Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper with Beef and Rice

Directions

• Perfect Instant Pot Rice
• Combine rice, olive oil, salt and 1 cup of water to an Instant Pot safe dish. Cover with foil and pinch a few holes.
• Add a long-legged trivet to Instant Pot and remaining 1 cup of water. Place pot onto trivet.
• Close lid and pressure cook at High Pressure for 5 minutes + 10 minutes Natural Release. Turn off the heat. Release remaining pressure. Open lid.
• Carefully remove dish from Instant Pot. Let it rest for 10 minutes, remove foil and fluff up rice; using 2 forks.
• Reverse 1 – 1 1/2 cups of cooked rice for Stuffed Peppers and store the rest.
• Rinse Instant Pot stainless steel insert.
• Stuffed Peppers
• Cut off tops of pepper. Remove seeds, cores and membranes.
• Brown ground beef in a skillet or in Instant Pot.
• Gather all ingredients for stuffed peppers in a large bowl. Mix to well combine.
• Scoop mixture into peppers.
• Cook
• Add a trivet with handles to the IP or a steamer basket.
• Add 1 cup of water and arrange peppers onto trivet.
• Close lid and pressure cook at High Pressure for 7 minutes + 5 minutes Natural Release. Turn off heat. Release remaining pressure manually and carefully open lid.
• Carefully remove peppers from pot; using handles of trivet or steamer basket.
• Optional Garnish and Broiling
• Turn on oven broiler.
• Place stuffed peppers to a baking dish.
• Top each with 2 tbsp. of marinara sauce and 2 tbsp. of shredded mozzarella cheese.
• Transfer baking dish into oven under the broiler and cook for 1-2 minutes, until cheese is fully melted.
• Remove from oven, garnish with freshly chopped parsley.
• Serve!