STUFFED GREEN BELL PEPPERS II

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You can blanch the peppers ahead of time for 3 min in boiling water and then freeze them for later use.

Provided by Cindy Hartlin

Categories     Vegetable

Time 32m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 medium green peppers, washed
1 lb lean beef, ground
1/2 cup quick-cooking white rice, uncooked
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/3 cup milk or 1/3 cup tomato juice
1 egg, slightly beaten
8 ounces tomato sauce with onion

Steps:

  • Cut green pepper in half lengthwise; remove core and seeds.
  • Place peppers, hollow-side-up, in a shallow, heat-resistant, non-metallic baking dish.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, crumble beef.
  • Add rice, salt, pepper, oregano, garlic powder, water, egg and 1/2 cup of tomato sauce. Mix until thoroughly combined.
  • Spoon mixture into pepper halves.
  • Spoon remaining tomato sauce over peppers.
  • Heat, covered loosely with wax paper, 14 minutes in Micro- wave Oven or until meat is cooked and peppers are as tender as desired.
  • Allow to stand 4 minutes, covered, before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 316, Fat 14.6, SaturatedFat 6.2, Cholesterol 125.9, Sodium 1008.9, Carbohydrate 21.3, Fiber 3.4, Sugar 2.9, Protein 26.2

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