Description
A spooky and delicious Halloween dinner idea featuring jack-o’-lantern stuffed peppers filled with taco meat, rice, and cheese—perfect for kids and adults alike.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large orange bell peppers
- 1 lb ground beef or turkey
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Mozzarella balls + black olives (for eyeballs)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Carve jack-o’-lantern faces into orange bell peppers.
- Fill peppers with seasoned taco meat, rice, and shredded cheese.
Notes
- You can prep these stuffed peppers a day in advance and refrigerate until ready to bake.
- Swap beef with black beans for a vegetarian version.
- Kids love helping carve the pepper faces!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed pepper
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg