Can we eat cooked rice? I was going to make stuffed peppers for supper tonight and don't know if I should use the rice or leave it out?

Hey Shelley

Boy that sounds good, I'm on my way over Hehe

I haven't tried rice yet, I've heard it fills our sleeves pretty quickly.

The hamburger mixture sounds awesome to me, I love stuffed bell peppers.

If you try some rice just go slow and see how you do

Thanks. I'm thinking now I might just leave it out. I'm making them with ground turkey. Come on over, we could split one

I have no problem with rice, but I can't eat much of it. It fills my sleeve very quickly and then I don't have room for good things like protein and veggies.

I just found a recipe on eggfaces's site for burrito stuffed peppers. They sound amazing, so I am going to try them!!

I would add the rice. Since there isn't that much rice in stuffed peppers anyway...go slow and see what happens. I have had rice with no problems..ENJOY

Will ya'll please share the recipe with me. I've never tried them but want to.

I say leave the rice out - carbs without much nutritional benefit at all. Plus, if it fills your sleeve quickly and you miss out on protein that makes two strikes against it.

1 lb lean ground beef

1/4 cup chopped onion

1 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning mix

1 egg, beaten

2 cups cooked rice

4 -6 bell peppers

1 (19 ounce) can diced tomatoes

1 (15 -16 ounce) jar salsa

shredded cheddar cheese

sour cream

Directions:

Combine beef, onion, seasoning mix and egg in a large bowl.

Add rice and mix well.

Cut peppers in half lengthwise; remove seeds and membrane.

Spread tomatoes on the bottom of an ovenproof 12 X 9 inch baking dish. The liquid from the tomatoes will reduce during cooking so if (like me) you like lots of sauce, add about a cup of Water. This also helps make the peppers softer.

Place peppers, cut side up, on top of the tomatoes.

Spoon beef mixture into peppers, mounding as necessary.

Top each pepper with salsa.

Bake in preheated 375°F oven for 40-45 minutes or until beef is cooked thoroughly and peppers are soft.

Cover each pepper with cheese and return to oven, under the broiler, until the cheese melts- less than a minute, so watch carefully!

Serve with sour cream and additional salsa

Thanks...will definitely try this!