Easy Air Fryer Stuffed Peppers Recipe

Air Fryer Stuffed Peppers are a wholesome meal for a busy weeknight. Red bell peppers stuffed with taco-seasoned ground beef.

If you like this recipe, check out my Air Fryer Roasted Poblano Peppers next!

Traditional stuffed peppers aren’t a quick meal. They require a lot of time in the oven to cook the meat and rice stuffing. Making stuffed peppers in the air fryer however makes this a quick weeknight meal. I decided to serve these peppers taco-style to appeal to my children. They’ll eat anything that resembles a taco or Mexican-style food. These stuffed red bell peppers are filled with lean ground beef, salsa, corn and black beans. Then topped a Mexican cheese blend of Monterey Jack and Colby Jack cheese.

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• Air Fryer Mexican Pizza
• Air Fryer Stuffed Mushrooms
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Ingredients for air fryer stuffed peppers recipe

• Red Peppers – I personally prefer the sweet flavor of a red bell pepper. But feel free to use yellow or green bell peppers.
• Ground Sirloin – I chose a lean ground beef for my filling. But feel free to substitute ground chicken, turkey or even ground pork.
• Salsa and Taco Seasoning – Gives this filling a Mexican flair.
• Canned Corn and Black Beans – I like this combo to make these peppers a more complete meal. You could mix in some pre-cooked rice instead.
• Cream Cheese and Shredded Cheese – The cream cheesy gives a creamy texture to the filling and helps to bind the ingredients together. And of course these peppers need to be smothered with some melty cheese!
• Variation – You could easily give these peppers an Italian flair instead. By using a combo of fluffy rice, Italian sausage, tomato sauce, grated zucchini, Italian seasoning and shredded mozzarella.

Instructions

Slice the peppers in half and remove the ribs, membranes and seeds from the center. Air fry the peppers cut side down in the air fryer for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. While the peppers are frying, cook the meat over medium heat in a nonstick skillet and season with the taco seasoning and salsa. Stir in the corn, beans and cream cheese with the seasoned meat.

Evenly fill each pepper half with the ground beef mixture. Place them filling side up in the air fryer basket and cook for 5 minutes. Top with shredded cheese and cook for 1 – 2 minutes more, until the cheese is melted. Garnish the peppers with fresh parsley or cilantro, chopped tomatoes and sour cream.

Serving suggestions

Serve these stuffed peppers with some fresh corn on the cob. Or a side of cornbread and my bean and rice salad.

Kitchen tools

• I test all my air fryer recipes with this Philips XXL
• A small, sharp paring knife helps to trim away the ribs and seeds from inside the peppers

Print Pin

5 from 5 votes

Air Fryer Stuffed Peppers

Air Fryer Stuffed Peppers are a wholesome meal for a busy weeknight. Red bell peppers stuffed with taco-seasoned ground beef..

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword air fryer stuffed pepper, air fryer stuffed peppers

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Calories 522kcal

Author Jill McOwen

Equipment

• 1 Air Fryer

Ingredients

• 2 red bell peppers
• 1 lb ground sirloin
• 1 envelope taco seasoning
• 3/4 cup salsa
• 1 cup black beans drained
• 1 cup corn drained
• 1/2 cup cream cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend

Start Cooking

Instructions

• Cut the red bell peppers in half, top to bottom. Carefully trim out the seeds and ribs from the inside.
• Place the four pepper halves, cut side down, in the basket of your air fryer. Cook at 375 degrees F for 10 minutes.
• While the peppers are cooking, heat a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground sirloin and cook until no longer pink, breaking it up with a heat-safe spatula as it cooks.
• Stir in the salsa and taco seasoning and allow to simmer for a few minutes.
• Stir in the corn, black beans and cream cheese. Remove from heat and stir until the cream cheese is completely combined.
• Remove the peppers and fill each of them generously. Return them to the air fryer basket, filling side up. You'll have extra filling. Make another round of peppers. Or save the filling and mix it into Kraft macaroni and cheese with some extra salsa for another meal.
• Cook at 400 degrees F for 5 minutes. Open the air fryer, top each pepper with some shredded cheese and heat again at 400 degrees for 1-2 minutes, just until the cheese is melted.
• Serve the peppers topped with sour cream and taco sauce or fresh chopped tomatoes.

Nutrition

Calories: 522kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 114mg | Sodium: 1302mg | Potassium: 873mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 3485IU | Vitamin C: 83mg | Calcium: 236mg | Iron: 5mg

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