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Slow Cooker Taco Meat Loaf Stuffed Peppers

by Sarah Olson on May 6, 2016 | Updated March 31, 2021 32 Comments

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Slow Cooker Taco Meat Loaf Stuffed Peppers are a fun way to switch up your standard stuffed pepper recipe!

If you love stuffed peppers also try my slow cooker stuffed pepper soup for a fun meal this week.

Five stuffed peppers in slow cooker with cheese on top.

Hi all! I think stuffed peppers were one of the first slow cooker recipes I made. A co-worker from Marie Callender’s told me all about her favorite recipe years ago, it was something my mom never made.

Since then I have made variations, some the meat is browned first, if it is done that way the meat and rice are loose in the pepper.

Close up of taco meatloaf stuffed peppers in slow cooker

This recipe is a meat loaf mixture with minute rice inside of the pepper, no need to brown the meat, or pre-cook the rice. I used taco flavors in this recipe, taco seasoning, salsa and sour cream are a part of the meat loaf mixture. I also use salsa as the sauce under the peppers.

Slow Cooker Taco Meat Loaf Stuffed Peppers in salsa with cheese on top

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5 meatloaf stuffed peppers with cheese on top in slow cooker, in salsa

Slow Cooker Taco Meat Loaf Stuffed Peppers

5 from 3 votes
A twist on the classic stuffed pepper recipe with a taco meatloaf inside the peppers.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 5 hours
Total Time: 5 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 5
Calories: 419kcal
Author: Sarah Olson

Equipment Needed:

  • Slow Cooker- 6 quart or larger

Ingredients:

The sauce for under the peppers:

  • 1 1/2 cup salsa

For the peppers

  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 4-5 bell peppers any colors (4 large sized or 5 medium)
  • 1/2 cup diced white onion
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup salsa
  • 1.25 oz. taco seasoning mix (1 packet)
  • 15 saltine crackers crushed
  • 1/2 cup minute rice not cooked
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese add this on top at the end
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Instructions:

  • Add the 1 1/2 cups salsa to the slow cooker.
  • Cut the tops off the peppers remove and discard the seeds. Don’t throw away the tops, chop up the top of the pepper and add to the meat loaf filling. In a medium sized bowl add the meat, diced tops from the bell peppers, onion, egg, sour cream, salsa, taco seasoning mix, crushed saltine crackers and rice. With clean hands mix the meat loaf ingredients together until just combined, don’t over mix.
  • Stuff the peppers with the meat loaf mixture.
  • Place the stuffed peppers on top of the salsa.
  • Cover and cook on LOW for 5 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
  • After cooking time is done add a 1/4 cup of cheese to each pepper. Add the lid back on the slow cooker and let the cheese melt, it will only take a few minutes.
  • Serve and enjoy!
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Recipe Notes:

Nutritional values are approximate. Pleases use your own calculations if you require a special diet. Value are for 1/5 of the recipes.

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 419kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 1519mg | Potassium: 827mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 4380IU | Vitamin C: 127.7mg | Calcium: 224mg | Iron: 4.4mg

Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.

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    Filed Under: Beef, Dinner, Ground Beef, Meatloaf

    Comments

    1. Christine Hort says

      October 21, 2021 at 5:10 am

      i dont have minute rice..what other rice can i use

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      • Sarah Olson says

        October 21, 2021 at 10:56 am

        You can cook the rice first, I think that would work best. Cooking raw rice in the slow cooker doesn’t work very well, it gets chalky.

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