GROUND BEEF STUFFED GREEN BELL PEPPERS

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Green peppers stuffed with Lean ground beef, onions and Celery. Tip: You can blanch the peppers in boiling water for 3 min and freeze them for later use.

Provided by Cindy Hartlin

Categories     Vegetable

Time 1h10m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 large green bell peppers
5 cups water, Boiling, Salted
1 lb lean beef, Ground
1/4 cup onion, Chopped, 1 small
1/2 cup celery, Chopped
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup instant rice, Uncooked
1/2 cup water

Steps:

  • Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Cut each bell pepper lengthwise in half.
  • Wash the insides and outsides of the peppers after removing the seeds and membranes.
  • Cook the peppers in the boiling salted water for 5 minutes then drain and set aside. Cook and stir the meat, onion and celery in a large skillet until the meat is brown.
  • Drain off the excess fat. Stir in half of the tomato sauce and the remaining ingredients, heat to boiling then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 5 minutes.
  • Place the peppers, cut sides up, in an ungreased baking pan 9 X 9 X 2 or 8 X 8 X 2-inches.
  • Spoon the meat filling into each of the pepper half evenly and then cover the pan with aluminum foil.
  • Bake for 25 minutes then uncover and top with the remaining tomato sauce and bake an additional 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 295.3, Fat 13.5, SaturatedFat 5.8, Cholesterol 79.4, Sodium 1011.8, Carbohydrate 20.3, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 6.2, Protein 24.7

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