Stuffed Peppers

I originally made these back in may 2011 but I am finally getting around to posting this recipe. I made these yummy peppers as a way to make ground beef more interesting. They turned out really great, I would definitely make this recipe again.I think the stuffing part is good as a dish on it's own, add some veggies, and there you go! The tough part is not eating all the meat before you get to stuff the peppers! I like trying to find new ways to make meal more interesting! what are your favorite foodie inventions?

Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef

3/4 cup dry rice

4 large or 6 small sweet bell peppers, tops cut off, insides cleaned out.

2/12 cups tomato sauce

1 tbs Worcestershire sauce

1/2 cup chopped onion

garlic, cloves or powdered

salt and pepper

1 tsp italian seasoning, 1 tsp paprika

1/2 tbsp cayenne powder

butter

water

Preparation:

1) Cook rice. boil peppers 2-3 minutes and then put into cold, ice water. preheat oven 350 degrees F.

2) brown the ground beef in skillet and drain grease, set aside in a separate bowl. in same pan saute the onion and garlic. add it to the ground beef. mix well. add the cooked rice spices, Worcestershire sauce and 1 cup tomato sauce. mix it all together well.

3) in a baking dish place place the peppers. stuff with the meat mixture. with remaining tomato sauce pour a little on each pepper and the rest over the bottom of the pan, you may want to add a little water to thin it out.

Bake 45mins to 1 hour until peppers are tender.

* top with cheese if you want to make it a little extra special!

Bon Appetite!