kelsey's favorite stuffed green peppers

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup uncooked white rice
• 3 large green bell peppers, halved and seeded
• 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 onion, diced
• garlic powder to taste
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 cups finely shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• in a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil. add rice and stir. reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• place green bell peppers in a medium saucepan with enough water to cover. bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes. remove peppers from the water and set aside in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• in a large saucepan over medium heat, brown the ground beef; drain. return to heat and mix in onion, cooked rice, garlic powder, salt and pepper. pour in tomato sauce and mix thoroughly. let simmer for about 10 minutes. remove from heat.
• spoon the meat mixture each half of the green peppers. bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes or until mixture begins to turn golden brown.
• sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the top of each stuffed pepper. return to the oven and bake until cheese is lightly browned, about 5 to 10 minutes.