CROATIAN STUFFED PEPPERS IN TOMATO SAUCE

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This is my great-grandmother's recipe, great right out of the pot or as leftovers. Each serving is half a pepper plus some of the additional meatballs. Really good served over additional cooked rice.

Provided by Kathryn Nemec Perez

Categories     Everyday Cooking

Time 1h25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 pound ground beef
1 egg
2 tablespoons uncooked white rice
2 tablespoons bread crumbs
½ teaspoon onion powder
2 green bell peppers, cored
4 cups water
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
½ teaspoon salt
1 dash ground black pepper
1 dash garlic powder
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
1 teaspoon all-purpose flour

Steps:

  • Mix ground beef, egg, rice, bread crumbs, and onion powder together in a large bowl.
  • Pack the ground beef mixture into the green bell peppers, eliminating all air pockets. Form the remaining beef mixture into large balls.
  • Combine water, tomato sauce, tomato paste, salt, black pepper, and garlic powder in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Carefully lower peppers and meatballs into the sauce with a slotted spoon. Bring back to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, until beef is cooked through and rice is tender, about 1 hour.
  • Mix sour cream and flour together in a small bowl. Slowly stir in some of the sauce. Pour into the Dutch oven and mix well. Simmer until flavors combine, 3 to 4 minutes more.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 463 calories, Carbohydrate 24.4 g, Cholesterol 139.6 mg, Fat 30.2 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 25.5 g, SaturatedFat 14.4 g, Sodium 1044.5 mg, Sugar 9.3 g

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