Recipe: Perfect Sweet peppers and rice

Sweet peppers and rice. Normally a pepper and rice dish has a Mexican or Spanish kind of flair to it. I wanted something a little more Italian, and this is what I came up with. Bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan.

It is also my go to rice for BBQ. The rice takes on the warm essence of sweet peppers, onions, and paprika as they slowly simmer together. Cayenne adds heat, but for a spicier version, include a diced jalapeno chili or two. You can have Sweet peppers and rice using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Sweet peppers and rice

1. Prepare of Ingredients.
2. Prepare of Extra virgin olive oil.
3. Prepare of Brown sugar.
4. Prepare of Flour.
5. Prepare of Worcestershire sauce.
6. Prepare of Red pepper (sliced).
7. It's of Yellow pepper (sliced).
8. It's of Minute rice.
9. It's of Water.
10. Prepare of Salt.
11. You need of Pepper.
12. It's of Garlic powder.
13. Prepare of Stir fry beef strips.

This also makes a nice filling for bell peppers. Adapted from Field of Greens cookbook by Annie Somerville. These cheddar and rice stuffed peppers are an excellent starting point. Feel free to amp them up with different seasonings, vegetables, or meat.

Sweet peppers and rice instructions

1. Drizzle beef with 1 tbl. of extra virgin olive oil and season w/ salt pepper and garlic powder. Repeat this process with your sliced veggies as well. Toss and set aside..
2. Heat the rest of your EVO in a large skillet over med-high heat. Add beef and cook until half way done, then add peppers..
3. Turn your heat down to low and add your brown sugar and flour, cover and allow your beef to simmer, thicken your sauce and get your veggies nice and tender..
4. Boil your water, once boiling add rice and allow to cook for about 20-30 more seconds and remove from heat. Allow rice to absorb all the water in pot. Once water is absorbed add butter, salt, pepper and garlic powder..
5. Lay rice on plate and pour peppers and beef on top of your bed of rice and ENJOY!.

A simple mixture of rice and cheese makes up the filling for the peppers, which makes them a blank canvas for many other possibilities. Rice infused with the flavors of the "Cajun holy trinity" of onions, celery, and bell peppers, is the perfect accompaniment to spicy Italian sausage. Add the water, bay leaf, thyme, Tabasco, salt and pepper. Stir well and bring to a boil. CREAMY and HEALTHY Sweet Pepper Soup!