BEST STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

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Provided by akgrown1

Categories Onions

Time 55m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 lb ground beef
1 (8 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup onion, Diced
1 tablespoon garlic, Chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons basil
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon cumin
1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese
2 1/2 cups rice

Steps:

Brown ground beef, strain fat and set aside. Heat olive oil in pan, add onions, basil, oregano, and garlic. Saute until onions are tender. Add tomato sauce and diced tomato's and simmer for 15 minutes. While simmering cut tops off peppers and seed them.(I like to dice the tops of the peppers and add to my tomato's) Place peppers in a boiling pot and cover with water, boil peppers for 5 minutes. While boiling peppers, cook rice. Once rice is done, combine with tomato's and mix together. Add cumin and and 1 cup of cheese and mix again. Take bell peppers out of water and place into a baking dice. Fill peppers with rice, tomato, and cheese mix. Bake peppers at 350 for 35 minutes. Pull out of oven and top with remaining cheese, bake again until cheese is nice and melted and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 452.7, Fat 17.1, SaturatedFat 6.7, Cholesterol 55.1, Sodium 321.9, Carbohydrate 52.9, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 2.6, Protein 20.1