Stuffed Green Peppers

Ingredients

• 2 tsp. salt
• 1 qt. boiling water
• 4 to 6 green peppers, cored and seeded
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 to 4 Tbsp. chopped green pepper
• 1/2 cup rice, cooked
• 8 oz. can tomato sauce
• 1 tsp. celery seed
• 1/4 tsp. garlic salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 2 cups tomato juice
• 2 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 Tbsp. worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 4 whole cloves
• 1 to 2 bay leaves

Directions

Add 1 tsp. of the salt to the boiling water. Place peppers in boiling water and simmer 5 minutes. Drain and cool slightly. Brown beef. add onion and chopped green pepper and brown lightly. Add cooked rice, tomato sauce, celery seed, remaining 1 tsp. salt, garlic salt and pepper and mix well. Fill hollowed peppers with meat mixture. Combine tomato juice, sugar, worcestershire sauce, cinnamon, cloves and bay leaves and pour into a deep 1 1/2 qt. or 2 qt. casserole. Place filled peppers upright in casserole. Cover loosely with foil. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven about 35 to 45 minutes. Serves 4 to 6

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: My Files
Submitted By: Linda Wilson
lwilson@mail.heritage.com
Stuffed Green Peppers