Stuffed Green Peppers
Italian Stuffed Peppers
Stuffed Green Peppers
4-6 med. or lg. green peppers
1 med. or lg. onion, finely chopped
1 1/2 lbs. lean ground beef
1 pt. tomatoes
1 cup uncooked rice
1 tsp. salt and pepper
Dash of garlic powder
Cook uncooked rice according to package directions; set aside. Wash and
core peppers, parboil 5 minutes. Remove and let cool. Place peppers in a
casserole dish. Brown ground beef; drain well. Add finely chopped onion
and cook until tender. Add tomatoes; mix well and bring to a boil. Add
seasonings and rice. Cook for 15 minutes. Fill peppers with stuffing.
Add
1/2 cup water to bottom of casserole dish to keep peppers from burning.
Cook for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Optional: Top green peppers with
grated Cheddar cheese.
Italian Stuffed Peppers
1/4 cup Crisco oil
5 lg. green peppers
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 lb. Italian sausage, casingremoved
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 lg. cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. dried oregano leaves, crushed
1 (10 1/4 oz.) can Franco-Americanbeef gravy
2 Tbsp. tomato paste
1/2 cup diced Mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut 4 of the peppers in half lengthwise,
discard seeds, chop remaining peppers; reserve. In 10-inch skillet in 3/4
inch boiling water, place pepper halves, cut side down overlapping to fit.
Reduce heat to low. Cover, simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Drain
peppers on paper towels. Empty water from skillet, dry skillet. In same
skillet over medium high heat, pour oil, cook beef sausage, reserved
chopped pepper and onion with garlic and oregano until meat is browned and
vegetables are tender, stirring to separate meat. Spoon off fat dry well
with paper towels. Stir in gravy and tomato paste. Heat to boiling,
reduce heat to low, simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in cheeses.
Spoon meat mixture into pepper shells in 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange
stuffed peppers. Cover with foil. Bake 25 minutes or until hot at 350
degrees. Serve over hot rice or creamed potatoes with additional Parmesan
cheese, if desired. Makes 8 servings.
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