Stuffed Green Peppers
- 3 bells peppers, tops cut off and insides trimmed
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 1 8 oz can tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 2 Tbs diced onion
- 1/4 cup grated Cheddar cheese for topping
Heat a quart or so of salted water in a pot until boiling. While the water heats, trim the tops off the peppers and remove the seeds and membranes. (Note, you can use red, orange, yellow or green peppers. The non-green ones will be a little sweeter.)
Simmer the peppers in the water 5 minutes and then drain.
Preheat the oven to 350.
Mix together the ground beef, tomato sauce, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, and diced onion. (Note: Next time I may add a bit of Worcestershire sauce and I think some rice.)
Place the drained peppers in a shallow baking dish. Stuff them with the meat mixture. Cover and cook 45 minutes. Uncover, top with some grated cheese, and bake another 15 minutes.
NOTE: In the picture you'll see that I cooked the leftover ground beef mixture in a silicon muffin liner to make a mini meatloaf. These Wilton Easy Flex Silicone Baking Cups work great!
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