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These taco stuffed peppers are easy to make and delicious! The stuffed peppers are cooked in the air fryer to cut down on cooking time!

Air Fryer Cheesy Taco Stuffed Peppers

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Course: Dinner
Keyword: taco stuffed peppers, cheesy taco rice, one pan meal, taco night, skillet dinner, stuffed peppers

Ingredients

  • 1 lb of ground beef
  • 1/2 tsp salt and pepper
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp each of cumin dried cilantro
  • 1 diced onion
  • 1 TBSP of minced garlic
  • 1 10 oz can of Rotel
  • 1 8 oz can of tomato sauce
  • 1 1/2 cups of beef broth
  • 1 cup of long grain white rice uncooked
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese + more for topping peppers
  • 6 bell peppers
  • Fresh chopped cilantro

Instructions

  • Brown the ground beef in a skillet on medium high heat, add all seasonings, and the onion.
  • Let that cook until beef is cooked through and onions have softened.
  • Drain any grease from the skillet.
  • Add Rotel, tomato sauce, minced garlic, beef broth, and uncooked rice to the skillet.
  • Stir well, cover with a lid, and cook on medium low heat for about 15-20 minutes or until rice is cooked.
  • Once the rice is cooked, stir in 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.
  • Cut the tops out of the bell peppers and clean out the inside. Add scoops of the cheesy rice mixture inside of each bell pepper.
  • Cook stuffed peppers in the air fryer at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes or until the peppers are cooked to your liking. Just keep an eye on them so they don't get too brown on top. In my air fryer they were perfect at right at 10 minutes.
  • Add shredded cheddar cheese to the tops of the stuffed peppers and cook for about 1 more minute.
  • Serve and top with cilantro, sour cream, and hot sauce. Enjoy!

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