Stuffed Peppers Recipe

  Vegetable

Ingredients:
6 servings

6 medium green peppers
1 1/2 lbs ground beef
1/2 cup cooked long-grain rice
1/4 cup Italian style breadcrumbs
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped (you can use dried)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons fresh sweet basil, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Wash and core the peppers; remove seeds; set aside.
Heat olive oil in skillet.
Add crushed tomatoes, garlic and basil.
Once mixture begins to bubble, cook low and simmer 5-7 minutes.
In the meantime, mix together ground beef, cooked rice, egg, breadcrumbs, parsley, salt and pepper.
Stuff each pepper with the meat mixture.
Place peppers in a roaster which has been coated with non-stick cooking spray.
Pour cooked tomato sauce over peppers.
Cover and bake 45-50 minutes, or until peppers are crisp/tender.

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