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Hearty Stuffed Green Peppers - Recipe

Here is a delicious stuffed pepper recipe that's worth the time to make. Each green bell pepper contains ground beef, onion, tomatoes and rice with a tomato sauce full of flavor over the top.
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Directions
  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cut the tops off the peppers, remove the seeds and rinse. Cook peppers in boiling water for 5 minutes; drain. Sprinkle salt inside each pepper, and set upside-down on paper towels to cool.
  • In a large saute pan, heat oil over medium heat. Saute onion and parsley unt tender.
  • Add tomatoes, tomato paste, water, and seasonings. Simmer 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In another large saute pan, brown ground beef; drain. Remove from heat.
  • Stir in tomato sauce, rice, breadcrumbs, egg and remaining seasonings.
  • Fill peppers with meat mixture and place in baking dish. Pour sauce over peppers.
  • Cover and bake for 1 hour.
 
 
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Ingredients
-4 green peppers, tops taken off and seeded
- For Sauce:
-2 tablespoons oil
-1 onion, chopped
-2 tablespoons parsley, minced
-28 ounces whole tomatoes
-1/4 cup tomato paste
-1/2 cup water
-2 cloves garlic
-1 1/2 teaspoons salt
-1/2 teaspoon pepper
-3/4 teaspoon basil, crushed
- For Filling:
-1 pound ground beef
-8 ounces tomato sauce
-3/4 cup cooked rice
-1/4 cup breadcrumbs
-1 egg
-1/2 teaspoon salt
-1/4 teaspoon pepper
-1/8 teaspoon cloves