Oven-Baked 4-Ingredient Amish Beef & Bell Pepper Bake
When dinner needs to be easy andirresistible, this Oven-Baked 4-Ingredient Amish Beef and Bell Pepper Bake delivers in the best way. With just a handful of simple ingredients, you get a hearty, comforting dish packed with savory beef, sweet bell peppers, and rich, homestyle flavor. It’s the kind of no-fuss recipe that fills your kitchen with mouthwatering aromas-and your table with happy, satisfied faces. Perfect for busy nights when you want big flavor without the extra work!
If you’ve been searching for that perfect, no-fuss dinner recipe that miraculously pleases everyone at the table, you are in exactly the right place. Today, I am sharing a life-saving, family-approved comfort meal: the Oven-Baked 4-Ingredient Amish Beef and Bell Pepper Bake. This hearty, Midwestern-inspired dish has quickly become a massive hit in our home. Sometimes the best meals are the ones that require the least amount of effort, utilizing simple pantry staples to create something truly extraordinary.
ust recently, my sister-in-law brought a version of this casserole to our holiday gathering, and it completely stole the show. In a spread full of elaborate side dishes and complex holiday roasts, this humble beef and pepper bake was the first pan to be scraped completely clean. I knew right then and there I had to recreate it for Mom’s Kitchen Magic. Let me tell you, my mother-in-law hardly eats anything these days, but she tore this up! When a recipe gets that kind of glowing reaction from the toughest critics in the family, you know it is a permanent keeper.
Oven-Baked Low Point Amish Beef and Bell Pepper Bake
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs (680 g) 96% lean ground beef
- 4 large green bell peppers, sliced into strips
- 24 oz (680 g) no-sugar-added marinara sauce
- 1 ½ cups reduced-fat shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 tsp garlic powder (optional)
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Brown the lean ground beef in a skillet and drain any excess liquid.
- Add marinara sauce, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Place sliced bell peppers in a baking dish and top with the beef mixture.
- Sprinkle reduced-fat cheese over the top.
- Bake for 25–30 minutes until peppers are tender and cheese is melted.
WW Points (approximate)
- 6 servings: about 6–7 points per serving
- 8 servings: about 4–5 points per serving
