Unstuffed Bell Peppers

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 3 cups cooked rice
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 orange bell pepper, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 cups tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 8 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Break ground beef into pieces and add to skillet; cook and stir until about half of the beef is browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir red bell pepper, orange bell pepper, and green bell pepper into the beef; continue to cook and stir until the beef is entirely browned, about 5 minutes more. Drain and discard grease.

Mix tomato sauce and brown sugar together in a bowl; pour over the beef mixture. Stir rice into the beef mixture and stir; transfer to a 9×13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over the mixture.

Bake in preheated oven until the cheese is bubbling, about 30 minutes. Cool dish 5 minutes before serving.