Slow Cooker Taco Meat Loaf Stuffed Peppers
34 Comments May 06, 2016
Updated Oct 02, 2022
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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.
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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 if the meat is browned first, and if it is done that way, the meat and rice are loose in the pepper.
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.
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Slow Cooker Taco Meat Loaf Stuffed Peppers
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
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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Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
Try one of my popular Ground Beef Recipes:
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- Slow Cooker Taco Meat
- Slow Cooker Beef and Potato Au Gratin
- Slow Cooker Hobo Dinner
- Slow Cooker Texas Trash Beef and Bean Dip
- Slow Cooker Porcupine Meatballs
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Do you think I could put big slices of onion on top of the bell peppers??
We ♥️ anything Mexican and crockpot!!
I love that your recipes are made with “normal” ingredients/spices!!
Many thanks~
That is a great idea. I can’t get enough onion in my food. lol
Hi Sarah!
Am I able to substitute Spanish Rice in place of White Rice? Please advise. Thanks!
Hi Sarah!
Could I make this with Spanish Rice instead of White Rice? Please Advise. Thanks!
I’d say yes if it’s cooked. I don’t recommend standard uncooked rice in the slow cooker. Minute rice does greatZ
Great! Thanks!
Just found your web page and I’m so glad! Your recipes are inspiring and look so yummy! THANK YOU!
You’re so sweet Elaine!
So delish! Thanks for sharing!! My boys (big and small!) absolutely loved this dish. So easy too
This is the 3rd or 4th recipe I’ve made from you and I’ve enjoyed each one! My peepers are cooking now and they smell delicious!!!! Can’t wait! I love all your recipes!!!
Hi Rhonda! So glad to have you following along and finding good recipes! 🙂
Thank you ! I have been looking for a recipe for stuffed peppers in the crock pot/slow cooker. This one certainly looks delicious !
I loved stuffed peppers but I would never have thought to fill them with taco meat! Thanks Sarah!
This looks amazing. I will be trying this very soon. You are my new best friend. I love my slow cooker and this just inspires me to make more great dishes.
Thank you Marty! 🙂
Love your recipes, Sarah! Please keep them coming. I’m going to make this one next week.
Thank you Sharon! I think you’ll love these!
Do you have this in a low fat and low sugar receipt?
I do not, you can adapt it to your diet.