The tomato sauce that goes over stuffed peppers
 

I buy stoffers stuffed bell peppers as I cant make the sauce that goes over the peppers....Tomatoe sauce just don't cut it.... Does anyone have any suggestions for a sauce if I make my own stuffed peppers? Thanks.

Yup!!

I use one can of tomato sauce and one can of crushed tomato.

I put all of my spices in the meat/rice mixture, stuff each pepper and cram into a roasting pan, cover all of it with the tomato sauce and then crushed tomato, cover and bake 250 for at least 1 hour.

thats how i make mine too doghousemom. very tasty dish. i love it. now that we cleared that up. i will be making some soon. i just love it..

And for me ... would you please cook up lots of onions and spread those on top before you add the sauces?

Can you believe it ... I detest raw onions, but love them cooked!

QuiltE ... gotcha covered ... I dice onions and the tops of the peppers and add them to the meat/rice stuffing, along with spices.

We pour an undiluted can of tomato soup over our stuffed peppers.

BTW ... a nice alternative to the usual stuffed peppers .... instead of ground beef, use cooked chicken (I use Swanson white meat chicken in the can). It doesn't stay "packed" like the beef does, but I love the flavor. Naturally I use different spices when I make it with chicken than when I make with beef.

Ditto! Sometimes I use taco seasoning in meat mixture and a little in the soup for a little extra kick.

I like the taste of the meat also, the peppers give heart burn. I use the sauce and canned diced tomatoes too, and scalloped potatoes a must.

The sauce that we usually put over stuffed peppers is called avar. However, I am not sure of the spelling, that's how it is said. It is made from peppers and you can get a hot one or a sweet one and it is much better than tomato sauce for my taste.

I use tomato soup

I use part of a jar of Bertolli spaghetti sauce in my rice/meat mixture and some more on top after they are stuffed.

Spaghetti sauce for me--marinara, or even pizza sauce. I've never had a taste for plain tomato sauce--don't like to order spaghetti dinners at restaurants because that's what I seem to get so often! At least that's what I taste. Incidentally, I can my own spaghetti/pizza sauce and use for all sorts of dishes.

Progresso makes a tomato basil soup that is wonderful over stuffed peppers and so easy too. Or a tomato bisque soup is another good one.

Have you tried one of the canned pizza sauces. That's what I use but I also make my own stuffed bell peppers. When I use jalapenos in my stuffed peppers, I use a picante sauce. If you need to thicken it up just use a tomato past that's in the tube. It's much thicker . The last couple minutes in the oven I top with cheese slices or even after pulling them out of the oven, I'll top with cheese.

What spices do you put in the stuffing. I am looking for a different recipe. I also get heartburn from green peppers. I finally convinced my DH to grow other colors of peppers. All of the colored peppers don't bother my stomach

I use one can of stewed tomatoes, seasoned, and one can of tomato soup, the soup adds body and seems to smoothe out the sauce, taste wise and texture wise.

I've never tried to make them, does anyone have a good 'Tried and True' recipe for Stuffed Peppers. My DH's mom used to make them for him and I know he'd love to have them again.

I always make loads of spaghetti sauce, and put a few small containers in the freezer for other uses (like a green bean casserole that I make, stuffed peppers, etc). Love stuffed peppers, but DH gets major acid reflux, so I have to save a dinner like that for when he's out of town on business...

I use tomato soup with a tablespoon of horseradish in it. Yum!!

i use a large can of tomato juice for mine

I start my sauce by sauteing , chopped onion, chopped green pepper tops, and one rib of celery chopped fine. Then I put canned tomatoes and tomato paste along with a little oregano and basil, and salt and pepper to taste. I let that simmer while I get the meat mixture ready and the peppers ready to be stuffed.

Daylily Dawn has bout the same thing I would use, except I might not add the oregano; depends on if you want that
"spaghetti" sauce flavor. The basil makes a world of difference in sauces made with tomatoes; I use it in creole sauces and fish courtboullion, too. Simmering for a long time enhances the flavor. Good luck.

That's the way I do it too.l And I also use Rice A Roni - Spanish Rice mix and use that with the hamburger. I made a lot during the fall and then freeze it in disposable aluminum 8x8 pans. Oh, that sounds so good right now. Have a good day. Edie

I make these once a year for my hubby's birthday, along with stuffed cabbage. I use red bell peppers because they are sweeter. I also use spaghetti sauce in the meat mixture and top the bell peppers with it. Then I add grated cheese to melt and they are ohhhh so good. Hubby's just love them.

Interesting posting and lots of contributions. Thanks :) I made my version of Unstuffed Cabbage Casserole from a recipe I had found on Facebook. Extra lean ground beef, garlic, chopped onion and green pepper, diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, salt, pepper, celery seed, parsley, chopped cabbage --- but needed more help on the spices. Hubby and I were at a loss. I think I will add taco seasoning when I heat up the "planned overs." I made an extra large batch so I could freeze some homemade convenience food.

We served the veggie/meat mixture over brown rice. DH told me that it was a good recipe. If he likes it, I know it's a definite keeper......

Roast the cleaned peppers in a 400 oven for about 15-20 minutes before you stuff them.

I saute diced tomatoes without juice, onion and celery...let it simmer...add juice back in as needed...season with whatever spice you like...simmer some more...pour over peppers like a gravy...

I use tomato soup for the sauce. Ground meat, leftover rice, onion, some of the tomato soup, and RAISINS!!!! Try it, you might like it....oh yeah.....a dash of cinnamon, too

We use tomato juice or a mixture of sauce and diced tomatoes(I like tomato chunks, DH and kids do not) then put a can of saurkraut on top of the tomato mixture.

I love stuffed peppers and cabbage, and i will try some of these, thank you so much

I use a jar of marinara sauce. Just dump it over the stuffed peppers after they go into the crockpot.

I never "stuff" the peppers as I get major heartburn if I eat them. I love them but they hate me. I just make "meatballs" instead and use a few cut up peppers in the sauce to flavor it, 2 or 3 peppers do the trick. I use tomato juice and spices for the sauce. I make a similar recipe for "stuffed" cabbage; it's time consuming and a pain to stuff all those leaves of cabbage. And both recipes taste great, can't tell any difference.

I like to use spagetti sauce or even pizza sauce from a jar or make your own.

DH doesn't like green peppers, so I use red or yellow (which reminds me, they are on sale this week and I should do up some dinners for the freezer). I saute onion, celery, the chopped pepper tops, shredder carrot (and/or zucchini) lots of garlic and sometimes even some chopped spinach (it was a great way of hiding those dreaded veggies from the kids!), add the browned ground beef and diced canned tomatoes. I sometimes add a can of Rotel too. Let it simmer, season to taste, stuff it into the peppers and then top with whatever tomato sauce I have, again adding extra seasoning. Serve over brown rice.