Stuffed Peppers

Great reviews on this one.

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.

Submitted 9/15/05.
Source: Recipezaar
Submitted By: merstar unicorn

Stuffed Peppers