

2 cupscooked rice
0.6 poundsshrimp

peeled and deveined

1 cupdiced tomatoes
0.5 cupsonion

chopped

2 clovesgarlic

minced

0.25 cupsparsley

chopped

1 teaspoonchili powder
1 teaspoonlime zest
1 cuppepper jack cheese

shredded

1 tablespoonolive oil
0.5 teaspoonssalt
Optional
0.25 teaspoonsblack pepper
Optional
Instructions
Follow these steps to create your dish
1

Preheat oven to 190°C.

2

Cut the tops off the green bell peppers and remove seeds and membranes.

3

In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat and sauté chopped onion and minced garlic until soft.

4

Add diced tomatoes, peeled and deveined shrimp, chili powder, and lime zest to the skillet. Cook until shrimp is pink and cooked through.

5

Stir in cooked rice and chopped fresh parsley. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

6

Stuff each bell pepper with the shrimp and rice mixture.

7

Place stuffed peppers in a baking dish and sprinkle shredded pepper jack cheese on top.

8

Cover with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.

9

Remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes until the cheese is bubbly and golden.

10

Serve warm, garnished with additional parsley if desired.

Nutrition Information (per serving)
Approximate values based on ingredients
426
Calories
21.8g
Fat
28.3g
Carbs
29.8g
Protein
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